Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1866-01-01

Deathday

1931-02-18 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Elsinore, Denmark

Also Known As

Lars Peter Elfelt
Peter Lars Petersen

Peter Elfelt

Biography

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.

Known For

DwG

5.4%

Driving with Greenland Dogs

Jan 1, 1897

DwG

5.4%

Driving with Greenland Dogs

Jan 1, 1897

TTf

6.3%

4.6%

5.8%

Pas de Deux

Sep 22, 1902

4.8%

Brandvæsenet rykker ud

Dec 25, 1897

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Camera

1902

Kejserinde Dagmars Ankomst til Bellevue as Director of Photography

1897

Driving with Greenland Dogs as Director of Photography

Crew

1903

The Execution as Cinematography

Directing

1916

Berling's Times as Director

1912

Lindstrøm's Play as Director

1911

Exploding Mine in the Sound as Director

1908

Modeopvisning - Kjoler as Director

1907		King Frederik VIII's Arrival in Berlin as Director
1907		Children's Welfare Day in Copenhagen as Director
1907		Viking løber af Stabelen as Director
1907		Shrovetide Celebrations at Mogensen's as Director
1907		Volunteer Boys' Association as Director
1907		The Orchestra at Frederiksberg Theater as Director
1907		Engineers Building a Temporary Bridge as Director
1907		Cattle Show in Haslev as Director
1907		Automobiler i Fredensborg as Director
1907		Engineer Corps Preparing for Explosions as Director
1907		Skøjteløbning i Fredericia as Director
1907		Fru Ellen Aggerholm as Director
1907		Badende Drenge i Skovshoved Havn as Director
1907		Hestevæddeløb i Sverige as Director
1907		A Blasting Operation in Ordrup as Director
1907		May 1 demo in Slagelse as Director
1907		Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven as Director
1907		Københavnerbilleder as Director

1906		Wania Tartakoff as Director
1906		Militære Opvisninger paa Fælleden as Director
1906		King Frederik VIII's Proclamation as Director
1906		Prinsen og Prinsessen af Wales' Ankomst til Trondhjem as Director
1906		Orpheus and Eurydice as Director
1906		King Haakon's Visit to 'Dannenbrog' at Crown Prince Christian's Abode as Director
1906		Kongerevue 1906 as Director
1906		Kong Haakons besøg paa 'Herluf Trolle' as Director
1906		Kong Haakon og Dronning Mauds Indtog i Trondhjem as Director
1906		Væddeløbene ved Eremitagen as Director
1906		King Haakon's Arrival in Trondheim as Director
1906		The King and Queen Drive Between Kroningen and Trondheim Cathedral on 22 June 1906 as Director
1906		Zachariæs Selskab as Director
1906		Kong Haakons og Dronning Mauds Besøg i Danmark as Director
1906		Lerfossen as Director
1906		The Icelandic Althing Visits Copenhagen as Director
1906		The Gypsy Dance from the Opera 'Il Trovatore' as Director
1906		Holmenkollen Ski Jump as Director
1906		The Life Guards on Amager as Director
1906		17th of May in Norway as Director
1906		The Spiritist Faustinus as Director

1905		A Belly Dancer as Director
1905		Prince Carl's Departure as Director
1905		Linotol Comp. as Director
1905		Through Aarhus Gates by Tram as Director
1905		Betting as Director
1905		Børnehjælpsdagen 1905, I-III as Director
1905		Emperor Wilhelm's Arrival in Copenhagen 1905 as Director
1905		From Siberia to Moscow as Director
1905		Rundtur gennem København as Director

1904		The Trade Guilds' Parade as Director
1904		Daniel Dalsgaards Kaffeforretning as Director
1904		Ribe Cathedral Inauguration as Director
1904		Empress Dagmar Arrives By Train as Director

1903		Indsejlingen til Warnemünde 1903 as Director
1903		Artillery at Jægerspris as Director
1903		La Sylphide as Director
1903		The Royals on Bicycles in Fredensborg Castle as Director
1903		King Christian IX Receives Grand Duke Friedrich-Franz as Director
1903		Princess Marie With Horse as Director
1903		Dagmar Hansen as Director
1903		Royal Shooting Party on Hveen as Director
1903		The Execution as Director
1903		The Tarantella from 'Napoli' as Director
1903		Kaiser Wilhelm arrival to Copenhagen 2.4 as Director

1902		Sct. Clemensbro i Aarhus as Director
1902		Queen Alexandra's Arrival to Toldboden as Director
1902		Pas de Deux as Director
1902		Kongerevue paa Fælleden as Director
1902		The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore as Director
1902		Women bathing at Skovshoved Beach as Director
1902		Kejserinde Dagmars Ankomst til Bellevue as Director
1902		The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj' as Director

1901		Tietgen's Funeral as Director
1901		Bathing Ladies at the Waterpark as Director

1900		Hartmanns begravelse as Director
1900		Empress Dagmar's Arrival in Elsinore as Director

1899		De Kongelige skal fotograferes as Director
1899		Bathing Scenes from Skovshoved as Director
1899		Bech Olsens og Poul Pons' brydekamp as Director

1897		Brandvæsenet rykker ud as Director
1897		The Swans in Sortedamssøen as Director
1897		Driving with Greenland Dogs as Director

Production

1903

The Execution as Producer