Peter Elfelt was a pioneering Danish photographer and filmmaker, recognized as Denmark's first filmmaker. Initially establishing himself as a prominent portrait photographer in Copenhagen, he became the royal court photographer in 1900. In 1897, Elfelt began producing documentary films, capturing significant national events and daily life in Denmark. He directed Denmark's first fiction film, The Execution (1903). Over his career, Elfelt produced approximately 200 films, many of which have been lost, but his contributions laid the foundation for Danish cinema.
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1866-01-01
Elsinore, Denmark
Lars Peter Elfelt, Peter Lars Petersen
Pas de Deux
Driving with Greenland Dogs
Brandvæsenet rykker ud
De Kongelige skal fotograferes
Bech Olsens og Poul Pons' brydekamp
Women bathing at Skovshoved Beach
The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore
Dagmar Hansen
The Tarantella from 'Napoli'
The Execution
Emperor Wilhelm's Arrival in Copenhagen 1905
Holmenkollen Ski Jump
The Life Guards on Amager
The Gypsy Dance from the Opera 'Il Trovatore'
The Icelandic Althing Visits Copenhagen
Empress Dagmar's Arrival in Elsinore
Kejserinde Dagmars Ankomst til Bellevue
La Sylphide
Princess Marie With Horse
Empress Dagmar Arrives By Train
The Royals on Bicycles in Fredensborg Castle
King Christian IX Receives Grand Duke Friedrich-Franz
Royal Shooting Party on Hveen
Queen Alexandra's Arrival to Toldboden
Orpheus and Eurydice
Prince Carl's Departure
Hartmanns begravelse
Væddeløbene ved Eremitagen
Bathing Ladies at the Waterpark
Sct. Clemensbro i Aarhus
Lerfossen
Linotol Comp.
King Haakon's Visit to 'Dannenbrog' at Crown Prince Christian's Abode
Kong Haakons og Dronning Mauds Besøg i Danmark
17th of May in Norway
Ribe Cathedral Inauguration
Prinsen og Prinsessen af Wales' Ankomst til Trondhjem
The Swans in Sortedamssøen
Betting
Militære Opvisninger paa Fælleden
Kongerevue 1906
The Trade Guilds' Parade
Daniel Dalsgaards Kaffeforretning
Through Aarhus Gates by Tram
Børnehjælpsdagen 1905, I-III
Tietgen's Funeral
Kongerevue paa Fælleden
Kong Haakons besøg paa 'Herluf Trolle'
Bathing Scenes from Skovshoved
Artillery at Jægerspris
Hestevæddeløb i Sverige
Children's Welfare Day in Copenhagen
King Frederik VIII's Arrival in Berlin
Badende Drenge i Skovshoved Havn
King Frederik VIII's Proclamation
King Haakon's Arrival in Trondheim
A Blasting Operation in Ordrup
Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven
Københavnerbilleder
Kong Haakon og Dronning Mauds Indtog i Trondhjem
Engineers Building a Temporary Bridge
Viking løber af Stabelen
Volunteer Boys' Association
Engineer Corps Preparing for Explosions
The King and Queen Drive Between Kroningen and Trondheim Cathedral on 22 June 1906
Automobiler i Fredensborg
The Orchestra at Frederiksberg Theater
Shrovetide Celebrations at Mogensen's
Cattle Show in Haslev
Fru Ellen Aggerholm
Zachariæs Selskab
May 1 demo in Slagelse
Modeopvisning - Kjoler
Skøjteløbning i Fredericia
Exploding Mine in the Sound
Berling's Times
Indsejlingen til Warnemünde 1903
From Siberia to Moscow
Kaiser Wilhelm arrival to Copenhagen 2.4
Lindstrøm's Play
Wania Tartakoff
A Belly Dancer
The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj'
Rundtur gennem København
The Spiritist Faustinus
I.P. Muller I