Jun 14, 1937 - Århus, Denmark
Jørgen Leth is 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.
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| Movie | 2003 | The Five Obstructions | Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / + | |
| Movie | 1968 | The Perfect Human | Speaker (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1982 | 66 Scenes from America | Self | |
| Movie | 2010 | The Erotic Man | Himself | |
| Movie | 2005 | Aarhus | Self | |
| Movie | 2007 | Sanselighedens pris | ||
| Movie | 2010 | Klown | Jørgen Leth | |
| Movie | 2010 | Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life | Self | |
| Movie | 2015 | Født til Filmen | Himself | |
| Movie | 2009 | ABCinema | ||
| Movie | 1975 | Good and Evil | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2018 | Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her | Self | |
| Movie | 2020 | Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth | Himself | |
| Movie | 2020 | I Walk | himself | |
| Movie | 2006 | Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2013 | Laamb | Narrator (voice) | |
| Movie | 2021 | Corona Film Club | Self | |
| Movie | 1994 | Fra hjertet til hånden | Himself | |
| TV Show | 2018 | Hos Hans | Sig selv | 1 |
| TV Show | 2008 | Spise med Price | Fortæller | 2 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark | Jørgen | 6 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Mit Spanien | Jørgen | 11 |
| TV Show | 2015 | Mit Frankrig | Jørgen | 12 |
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| Movie | 2017 | Pelota II | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2003 | The Five Obstructions | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | A Sunday in Hell | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | A Sunday in Hell | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1968 | The Perfect Human | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | 66 Scenes from America | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2003 | New Scenes from America | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2003 | New Scenes from America | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2010 | The Erotic Man | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2010 | The Erotic Man | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1974 | Stars and the Water Carriers | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1974 | Stars and the Water Carriers | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1996 | Haiti. Untitled | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2013 | I Am Talking To You | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1972 | Life in Denmark | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | Notes on Love | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1975 | Good and Evil | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1972 | Chinese Ping-Pong | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1983 | Pelota | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1986 | Moments of Play | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1974 | The Impossible Hour | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1974 | The Impossible Hour | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2023 | Music for Black Pigeons | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1963 | Stop for Bud | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2005 | Aarhus | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2005 | Aarhus | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1968 | Ophelia's Flowers | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1968 | Ophelia's Flowers | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2023 | Music for Black Pigeons | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Interference | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1983 | Interference | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | Traberg | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Traberg | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1989 | Danish Literature | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | Danish Literature | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2008 | Ra-ra | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | Motion Picture | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | Motion Picture | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1968 | Near Heaven, Near Earth | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1968 | Near Heaven, Near Earth | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1969 | Monument | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1964 | Look Forward to a Time of Security | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | The Deer Garden: The Romantic Forest | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2007 | Tropical Mix | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1993 | Michael Laudrup: A Football Player | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Kalule | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Kalule | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1973 | Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1974 | Klaus Rifbjerg | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1974 | Klaus Rifbjerg | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1978 | Peter Martins: A Dancer | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1978 | Peter Martins: A Dancer | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1978 | Peter Martins: A Dancer | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1979 | Dancing Bournonville | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | A Midsummer Night's Play | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | Step on Silence | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | Step on Silence | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1987 | Composer Meets Quartet | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | Composer Meets Quartet | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | New York Street Performers | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | Notebook from China | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | Notebook from China | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2002 | Dreamers | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2002 | Dreamers | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2002 | Dreamers | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1999 | I Am Alive | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1999 | I Am Alive | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Pelota | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1970 | The Search | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | The Search | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2003 | The Five Obstructions | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1968 | The Perfect Human | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1972 | Life in Denmark | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1969 | Rødovrefilmen | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2018 | The Perfect Human | Original Film Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2018 | The Perfect Human | Thanks | Crew |
| Movie | 1969 | Krag-filmen | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1969 | Krag-filmen | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1994 | Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | Notes on Love | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1975 | Good and Evil | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1972 | Chinese Ping-Pong | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2020 | I Walk | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | Frændeløs | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1996 | Haiti. Untitled | Director of Photography | Camera |
