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FILM DIRECTOR

Jørgen Leth

1937 - Today

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Jørgen Leth (Danish: [ˈjɶɐ̯ˀn̩ ˈlet]; born 14 June 1937) is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary A Sunday in Hell (1977) and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human (1968). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jørgen Leth has received more than 175,437 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jørgen Leth is the 882nd most popular film director (down from 753rd in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 358th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Danish Film Director.

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  • 17

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  • 3.20

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jørgen Leth ranks 882 out of 1,581Before him are Abraham Polonsky, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Aleksei Balabanov, Mikael Håfström, Emeric Pressburger, and Gary Ross. After him are Kad Merad, Jonathan Nolan, Catherine Hardwicke, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Janusz Kamiński, and Charles Crichton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Jørgen Leth ranks 288Before him are Vitaly Zholobov, George Chuvalo, Pino Puglisi, Rupiah Banda, Andrija Anković, and Zhang Jie. After him are Yvonne Craig, Jerry Weintraub, Lawrence Roberts, Sandy Dennis, Dawn Fraser, and José Augusto.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Jørgen Leth ranks 407 out of 893Before him are Johanne Luise Heiberg (1812), Pia Kjærsgaard (1947), Karl Aage Præst (1922), Viggo Larsen (1880), Sofie Gråbøl (1968), and Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark (1706). After him are Jens Ferdinand Willumsen (1864), Steen Steensen Blicher (1782), Peter Georg Bang (1797), Bodil Ipsen (1889), Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (1826), and Jacob Ellehammer (1871).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Denmark

Among film directors born in Denmark, Jørgen Leth ranks 12Before him are Susanne Bier (1960), Henning Carlsen (1927), Nicolas Winding Refn (1970), Benjamin Christensen (1879), Erik Balling (1924), and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (1947). After him are August Blom (1869), Urban Gad (1879), Lone Scherfig (1959), Anders Thomas Jensen (1972), Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914), and Niels Arden Oplev (1961).

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