Director
Benjamin Christensen
28 Sep 1879Born
2 Apr 1959Died
79Age at death
19Credits
Biography
Benjamin Christensen (28 September 1879 - 2 April 1959) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor both in film and on the stage. As a director he is most well known for the 1922 film Häxan and as an actor, he is best known for his performance in the film Michael (1924), in which he plays Claude Zoret, the jilted lover of the film's title character.
Known for
HäxanDevil, Director, Writer7.6
MichaelClaude Zoret6.4
The Mysterious XLieutenant van Hauen, Director, Writer6.7
The Mysterious IslandDirector5.6
Blind Justice"Strong" Henry/John, Director, Writer
Seven Footprints to SatanDirector, Screenplay
MockeryDirector
Witchcraft Through the AgesDirector
The Devil's CircusDirector, Screenplay
The ChildDirector, Writer
Children of DivorceDirector, Writer
Come Home With MeDirector
Filmography
- 1968Witchcraft Through the AgesFilm: Director
- 1942Lady with the Light GlovesFilm: Director
- 1941Come Home With MeFilm: Director
- 1940The ChildFilm: Director, Writer
- 1939Children of DivorceFilm: Director, Writer
- 1929The Mysterious IslandFilm: Director
- 1929House of HorrorFilm: Director
- 1929Seven Footprints to SatanFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 1928The Haunted HouseFilm: Writer, Director
- 1928The Hawk's NestFilm: Director
- 1927MockeryFilm: Director
- 1926The Devil's CircusFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 1925The Woman Who DidFilm: Director
- 1924MichaelFilm: Claude Zoret
- 1923His Wife, the UnknownFilm: Writer, Director
- 1922HäxanFilm: Devil, Director, Writer
- 1921HelgeninderneFilm: Director
- 1916Blind JusticeFilm: "Strong" Henry/John, Director, Writer
- 1914The Mysterious XFilm: Lieutenant van Hauen, Director, Writer
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