Axel Graatkjaer
1885 - 1969
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The cinematographer Axel Graatkjaer was born as Axel Sorensen in
Arhus. He belonged to the film pioneers of the then booming Dansih film
business.
First he planned to become an musician and he
studied music in Copenhagen. In order to earn his living he worked as a
ticket seller in a cinema where he developed his interest in the film
business. He joined the new founded film studio Nordisk Film by Ole
Olsen where he applied as a cinematographer. It followed numerous
movies, among others with the later movie stars Viggo Larsen and Asta
Nielsen.
Already at the beginning of his activity as a
cinematographer he was involved in countless short movies like "Den
sorte maske" (06), "En foraering til min Kone" (06), "Den glade Enke"
(06),"Krybskytten" (06), "Feens Rose" (07), "Tantes Fodesdag" (07),
"Lovejagten" (07), "Falliten" (07), "Kroblingen" (07), "Kameliadamen"
(07), "Vildmanden" (08), "Lille Hanne" (08), "Den Blinde" (08),
"Testamentet" (08), "Othello" (08), "Sherlock Holmes i Livsfare" (08),
"Tiggersken" (08), "Toffelhelten" (09), "Faderen" (09), "Wilhelm Tell"
(09), "Nat Pinkerton" (09), "Bomben" (09) and "Dr. Nikola" (09).
When
the movie "Lovejagten" (07) - in German Löwenjagd - was released it
caused a scandal and the movie was forbidden because they shot two real
lions in front of the camera. Axel Graatkjaer had to spend one day in
prison because of his participation. The movie was forbidden in Denmark
but became a huge success abroad.
He continued his extensive
work for the Danish film and at the same time he changed his name Axel
Sorensen to the pen name Axel Graatkjaer. He was engaged for the movies
"Sherlock Holmes i Bondefangerklor" (10), "Duellen" (10), "Rivaler"
(10), "Napoleon og den lille Hornblaeser" (10), "Blind Alarm" (10),
"Robinson Crusoe" (10), "Den farllige Alder" (11), "Hansa" (12),
"Dodsdrommen" (12), "Dobbeltgaengeren" (13), "Axel Breidahl morer sig"
(13) and "Hans og Grethe" (13).
After some disagreements with
Nordisk he went to the film metropolis Berlin where he also filmed the
first German movies of Asta Nielsen till 1916 which turned her into the
first European movie star.
To his well-known work of those years
belong "Engelein" (13), "Das Kind ruft" (14), "Der Stolz der Firma"
(14), "Vordertreppe - Hintertreppe"(15), "Der Tunnel" (15), "Die ewige
Nacht" (16), "Engeleins Hochzeit" (16), "Aschenbrödel" (16) and
"Morphium" (19).
His last cinematical works came in the 20s into
being and he worked together with many great German directors, among
them Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, Robert Wiene and Carl Froelich.
With
his engagement as a cinematographer for movies like "Kurfürstendamm"
(20), "Algol" (20), "Hamlet" (21), "Irrende Seelen" (21), "Phantom"
(22), "Erdgeist" (23), "Der Kaufmann von Venedig" (23), "I.N.R.I."
(23), "Nju" (24), "Wallenstein" (25), "Der Meister von Nürnberg" (27),
"Dr. Bessels Verwandlung" (27) and "Scampolo" (28) he cemented his
reputation as a leading cinematographer.
When the sound film arose and heralded a new era, Axel Graatkjaer retired from the film business and returned to Denmark.
Other
movies from Axel Graatkjaer:
Christian IXS bisaettelse (06)
Kong Haakons Kroning i Trondhjem (06) Fiskerlilv i Norden (06)
Anarkistens svigermor (06) Tandpinens Kvaler (06) Roverhovdingens Flugt
og Dod (06) En ny hat til Madammen (06) Vitrioldrama (06) Stenhuggerens
Datter (06) Forstyrret Middag (06) Triste Skaebner (06) Haanden (07)
Fra Bagdad (07) En Opstandelse (07) Den forfaldne Husleje (07)
Naturstykke (07) Gaardmandsson og Husmandsdatter (07) Den hvide
slavinde (07) Feriedrengen (07) Gratis Middag (07) Ivrige Kortspillere
(07) Datteren solgt (07) Isbjornejagten (07) Violinistindens Roman (07)
Uskyldig domt (07) Roverens brud (07) Mordet paa Fyn (07) Sjaelebytning
(07) Jeg maa tilgive (07) Zigeunerens Haevn (07) Et Drama fra
Riddertiden (07) Vikingeblod (07) Der var engang (07) Flugten fra
seraillet (07) Drengen med den sjette sans (07) Tryllesaekken (07) En
moderne Sohelt (07) Djaevlespillet i Zoologisk Have (07) Kejsere Nero
paa krigsstien (07) Baby paa Laanekontoret (07) Angelo, Tyran fra Padua
