Jørgen Leth

Personal Info

Birthday

June 14, 1937

Day of Death

2025-09-29

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Århus, Denmark

Jørgen Leth

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.

Known For

Spise med Price

Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space

Det sidste ord

Hos Hans

Klown

Mit Spanien

The Perfect Human

Mit Frankrig

Filmography

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