Cast & creator
Jørgen Leth
Best known for Spise med Price, Mit Spanien, Hos Hans
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.
110
film credits
7
television credits
27
1963–2023 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (117)
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Spise med Price
Fortæller
2008
Mit Spanien
Jørgen
2016
Hos Hans
Sig selv
2018
Mit Frankrig
Jørgen
2015
Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba
Voice-Over / Self
2003Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba
Director
2003Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba
Writer
2003
Ronnie Rosé si'r helt go'nat
Forskellige roller
1987
Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark
Jørgen
2021
The Five Obstructions
Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
2003The Five Obstructions
Director
2003The Five Obstructions
Writer
2003
Det sidste ord
Sig selv
2020
Frændeløs
Director
1970ABCinema
2009
Notes on Love
Director
1989Notes on Love
Writer
1989
The Erotic Man
Himself
2010The Erotic Man
Director
2010The Erotic Man
Writer
2010
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
Self
2010
Chinese Ping-Pong
Director
1972Chinese Ping-Pong
Editor
1972
The Search
Director
1970The Search
Writer
1970
Pelota II
Director
2017
Laamb
Narrator (voice)
2013
66 Scenes from America
Self
198266 Scenes from America
Director
1982
I Am Alive
Director
1999I Am Alive
Writer
1999
Stop for Bud
Director
1963
Corona Film Club
Self
2021Traberg
Writer
1992Traberg
Director
1992
Rødovrefilmen
Director
1969
I Walk
himself
2020I Walk
Director
2020
Klown
Jørgen Leth
2010Near Heaven, Near Earth
Director
1968Near Heaven, Near Earth
Writer
1968
A Sunday in Hell
Writer
1977A Sunday in Hell
Director
1977
The Perfect Human
Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
1968The Perfect Human
Director
1968The Perfect Human
Writer
1968Aarhus
Self
2005Aarhus
Director
2005Aarhus
Writer
2005
Music for Black Pigeons
Director
2023Music for Black Pigeons
Writer
2023
Good and Evil
Narrator
1975Good and Evil
Director
1975Good and Evil
Writer
1975
Mona's World
Rygestemme
2001
Stars and the Water Carriers
Director
1974Stars and the Water Carriers
Writer
1974
Life in Denmark
Director
1972Life in Denmark
Writer
1972
The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
Director
1970The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
Writer
1970Dancing Bournonville
Director
1979
Født til Filmen
Himself
2015Look Forward to a Time of Security
Director
1964New Scenes from America
Writer
2003New Scenes from America
Director
2003Dreamers
Writer
2002Dreamers
Editor
2002Dreamers
Director
2002Michael Laudrup: A Football Player
Director
1993Fra hjertet til hånden
Himself
1994Peter Martins: A Dancer
Director
1978Peter Martins: A Dancer
Writer
1978Peter Martins: A Dancer
Producer
1978Motion Picture
Writer
1970Motion Picture
Director
1970
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
Director
1982
Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
Writer
1973Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee
Director
1973
The Perfect Human
Thanks
2018The Perfect Human
Original Film Writer
2018New York Street Performers
Director
1982Step on Silence
Writer
1981Step on Silence
Director
1981Ophelia's Flowers
Director
1968Ophelia's Flowers
Writer
1968Composer Meets Quartet
Director
1987Composer Meets Quartet
Writer
1987Moments of Play
Director
1986
The Impossible Hour
Producer
1974The Impossible Hour
Director
1974Monument
Director
1969
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
Himself
2020Interference
Director
1983Interference
Writer
1983
Sanselighedens pris
2007I Am Talking To You
Director
2013Ra-ra
Director
2008
Notebook from China
Writer
1987Notebook from China
Director
1987
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
Director
1994
Krag-filmen
Director of Photography
1969Krag-filmen
Director
1969Tropical Mix
Director
2007A Midsummer Night's Play
Director
1979
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
Narrator
2006Danish Literature
Writer
1989Danish Literature
Director
1989Haiti. Untitled
Director
1996Haiti. Untitled
Director of Photography
1996Kalule
Director
1979Kalule
Writer
1979
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
Self
2018
Pelota
Director
1983Pelota
Writer
1983Klaus Rifbjerg
Director
1974Klaus Rifbjerg
Writer
1974