Johan Jacobsen
Directing
- Born
- March 14, 1912 · Aarhus, Denmark
- Died
- July 7, 1972 (age 60)
Johan Jacobsen (14 March 1912 – 7 July 1972) was a Danish film director. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen (1865–1955) and actress Christel Holch (1886–1968).
In the 1940s, Jacobsen directed a number of both popular and critically acclaimed films for the film studio Palladium.
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From 1947 on, he was an independent director and producer. He produced his own films and those of his partner Annelise Hovmand (1924–2016) at his own film studio, Flamingo.
In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.
His A Stranger Knocks (1959) was in competition at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1960. It was distributed in the US by Trans-Lux and played a major part in bringing down the American State Film Censorship system in 1965.
In his last years, Jacobsen worked for tycoon Simon Spies (1921–1984) at his cinema, Merkur Bio, in Copenhagen.
Known for
Jenny and the Soldier
October 30, 1947
Letter from the Dead
October 27, 1946
Sextet
December 16, 1963
A Stranger Knocks
April 21, 1959
Be Dear to Me
March 1, 1957
Den store gav-tyv
March 5, 1956
Tobiasnætter
December 18, 1941
Frihedens pris
March 11, 1960
The Queen's Guardsman
March 29, 1963
Under byens tage
April 17, 1938
Mens sagføreren sover
July 12, 1945
The Blinded
August 8, 1955
Behind the camera40
- 1966Søskende Director, Producer
- 1965Norden i flammer Director
- 1964Fremrykket møde Director, Editor
- 1963Sextet Producer
- 1963The Queen's Guardsman Director
- 1960Frihedens pris Producer
- 1959A Stranger Knocks Director
- 1958Krudt og klunker Producer
- 1957Be Dear to Me Producer, Production Design
- 1956Vi som går stjernevejen Director