Directing · geboren 1866-01-01 · Elsinore, Denmark

Peter Elfelt

Peter Elfelt was a pioneering Danish photographer and filmmaker, recognized as Denmark's first filmmaker. Initially establishing himself as a prominent portrait photographer in Copenhagen, he became the royal court photographer in 1900. In 1897, Elfelt began producing documentary films, capturing significant national events and daily life in Denmark. He directed Denmark's first fiction film, The Execution (1903). Over his career, Elfelt produced approximately 200 films, many of which have been lost, but his contributions laid the foundation for Danish cinema.

Bekannt aus

• Kørsel med Grønlandske hunde (1897) – Director
• Tarantellen af 'Napoli' (1903) – Director
• Henrettelsen (1903) – Director
• Bech Olsens og Poul Pons' brydekamp (1899) – Director
• Brandvæsenet rykker ud (1897) – Director
• Czar Nikolai II's Ankomst til Helsingør (1902) – Director
• Kejser Wilhelms ankomst til København 1905 (1905) – Director
• Islands Altings besög i Köbenhavn (1906) – Director
• Pas de Deux (1902) – Director
• De Kongelige skal fotograferes (1899) – Director
• Zigeunerdans af troubaduren (1906) – Director
• Skiløb. Holmenkollen (1906) – Director
• Badescener fra Skovshoved (1899) – Director
• Livjægerne paa Amager (1906) – Director
• Kejserinde Dagmars ankomst til Helsingør (1900) – Director
• Kongejagt paa Hveen (1903) – Director
• Kong Christian IX modtager storhertug Friedrich-Franz (1903) – Director
• Sylfiden (1903) – Director
• Dronning Alexandras ankomst til Toldboden (1902) – Director
• Svanerne i Sortedamssøen (1897) – Director
• Tietgens bisættelse (1901) – Director
• Kong Frederik VIII's proklamation (1906) – Director
• Børnehjælpsdagen i København (1907) – Director
• Kejser Wilhelms ankomst til Toldboden 2.4 (1903) – Director
• Dagmar Hansen (1903) – Director
• De kongelige paa cykler i Fredensborg slotsgaard (1903) – Director
• Prinsesse Marie til hest (1903) – Director
• Kejserinde Dagmar ankommer til Gentofte (1904) – Director
• Badende damer paa Badeanstalt (1901) – Director
• Kongerevue paa Fælleden (1902) – Director
• Sct. Clemensbro i Aarhus (1902) – Director
• Artilleri ved Jægerspris (1903) – Director
• Haandværkeroptog fra Christiansborg 1904 (1904) – Director
• Daniel Dalsgaards Kaffeforretning (1904) – Director
• Ved Ribe Domkirkes indvielse (1904) – Director
• Kong Haakons Afrejse (1905) – Director
• Linotol Comp. (1905) – Director
• Med sporvogn gennem Aarhus Gader (1905) – Director
• Kong Haakons og Dronning Mauds Besøg i Danmark (1906) – Director
• Militære Opvisninger paa Fælleden (1906) – Director