Benjamin Christensen

3 films · 1914 to 1922
Born 28 September 1879, Viborg · Died 2 April 1959

Benjamin Christensen Danish: [ˈpɛnjamin ˈkʁɛsdn̩sn̩] was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor, both in film and on the stage. As a director, he was best known for his 1922 film Häxan (aka Witchcraft Through the Ages). His most memorable and acclaimed acting performance was in the film Michael (1924), where he played Claude Zoret, the male lover of the film's title character in a landmark gay film.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Benjamin Christensen

Photo: CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Films

More from Denmark