Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Fremrykket møde
Character: Speaker (voice)
MOVIE • 1964
Man burde ta' sig af det
Character: Speaker
MOVIE • 1952
Næste Gang er det dig
Character: Speaker (voice)
MOVIE • 1948
Jenny and the Soldier
Character: man at the taxi exchange
MOVIE • 1947
Lise kommer til byen
Character:
MOVIE • 1947
The Invisible Army
Character: Stikker
MOVIE • 1945
With Full Music
Character: Gast eines Musikverlags
MOVIE • 1933
Crew
Crew Credits
Søskende
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1966
Søskende
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1966
Norden i flammer
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1965
Fremrykket møde
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1964
Fremrykket møde
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1964
The Queen's Guardsman
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1963
Sextet
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1963
Frihedens pris
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1960
A Stranger Knocks
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1959
Krudt og klunker
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1958
Be Dear to Me
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1957
Be Dear to Me
Role: Production Design
MOVIE • 1957
Vi som går stjernevejen
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1956
Den store gav-tyv
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1956
The Blinded
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1955
The Blinded
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1955
Hvorfor stjæler barnet?
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1955
Skatteøens hemmelighed
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1953
Som sendt fra himlen
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1951
Som sendt fra himlen
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1951