Morten Arnfred

Career Overview

Morten Arnfred has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 1969. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently The Kingdom with 2 titles. Signature works include Breaking the Waves, Letters from Denmark, The Kingdom II. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

35

Birth Date

1945-08-02

Birth Place

Frederiksberg, Danmark

Known For

• 

  Breaking the Waves
• Letters from Denmark
• 

  The Kingdom II
• 

  The Kingdom
• 

  Tjenstlig tavshed
• 

  The Big Day

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• The Kingdom (2 titles)
• Olsen Gang (1 titles)
• The Olsen Gang Collection (1 titles)
• Beck Collection (1 titles)
• Mig & Charly (samling) (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Udo Kier (3 collaborations)
• Kirsten Rolffes (3 collaborations)
• Otto Brandenburg (3 collaborations)
• Stellan Skarsgård (2 collaborations)
• Ernst-Hugo Järegård (2 collaborations)
• Holger Juul Hansen (2 collaborations)
• Søren Pilmark (2 collaborations)
• Ghita Nørby (2 collaborations)
• Jens Okking (2 collaborations)
• Birthe Neumann (2 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (19 credits)

  • The Meatlump

    director

    directing
    2022
  • The Bridge

    - Episode 8 (2013) ... director directing

    - Episode 7 (2013) ... director directing

    - Episode 6 (2013) ... director directing

    - Episode 5 (2013) ... director directing
    2011
  • The Killing

    - Episode 15 (2007) ... director directing
    2007
  • Letters from Denmark

    director

    directing
    2006
  • The Big Day

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Move Me

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Beck

    - Night Vision (2000) ... director directing
    1999
  • The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

    director

    directing
    1998
  • The Kingdom II

    co-director

    directing
    1998
  • Breaking the Waves

    first assistant director

    directing
    1996
  • The Kingdom

    co-director

    directing
    1994
  • The Russian Singer

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Heaven and Hell

    director

    directing
    1988
  • Tjenstlig tavshed

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Land of Plenty

    director

    directing
    1983
  • Johnny Larsen

    director

    directing
    1979
  • Me and Charly

    director

    directing
    1978
  • Could We Maybe

    director

    directing
    1976

• crew (5 credits)

  • The Meatlump

    cinematography

    crew
    2022
  • Could We Maybe

    cinematography

    crew
    1976
  • That Brief Summer

    photoscience manager

    crew
    1976
  • White man's seed

    cinematography

    crew
    1975
  • Toppen og bolden

    cinematography

    crew
    1969

• actors (5 credits)

  • Cykelmyggens far

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Heritage

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Copper

    Egon, pressefotograf

    actor

    actors
    1976

• writing (5 credits)

  • Move Me

    writer

    writing
    2003
  • Tjenstlig tavshed

    writer

    writing
    1984
  • Land of Plenty

    writer

    writing
    1983
  • Johnny Larsen

    writer

    writing
    1979
  • Me and Charly

    screenplay

    writing
    1978

• camera (1 credits)

  • Boys

    director of photography

    camera
    1977