(07) Hjortens Flugt (07) Lodsens datter (07) Fyrtojet (07) Betjentens
Middagslur (07) Urmagerens Bryllup (08) Stativerne paa Morgenkommers
(08) Natten for Christians Fodselsdag (08) Motorcyklisten (08)
Kaliffens Aeventyr (08) I Forbryderhaender (08) Havkongens Dateter (08)
Hans og Trine (08) Dansen paa Koldinghus (08) Mollen (08) Jeppe paa
bjerget (08) Madkaeresten (08) Fra Puppe til Sommerfugl (08)
Skuespilleren (08) Trilby (08) Gennem Livets Skole (08) Karneval (08)
Feltherrens Haevn (08) Rosen (08) Verdens Herkules (08) Et folkesagn
(08) Naar Mobler flyttes (08) Svend Dyrings hus (08) Den falske
Generaldirektor (08) Alene i Verden (08) Barn i kirke (08) Vidunder
Doktoren (08) Skilt og atter forenet (08) Rulleskojterne (08) Peters
Held (08) Magdalene (08) Levemanden paa variete (08) Hestetyven (08)
Falkedrengen (08) En Synderinde (08) De sma landstrygere (08) Den
Romerske Model (08) Praestens Sonner (09) Paul Wangs skaebne (09) Far
tapetserer (09) En behagelig Spadseretur (09) Den naersynede guvernante
(09) Sherlock Holmes II (09) Capriciosa (09) Sherlock Holmes III (09)
Livsslaven (09) En kvinde af folket (09) Obersten og Skildvagen (09)
Droske 519 (09) Pat Corner (09) En standhaftig Frier (09) Herremandens
Barnebarn (09) Landstrygerliv (09) Haevnen (09) Den graa dame (09)
Heksen og cykllisten (09) Barnet (09) Den store Gevinst (09) Et budskab
til Napoleon paa Elba (09) Anarkister ombord (09) Barnet som elgorer
(09) Bjornejagt i Rusland (09) Fredlos (09) Revolutionsbryllup (09)
Naar Djaevle er paa Spil (09) Arrestation med 'ekstraforplejning (09)
Lille Peters Nordpolsfaerd (10) Faibans Skovtur (10) Bjornejagten (10)
Plageaander (10) Den gule Djaevel (10) Sangerindens Diamanter (10) Den
vidunderlige Haarelexir (10) Tyksakkernes Olgilde (10) Olkuskens Drom
(10) Den hvide slavehandel (10) Gennem Kamp til Sejr (10) Fabian paa
Rottejagt (10) Hvem er hun? (10) Et forfriskende Bad (10) Den
skaebnesvangre opfindelse (10) Den sorte haette (11) Den hvide
Slavehandels sidste Offer (11) Ved Faengslets Port (11) En lektion (11)
Mormonens offer (11) Kaerlighedens Styrke (11) Bedraget i doden (11)
Balletdanserinden (11) En Dags simpelt Faengsel (12) Dixi som Pudsemand
(12) Brudegaven (12) Strandingen i Vesterhavet (12) Livets baal (12)
Dr. Gar el Hamas flugt (12) Dodsangstens maskespil (12) Vor tids dame
(12) Uden Nattegn (12) Ulykkens Galoscher (12) Bornholmeruret (12) Et
Mandfolk til Auktion (13) Amor paa Spil (13) Festforestilling i
Snolderod (13) En Bryllupsaften paa Hotel (13) Privatdetektivens offer
(13) Vennerne fra Officersskolen (13) Hvem var Forbryderen? (13)
Stemmeretskvinder (13) Professor Buchs Rejseeventyr (13) Guldmonten
(13) Ramasjang i Kantonnementet (13) Et skud i morket (13)
Gaestespillet (13) Frederik Buch som Dekorator (13) Axel Breidahl som
hypnotisor (13) En farlig Forbryderske (13) Hvor er Pelle? (13) Fader
og Son (13) Styrmandens sidste fart (13) Den gamle Majors
Ungdomskaerlighed (13) Axel Breidahls Lotterigevinst (13) Die
Filmprimadonna (13) Zapatas Bande (14) Das Feuer (14) Das Feuer – Die
alte Gnädige (14) Blindekuh (15) So rächt sich die Sonne (15) Die
Tochter der Landstrasse (15) Der Loder (15) Der geheimnisvolle Wanderer
(15) Boddan Stimoff (16) Der Karneval der Toten (19) Durch Seligkeit
und Sünden (20) Der gelbe Tod (20) Der Reigen (20) Wildes Blut (20)
Glaube und Heimat (21) Die kleine Dagmar (21) Das zweite Leben (21)
Zirkus des Lebens (21) Der Mann aus Stahl (22) Der Herr aus dem
Zuchthaus (22) Der Absturz (23) Die Liebe einer Königin (23) Die Stimme
des Herzens (2) Kammermusik (25) Das Abenteuer der Sibylle Brant (25)
Schatten der Weltstadt (25) Tragödie (25) Rosen aus dem Süden (26) Wie
einst im Mai (w26) Die Flammen lügen (26) Der Juxbaron (27) Kopf hoch,
Charly! (27) Die schönsten Beine von Berlin (27) Funkzauber (27) Die
Dame mit dem Tigerfell (27) Die grosse Pause (27) Vilantha (28)
Jahrmarkt des Lebens (28) Freiwild (28) Das Spreewaldmädel (28)
Mädchenschicksale (28) Verirrte Jugend (29) Die Vierte von rechts (29)
Flucht in die Fremdenlegion (29) Kehre zurück! Alles vergeben! (29)
Fräulein Lausbub (30) Zalacain el aventurero (30)
Actor:
Lovejagten (07) Isbjornejagten (07) Director:
Hansa (12)
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