Preben Philipsen (18 January 1910 – 21 September 2005) was a Danish
film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
. He produced 41 films between 1949 and 1975, and co-founded
Constantin Film
The Constantin Film AG is a German mini-major film production and distribution company based in Munich. The company, which belongs to Swiss media conglomerate Highlight Communications AG, is a large independent German maker and distributor of pr ...
with
Waldfried Barthel ( de) in 1950. He was born in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
, Denmark to
Constantin Philipsen Lauritz Carl Constantin Philipsen (1 December 1859 in Copenhagen; died 23 August 1925 Copenhagen) is credited as one of the founders of the Cinema of Denmark.
Biography
Philipsen, a photographer toured Scandinavian nations from 1898 with his magi ...
and his wife Marie Helene (née Elster) and died in
Klampenborg
Klampenborg is a northern suburb to Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in Gentofte Municipality, directly on Øresund, between Taarbæk and Skovshoved. Like other neighbourhoods along the Øresund coast, Klampenborg is an affluent area with many ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
Willi Manages The Whole Thing'' (1972)
* ''
The Body in the Thames
''The Body in the Thames'' (German: ''Die Tote aus der Themse'') is a 1971 West German thriller film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Uschi Glas, Hansjörg Felmy and Werner Peters.Bergfelder p.257 It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace a ...
'' (1971)
*
Creature with the Blue Hand
''Creature with the Blue Hand'' (german: Die blaue Hand) is a West German horror film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Harald Leipnitz, Klaus Kinski and Ilse Steppat. It is based on the 1925 novel '' The Blue Hand'' by Edgar Wallace and w ...
(1967)
*
Don Olsen kommer til byen
''Don Olsen kommer til byen'' is a 1964 Danish comedy film directed by Anker Sørensen. The film stars Dirch Passer.
Cast
*Dirch Passer
*Buster Larsen
*Bodil Udsen
*Birgitte Price
*Marguerite Viby
*Bendt Rothe
*Otto Brandenburg
* Daimi Larsen
*K ...
(1964)
*
The Indian Scarf
''The Indian Scarf'' (german: Das indische Tuch) is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1931 play ''The Cas ...
(1963)
*
The Black Abbot (1963)
*
The Squeaker (1963)
*
Harry and the Butler
''Harry and the Butler'' ( da, Harry og kammertjeneren) is a 1961 Danish film directed by Bent Christensen. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
...
(1961)
*
Jetpiloter (1961)
* ''
Our House in Cameroon
''Our House in Cameroon'' (german: Unser Haus in Kamerun) is a 1961 West German adventure film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Johanna von Koczian, Götz George and Hans Söhnker.Bock & Bergfelder p.55
Cast
* Johanna von Koczian as Dori ...
'' (1961)
*
The Devil's Daffodil
''The Devil's Daffodil'' (also known as ''Daffodil Killer'' or german: Das Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen/ ''Secret of the Yellow Daffodils'') is a 1961 British-West German black-and-white crime film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi. The film was pro ...
(1961)
*
Komtessen
''Komtessen'' is a 1961 Danish family film directed by Erik Overbye and starring Malene Schwartz.
Cast
* Malene Schwartz - Betina Mortensen
* Mimi Heinrich - Komtesse Maria Hardenborg
* Birgitte Federspiel - Gevinde Sonja Hardenborg
* Ebbe La ...
(1961)
* ''
The Crimson Circle'' (1960)
*
That Won't Keep a Sailor Down
''That Won't Keep a Sailor Down'' (german: Das haut einen Seemann doch nicht um) is a 1958 German-Danish comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Karlheinz Böhm, Antje Geerk and Georg Thomalla. It was entered into the ...
(1959)
*
Tre må man være
''Tre må man være'' is a 1959 Danish family film directed by Sven Methling and starring Poul Reichhardt.
Cast
* Poul Reichhardt - Peter Halling
* Helle Virkner - Elisabeth Halling
* Ghita Nørby - Kate Halling
* Preben Mahrt - Arkæolog Johann ...
(1959)
* ''
The Man Who Couldn't Say No'' (1958)
*
Alt dette og Island med
''Alt dette og Island med'' is a 1951 Danish drama film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Sonja Wigert.
Cast
* Sonja Wigert as Nina Lind, singer
* Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt as Saboteur
* Asbjørn Andersen as German officer
* Bjarne Bø as S ...
(1951)
*
We Want a Child!
''We Want a Child!'' ( da, Vi vil ha' et barn) is a 1949 Danish drama film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks.
Cast
* Ruth Brejnholm - Else, the bride
* Jørgen Reenberg - The bridegroom
* Maria Garland - The bride's mother
...
(1949)
*
Panik i familien
''Panik i familien'' is a 1945 Danish film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks. Nordisk Film released the film on DVD in October 2016.
Cast
*Ib Schønberg as Larsen
*Christian Arhoff as Hansen
* Lily Broberg as Fru Hansen
*Jes ...
(1945)
External links
*
1910 births
2005 deaths
Danish film producers
People from Copenhagen
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