Jørgen Leth
🎬 Director

Jørgen Leth

🎂 Born 14 June 1937 (age 88)✝ 29 September 2025📍 Århus, Denmark
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Popularity Score
15
Acting Credits
25
Directed

Jørgen Leth was a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his epic documentary A Sunday in Hell and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human. He is also a sports commentator for Danish television and is represented by the film production company, Sunset Productions.

Known For

Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
★ 7.8
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010
Self
The Erotic Man
★ 4.8
The Erotic Man
2010
Himself
The Five Obstructions
★ 7.0
The Five Obstructions
2003
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Corona Film Club
★ 5.0
Corona Film Club
2021
Self

Directed Films(25)

The Erotic Man
★ 4.8
The Erotic Man
2010
Director
The Five Obstructions
★ 7.0
The Five Obstructions
2003
Director
Chinese Ping-Pong
★ 6.5
Chinese Ping-Pong
1972
Director
The Impossible Hour
★ 6.2
The Impossible Hour
1974
Director
Stop for Bud
★ 6.9
Stop for Bud
1963
Director
66 Scenes from America
★ 5.9
66 Scenes from America
1982
Director
A Sunday in Hell
★ 7.2
A Sunday in Hell
1977
Director
Notes on Love
★ 5.0
Notes on Love
1989
Director
Frændeløs
★ 7.5
Frændeløs
1970
Director
Life in Denmark
★ 7.3
Life in Denmark
1972
Director
Good and Evil
★ 5.1
Good and Evil
1975
Director
Rødovrefilmen
Rødovrefilmen
1969
Director
Pelota
★ 8.5
Pelota
1983
Director
Music for Black Pigeons
★ 6.8
Music for Black Pigeons
2023
Director
I Walk
★ 8.9
I Walk
2020
Director
I Am Alive
I Am Alive
1999
Director
Stars and the Water Carriers
★ 6.7
Stars and the Water Carriers
1974
Director
Krag-filmen
Krag-filmen
1969
Director
The Perfect Human
★ 6.6
The Perfect Human
1968
Director
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
1994
Director
Notebook from China
★ 8.3
Notebook from China
1987
Director
Pelota II
Pelota II
2017
Director
The Search
★ 5.8
The Search
1970
Director
Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
★ 6.5
Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
1973
Director
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
1982
Director

Full Filmography(15 films)

YearTitleRating
2010Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life★ 7.82010The Erotic Man★ 4.82003The Five Obstructions★ 7.02021Corona Film Club★ 5.02010Klown★ 6.52013Laamb—198266 Scenes from America★ 5.92015Født til Filmen—1975Good and Evil★ 5.12020I Walk★ 8.92007Sanselighedens pris★ 6.01968The Perfect Human★ 6.62020Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth—2006Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space—2018Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her—
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