Benjamin Christensen
Know for: Directing
Born: 1879-09-28
Place of birth: Viborg, Denmark
Also know as:
Michael (1924)
The relationship between a master painter and his longtime model begins to collapse after the former agrees to paint a portrait for a Russian...
The Mysterious X (1914)
Not long before marine officer van Hauen goes off to war and heavy-heartedly leaves his family, he coincidentally discovers that his wife has a...
Blind Justice (1916)
On New Year's Eve, the convicted murderer, Strong Henry, escapes from prison and collects his son from the orphanage. When he breaks into a local...
Häxan (1922)
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore...
The Haunted House (1928)
Four heirs to a family fortune are summoned to appear at the family estate for the reading of the will, where they meet the estate's staff, which...
Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
A young man of society wants to make an expedition to Africa, but his fiancée asks him for help about one of her fathers guests shortly before...
Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
A young man of society wants to make an expedition to Africa, but his fiancée asks him for help about one of her fathers guests shortly before...
Mockery (1927)
There is hunger in Siberia during the Russian Civil War. One day while dim-witted peasant Sergei is searching corpses for food, he meets a young...
The Woman Who Did (1925)
A young woman doesn't want to get married, but simply live together with the man she loves. This leads to problems when the man dies and she's left...
Häxan (1922)
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore...
The Mysterious Island (1929)
On a volcanic island near the Kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the...
The Mysterious X (1914)
Not long before marine officer van Hauen goes off to war and heavy-heartedly leaves his family, he coincidentally discovers that his wife has a...
Blind Justice (1916)
On New Year's Eve, the convicted murderer, Strong Henry, escapes from prison and collects his son from the orphanage. When he breaks into a local...
The Devil's Circus (1926)
In 1913, Carl is released from prison, where he served a sentence for stealing. Spurned by his circumstance, Carl rejects God and resumes his fast...
Häxan (1922)
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore...
The Child (1940)
The action begins one early summer morning in a hostel, where we see, among others, two young girls, a law student, Ruth, and a small office lady,...
The Devil's Circus (1926)
In 1913, Carl is released from prison, where he served a sentence for stealing. Spurned by his circumstance, Carl rejects God and resumes his fast...
The Hawk's Nest (1928)
Lost 1928 film by Benjamin Benjamin Christensen
Mockery (1927)
There is hunger in Siberia during the Russian Civil War. One day while dim-witted peasant Sergei is searching corpses for food, he meets a young...
Come Home With Me (1941)
It centers on the character Helene Hannøe, an attorney who forms close relationships with her troubled clients while trying to solve their...
Helgeninderne (1921)
Danish horror movie from 1921
Blind Justice (1916)
On New Year's Eve, the convicted murderer, Strong Henry, escapes from prison and collects his son from the orphanage. When he breaks into a local...
Blind Justice (1916)
On New Year's Eve, the convicted murderer, Strong Henry, escapes from prison and collects his son from the orphanage. When he breaks into a local...
House of Horror (1929)
House of Horror is a 1929 American comedy-horror mystery film directed by Benjamin Christensen. The film stars Louise Fazenda and Chester Conklin and...
House of Horror (1929)
House of Horror is a 1929 American comedy-horror mystery film directed by Benjamin Christensen. The film stars Louise Fazenda and Chester Conklin and...
The Mysterious X (1914)
Not long before marine officer van Hauen goes off to war and heavy-heartedly leaves his family, he coincidentally discovers that his wife has a...
The Mysterious X (1914)
Not long before marine officer van Hauen goes off to war and heavy-heartedly leaves his family, he coincidentally discovers that his wife has a...
The Haunted House (1928)
Four heirs to a family fortune are summoned to appear at the family estate for the reading of the will, where they meet the estate's staff, which...
Witchcraft Through the Ages (1968)
A seventy-six-minute version of Häxan, re-edited and re-released in the United States by Metro Pictures Corporation in 1968. It is narrated by...
Lady with the Light Gloves (1942)
During World War I, the engineer Torben returns home with secret papers from the Russian Tsar to the courier Tuschin, Torben's best friend. Tuschin...
His Wife, the Unknown (1923)
A war blind painter marries his nurse. But after he can see again through an operation, he does not recognize her. Then she decides to leave him in...
His Wife, the Unknown (1923)
A war blind painter marries his nurse. But after he can see again through an operation, he does not recognize her. Then she decides to leave him in...
The Child (1940)
The action begins one early summer morning in a hostel, where we see, among others, two young girls, a law student, Ruth, and a small office lady,...
The Mysterious X (1914)
Not long before marine officer van Hauen goes off to war and heavy-heartedly leaves his family, he coincidentally discovers that his wife has a...
Witchcraft Through the Ages (1990)
An alternate, 82-minute, French cut of Häxan featuring narration by the Parisian actor Jean-Pierre Kalfon.