Johan Jacobsen

Regissör, Producent, Skådespelare, Författare

14 mars 1912 — 7 juli 1972 (60 år)
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.

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.

Känd för

  • Soldaten och Jenny
    Soldaten och Jenny1947
  • The Musketeers
    The Musketeers1961
  • Tjuven
    Tjuven1956
  • En främling knackar på
    En främling knackar på1959
  • Den osynliga armén
    Den osynliga armén1945
  • Dronningens vagtmester
    Dronningens vagtmester1963
  • Be Dear to Me
    Be Dear to Me1957
  • Krudt og klunker
    Krudt og klunker1958
  • Blændværk
    Blændværk1955
  • Som du vill ha mig
    Som du vill ha mig1943
  • Åtta ackord
    Åtta ackord1944
  • Ballade i Nyhavn
    Ballade i Nyhavn1942
  • Mine kære koner
    Mine kære koner1943
  • Samhällets hyenor
    Samhällets hyenor1951
  • Fyra fula fiskar
    Fyra fula fiskar1945
  • Konstnärsblod
    Konstnärsblod1938
  • Far betaler
    Far betaler1946
  • Frihedens pris
    Frihedens pris1960
  • En lille tilfældighed
    En lille tilfældighed1939
  • Baby på eventyr
    Baby på eventyr1942