Jørgen Leth
Known for DirectingBorn 1937-06-14 — died 2025-09-29Århus, Denmark
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.
Known for
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010 · as Self
Corona Film Club
2021 · as Self
The Five Obstructions
2003 · as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
The Erotic Man
2010 · as Himself
Klown
2010 · as Jørgen Leth
Født til Filmen
2015 · as Himself
Laamb
2013 · as Narrator (voice)
ABCinema
2009
I Walk
2020 · as himself
Good and Evil
1975 · as Narrator
Aarhus
2005 · as Self
Fra hjertet til hånden
1994 · as Himself
The Perfect Human
1968 · as Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
66 Scenes from America
1982 · as Self
Sanselighedens pris
2007
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
2018 · as Self
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
2006 · as Narrator
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
2020 · as Himself