Portrait of Benjamin Christensen

Directing

Benjamin Christensen

Career

Active from 1914 to 1968, with a break from 1943 to 1967, busiest in 1929 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Häxan
Häxan
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Benjamin Christensen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.0, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Lost Love 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Witchcraft Through the Ages
Witchcraft Through the Ages (1968)

Director

1940s

3 titles
Lady with the Light Gloves
Lady with the Light Gloves (1942)

Director

Come Home with Me
Come Home with Me (1941)

Director

The Child
The Child (1940)

Writer, Director

1930s

1 title
Children of Divorce
Children of Divorce (1939)

Writer, Director

1920s

12 titles · average score 68
Seven Footprints to Satan
Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

The Mysterious Island
The Mysterious Island (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

House of Horror
House of Horror (1929)

Director, Story

The Haunted House
The Haunted House (1928)

Writer, Director

The Hawk's Nest
The Hawk's Nest (1928)

Director

Mockery
Mockery (1927)
GoodWatch score 55

Story, Director

The Devil's Circus
The Devil's Circus (1926)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Director

The Woman Who Did
The Woman Who Did (1925)

Director

Michael
Michael (1924)
GoodWatch score 81

as Claude Zoret

His Wife, the Unknown
His Wife, the Unknown (1923)

Writer, Director

Häxan
Häxan (1922)
GoodWatch score 85

as Devil

Helgeninderne
Helgeninderne (1921)

Director

1910s

2 titles · average score 65
Blind Justice
Blind Justice (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

as "Strong" Henry/John

The Mysterious X
The Mysterious X (1914)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lieutenant van Hauen