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Robert Dinesen


Foto: Gustav Borgen (1865-1926)

1874 - 1972

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The director Robert Dinesen belonged to the well-known directors of the Danish silent film. Beside it he also appeared as an actor in numerous movies.

He began his career as a stage actor where he remained active till 1910. He made his film debüt as an actor too in the production "Afgrunden" (10) at the side of the great Asta Nielsen.
He impersonated numerous other roles in movies like "Ungdommens Ret" (11), "Vampyrdanserinden" (12), "Brilliantstjernen" (12), "Hans forste Honorar" (12), "Den kvindelige daemon" (13), "Slakgeoen" (15), "For hendes Skyld" (16), "Kammerpigen" (18) and "Livets Omskiftelser" (19).

Robert Dinesen already realised his first movie as a director in 1911 with "De fire djaevle" (11).
He realised many other silent movies as a director in the next years, to these productions belong "Hjaelpen" (13), "Dramaet i den gamle Molle" (13), "Moderen" (14), "Et Kaerlighedsoffer" (14), "Den siddste Nat" (15), "Dr. X" (15), Lyset og Livet" (16), "Maharadjahens syndlingshustru" (17), "Hotel Paradis" (17), "Luksuschaufforen" (18), Livets Omskiftelser" (19) and "Konkurrencen" (19).

He went to Germany in 1919 where he was able to continue his film career as a director from 1920. There he shot the silent movies "Frauen vom Gnadenstein" (20), "Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft" (21), "Tabea, stehe auf!" (22), "Tatjana" (23), "Im Namen des Kaisers" (25), "Die Hölle der Jungfrauen" (28) and "Der Weg durch die Nacht" (29).

He retired from the film business with the rise of the sound film and he dedicated to his second passion - the painting. Beside it he earned his living as a commercial clerk.

Robert Dinesen was among others married with the actresses Marie Dinesen and Margarete Schön.


Other movies from Robert Dinesen (Director):
Lynstraalen (12) Springdykkeren (12) Den glade lojtnant (12) Strejken paa den gamle Fabrik (13) Dovstummelegatet (13) Den store Operation (13) Scenen og livet (13) Manden med Kappen (13) Djaevelens datter (13) Den kvindelige Daemon (13) Broder mod Broder (13) Under Blinkfyrets Straaler (13) Den skonne ubekendte (14) Hammerslaget (14) Inderpigen (14) Helvedesmaskinen (14) Toffelhelten (14) Amors Krogveje (14) Arbejdet adler (14) Millionaer for en Dag (14) For Lykke of Aere (15) Mit Faedreland, min Karlighed (15) En Dod i Skonhed (15) Zigojnerblod (15) Naar Haevngloden slukkes (15) Om kap med doden (15) I Farens Stund (15) Kvinden, hanfrelste (15) Slangeoen (15) Fader og son (15) Midnatssolen (16) For hendes Skyld (16) Gar el Hama (16) Kornspekulantens Forbrydelse (16) Mumiens Halsbaand (16) Letsindighedens Lon (16) For sin Dreng (16) Blandt Samfundets Fjender (16) Malkepigekomtessen (16) Favoriten (17) Den ny Rocambole (17) Hjertekrigen paa Ravnsholt (17) Mands vilje (18) En Fare for Samfundet (18) Sfinxenx Hemmelighed (18) Kammerpigen (18) De skraa Braedder (18) Hjerteknuseren (18) For barnets skyld (18) I Opiumets Magt (18) Hendes Hjertes Ridder (18) Goglerbandens adoptivdatter (19) Hvorledes jeg kom til Filmen (19) Jefthas dotter (19) Die Erbin von Tordis (21) Ilona (21) Ödets redskap (22) Thamar, das Kind der Berge (24) Malva (24) Claire (24) Wenn die Liebe icht wär'! (25) Die Feuertänzerin (25) Ariadne in Hoppegarten (28)

Actor:
De fire djaevle (11) Den farlige leg (11) En bryllupsaften (11) Den sande kaerlighed (12) Den sande kaerlighed (12) Det farlige Spil (12) Dodens brud (12) Montmartrepigen (12) Den sorte kansler (12) Guvernorens datter (12) Den staerkeste (12) Den kaere Afdode (12) Hjaerternes kamp (12) Den tredie magt (13) Paa Vildspor (13) Hjaelpen (13) Flugten gennem Luften (13) Manden med Kappen (13) Djaevelens  datter (13) Hans vanskeligste Rolle (13) Dyrekobt Venskab (13) Garel Hama III (14) For Lykke of Aere (15) Den sidste Nat (15) Om kap med doden (15) Kvinden, hanfrelste (15) Fader og son (15) Gar el Hama IV (16) Kornspekulantens Forbrydelse (16) Blandt Samfundets Fjender (16) Den ny Rocambole (17) De skraa Braedder (18) Goglerbandens adoptivdatter (19) Konkurrencen (19) En Skuespillers Kaerlighed (20) Tatjana (23)

Writer:
Om kap med doden (15) Tatjana (23) Malva (24) Wenn die Liebe nicht wär'! (25) Die Feuertänzerin (25)

 
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