Directed credits
25
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Jørgen Leth
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
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Directed movies: 25Directed series: 0All crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 72343
IMDb ID: nm0504654
Known for: Directing
Born: June 14, 1937
Died: September 29, 2025
Age: 88
Place of birth: Århus, Denmark
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1963 - 2023
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 6.21
Wikidata: Q562108
Frequent jobs
Director (25)Original Film Writer (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jørgen Leth.
6.8
Music for Black Pigeons
Director
2023 Movie
8.9
I Walk
Director
2020 Movie
Pelota II
Director
2017 Movie
4.9
The Erotic Man
Director
2010 Movie
6.9
The Five Obstructions
Director
2003 Movie
I Am Alive
Director
1999 Movie
6.5
Haiti. Untitled
Director
1996 Movie
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
Director
1994 Movie
4.0
Notes on Love
Director
1989 Movie
8.0
Notebook from China
Director
1987 Movie
7.0
Pelota
Director
1983 Movie
5.6
66 Scenes from America
Director
1982 Movie
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
Director
1982 Movie
6.9
A Sunday in Hell
Director
1977 Movie
4.8
Good and Evil
Director
1975 Movie
6.6
Stars and the Water Carriers
Director
1974 Movie
5.7
Chinese Ping-Pong
Director
1972 Movie
8.0
Life in Denmark
Director
1972 Movie
5.0
The Search
Director
1970 Movie
5.8
The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest
Director
1970 Movie
6.0
Frændeløs
Director
1970 Movie
Rødovrefilmen
Director
1969 Movie
Krag-filmen
Director
1969 Movie
6.5
The Perfect Human
Director
1968 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jørgen Leth.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jørgen Leth.
4.9
The Erotic Man
Director
2010 Movie
7.0
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
as Self
2010 Movie
6.9
The Five Obstructions
Director
2003 Movie
8.9
I Walk
Director
2020 Movie
Rødovrefilmen
Director
1969 Movie
Laamb
as Narrator (voice)
2013 Movie
6.5
The Perfect Human
Director
1968 Movie
5.0
The Search
Director
1970 Movie
6.6
Stop for Bud
Director
1963 Movie
5.7
Chinese Ping-Pong
Director
1972 Movie
6.5
Klown
as Jørgen Leth
2010 Movie
6.9
A Sunday in Hell
Director
1977 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jørgen Leth.
8.5
Spise med Price
as Fortæller • 2 eps
2008 Series
Hos Hans
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.2
Det sidste ord
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2020 Series
Mit Spanien
as Jørgen • 11 eps
2016 Series
Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark
as Jørgen • 6 eps
2021 Series
Mit Frankrig
as Jørgen • 12 eps
2015 Series
Ronnie Rosé si'r helt go'nat
as Forskellige roller • 3 eps
1987 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jørgen Leth.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jørgen Leth.
5.0
Corona Film Club
as Self
2021 Movie
8.9
I Walk
as himself
2020 Movie
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
as Himself
2020 Movie
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
as Self
2018 Movie
Født til Filmen
as Himself
2015 Movie
Laamb
as Narrator (voice)
2013 Movie
6.5
Klown
as Jørgen Leth
2010 Movie
4.9
The Erotic Man
as Himself
2010 Movie
7.0
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
as Self
2010 Movie
6.0
Sanselighedens pris
2007 Movie
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
as Narrator
2006 Movie
6.9
The Five Obstructions
as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
2003 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jørgen Leth.
Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark
as Jørgen • 6 eps
2021 Series
8.2
Det sidste ord
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2020 Series
Hos Hans
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2018 Series
Mit Spanien
as Jørgen • 11 eps
2016 Series
Mit Frankrig
as Jørgen • 12 eps
2015 Series
8.5
Spise med Price
as Fortæller • 2 eps
2008 Series
Ronnie Rosé si'r helt go'nat
as Forskellige roller • 3 eps
1987 Series