Finn Henriksen (29 January 1933 – 6 December 2008) was a Danish

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

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. He directed 17 films and wrote for 19 between 1960 and 1989. He was born in Randers,

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and died in Lyngby, Denmark. He is buried at Lundtofte Cemetery.

Filmography

* '' Jydekompagniet 3'' (1989) * '' Jydekompagniet'' (1988) * '' Fængslende feriedage'' (1978) * '' Piger til søs'' (1977) * ''

Julefrokosten ''Julefrokosten'' (''The Office Party'') is a Danish comedyfilm from 1976 instructed and written by Finn Henriksen (filminstruktør), Finn Henriksen after a novel by Simon Mikkelstrup. Cast *Jesper Langberg as ''Karlsen'' *Lisbet Dahl as ''Henny ...

'' (1976) * ''

Piger i trøjen 2 ''Girls at Arms 2'' ( da, Piger i trøjen 2) is a 1976 Danish comedy film directed by Finn Henriksen and starring Berrit Kvorning. It is a sequel to the 1975 film ''Girls at Arms''. Cast * Berrit Kvorning as Premierløjtnant Merete Clausen *K ...

'' (1976) * ''

Piger i trøjen ''Girls at Arms'' ( da, Piger i trøjen) is a 1975 Danish comedy film directed by Finn Henriksen and starring Dirch Passer. It was followed by a sequel ''Girls at Arms 2'' the following year. Cast * Dirch Passer as 1st Sergeant Vasby * Birte T ...

'' (1975) * ''

Pigen og drømmeslottet Pigen og drømmeslottet (The Girl and the Dream Castle) is a Danish film from 1974, written and directed by Finn Henriksen. The film was Lisbet Dahl's debut as a film actress. Plot Tine is in love with the young owner of a beautiful castle, Kars ...

'' (1974) * ''

Helle for Lykke Helle may refer to: People * Alternate spelling of George de La Hèle, Renaissance composer Places Belgium * Helle (stream), a 25-km-long stream in Belgium that rises in the Eifel mountains Denmark * Helle Municipality, a former municipality ...

'' (1969) * '' Far laver sovsen'' (1967) * '' Pigen og greven'' (1966) * ''

Flådens friske fyre ''It's Nifty in the Navy'' ( da, Flådens friske fyre) is a 1965 Danish comedy film directed by Finn Henriksen and starring Dirch Passer. Cast *Dirch Passer as Valdemar Jensen *Ghita Nørby as Hanne Hansen *Ove Sprogøe as Knud Hansen *Paul H ...

'' (1965) * ''

Norden i flammer Norden is a Scandinavian and German word, directly translated as "the North". It may refer to: Places England * Norden, Basingstoke, a ward of Basingstoke and Deane * Norden, Dorset, a hamlet near Corfe Castle * Norden, Greater Manchester, a vil ...

'' (1965) * ''

Bussen The Bussen is a mountain in southern Germany, in the region of Upper Swabia, with an elevation of 767 metres (approximately 2516 ft). It is also known as the ''Holy Mountain of Upper Swabia.'' It is situated on the border between the Swab ...

'' (1963) * '' Frøken April'' (1963) * '' Prinsesse for en dag'' (1962) * ''

Forelsket i København ''Forelsket i København'' is a 1960 Danish romance film directed by Finn Henriksen and starring Siw Malmkvist. Cast *Siw Malmkvist as Maj Lindquist *Henning Moritzen as Jan Scharf *Ove Sprogøe as Carni * Jørgen Ryg as Dingo * Perry Knudsen ...

'' (1960)

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* 1933 births 2008 deaths Danish film directors Danish male screenwriters People from Randers 20th-century Danish screenwriters {{Denmark-film-director-stub