Jørgen Leth

Known for: Directing
Born: June 14, 1937, Århus, Denmark
Died: September 29, 2025
Movies: 72

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.9

The Five Obstructions

2003

6.5

Klown

2010

6.6

The Perfect Human

1968

4.8

The Erotic Man

2010

6.1

Mona's World

2001

5.9

66 Scenes from America

1982

7.2

A Sunday in Hell

1977

6.9

Stop for Bud

1963

5.1

Good and Evil

1975

6.7

Stars and the Water Carriers

1974

Filmography

2021	Corona Film Club	Self
2020	I Walk	himself
2020	Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth	Himself
2018	Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her	Self
2015	Født til Filmen	Himself
2013	Laamb	Narrator (voice)
2010	Klown	Jørgen Leth
2010	The Erotic Man	Himself
2010	Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life	Self
2009	ABCinema
2007	Sanselighedens pris
2006	Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space	Narrator
2005	Aarhus	Self
2003	The Five Obstructions	Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
2003	Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba	Voice-Over / Self
2001	Mona's World	Rygestemme
1994	Fra hjertet til hånden	Himself
1982	66 Scenes from America	Self
1975	Good and Evil	Narrator
1968	The Perfect Human	Speaker (voice) (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

2023	Music for Black Pigeons	Director, Writer
2020	I Walk	Director
2017	Pelota II	Director
2013	I Am Talking To You	Director
2010	The Erotic Man	Writer, Director
2008	Ra-ra	Director
2007	Tropical Mix	Director
2005	Aarhus	Writer, Director
2003	The Five Obstructions	Director, Writer
2003	Obstruction #1 - The Perfect Human: Cuba	Director, Writer
2003	New Scenes from America	Writer, Director
2002	Dreamers	Director, Writer
1999	I Am Alive	Director, Writer
1996	Haiti. Untitled	Director
1994	Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life	Director
1993	Michael Laudrup: A Football Player	Director
1992	Traberg	Director, Writer
1989	Notes on Love	Director, Writer
1989	Danish Literature	Writer, Director
1987	Notebook from China	Writer, Director
1987	Composer Meets Quartet	Writer, Director
1986	Moments of Play	Director
1983	Pelota	Director, Writer
1983	Interference	Director, Writer
1982	66 Scenes from America	Director
1982	Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger	Director
1982	New York Street Performers	Director
1981	Step on Silence	Director, Writer
1979	Kalule	Director, Writer
1979	A Midsummer Night's Play	Director
1979	Dancing Bournonville	Director
1978	Peter Martins: A Dancer	Writer, Producer, Director
1977	A Sunday in Hell	Director, Writer
1975	Good and Evil	Director, Writer
1974	Stars and the Water Carriers	Writer, Director
1974	The Impossible Hour	Producer, Director
1974	Klaus Rifbjerg	Director, Writer
1973	Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee	Writer, Director
1972	Chinese Ping-Pong	Director
1972	Life in Denmark	Director, Writer
1970	The Search	Director, Writer
1970	The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest	Director, Writer
1970	Motion Picture	Writer, Director
1970	Frændeløs	Director
1969	Monument	Director
1969	Rødovrefilmen	Director
1969	Krag-filmen	Director
1968	Ophelia's Flowers	Writer, Director
1968	The Perfect Human	Director, Writer
1968	Near Heaven, Near Earth	Director, Writer
1964	Look Forward to a Time of Security	Director
1963	Stop for Bud	Director

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