Peter Elfelt
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Directing · Born 1866-01-01 · age 65 at death · Elsinore, Denmark
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.
Titles
Driving with Greenland Dogs
The Tarantella from 'Napoli'
The Execution
Bech Olsens og Poul Pons' brydekamp
Emperor Wilhelm's Arrival in Copenhagen 1905
The Icelandic Althing Visits Copenhagen
Pas de Deux
Brandvæsenet rykker ud
De Kongelige skal fotograferes
The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore
Holmenkollen Ski Jump
The Gypsy Dance from the Opera 'Il Trovatore'
Bathing Scenes from Skovshoved
The Life Guards on Amager
Empress Dagmar's Arrival in Elsinore
La Sylphide
King Christian IX Receives Grand Duke Friedrich-Franz
Royal Shooting Party on Hveen
Queen Alexandra's Arrival to Toldboden
The Swans in Sortedamssøen
Tietgen's Funeral
Children's Welfare Day in Copenhagen
King Frederik VIII's Proclamation
Kaiser Wilhelm arrival to Copenhagen 2.4
Dagmar Hansen
Princess Marie With Horse
Empress Dagmar Arrives By Train
The Royals on Bicycles in Fredensborg Castle
Prince Carl's Departure
Bathing Ladies at the Waterpark
Sct. Clemensbro i Aarhus
Linotol Comp.
Kong Haakons og Dronning Mauds Besøg i Danmark
Ribe Cathedral Inauguration
Prinsen og Prinsessen af Wales' Ankomst til Trondhjem
Militære Opvisninger paa Fælleden
The Trade Guilds' Parade
Daniel Dalsgaards Kaffeforretning
Through Aarhus Gates by Tram
Kongerevue paa Fælleden
Artillery at Jægerspris
King Frederik VIII's Arrival in Berlin
May 1 demo in Slagelse
Women bathing at Skovshoved Beach
Kejserinde Dagmars Ankomst til Bellevue
Orpheus and Eurydice
Hartmanns begravelse
Lerfossen
King Haakon's Visit to 'Dannenbrog' at Crown Prince Christian's Abode
17th of May in Norway
Betting
Kongerevue 1906
Børnehjælpsdagen 1905, I-III
Kong Haakons besøg paa 'Herluf Trolle'
Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven
Kong Haakon og Dronning Mauds Indtog i Trondhjem
Engineers Building a Temporary Bridge
Viking løber af Stabelen
Volunteer Boys' Association
Engineer Corps Preparing for Explosions