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John M. Jacobsen

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  • Director
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John M. Jacobsen was born on 27 December 1944 in Oslo, Norway. He is a producer and director, known for Max Manus: Man of War (2008), Troll Hunter (2010) and Børning (2014).
BornDecember 27, 1944
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 11 nominations total

    Known for

    Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
    Max Manus: Man of War
    7.3
    • Producer
    • 2008
    Troll Hunter (2010)
    Troll Hunter
    6.9
    • Producer
    • 2010
    Trond Halbo, Otto Jespersen, Anders Baasmo, Sven Nordin, and Ida Husøy in Børning (2014)
    Børning
    6.2
    • Producer
    • 2014
    Pathfinder (2007)
    Pathfinder
    5.4
    • Producer
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Trollegget
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman (2026)
      No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman
      • producer
      • 2026
    • Sjur Vatne Brean in Nr. 24 (2024)
      Nr. 24
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne in Viking Wolf (2022)
      Viking Wolf
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Trine Dyrholm in Margrete: Queen of the North (2021)
      Margrete: Queen of the North
      6.6
      • co-producer
      • 2021
    • Henning Baum, Trond Halbo, Otto Jespersen, Björn Kjellman, Anders Baasmo, Alexandra Maria Lara, Henrik Mestad, Wenche Myhre, Sven Nordin, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, and Ida Husøy in Asphalt Burning (2020)
      Asphalt Burning
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Operasjon Mumie (2019)
      Operasjon Mumie
      5.7
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Christian Rubeck, Pål Sverre Hagen, and Katherine Waterston in Amundsen (2019)
      Amundsen
      6.2
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Operasjon Mørkemann (2018)
      Operasjon Mørkemann
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Kings Bay (2017)
      Kings Bay
      5.9
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Geir Vegar Hoel, Otto Jespersen, Anders Baasmo, Henrik Mestad, Sven Nordin, Jenny Skavlan, Robert Skjærstad, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Marie Blokhus, and Ida Husøy in Børning 2 (2016)
      Børning 2
      5.9
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Løvekvinnen (2016)
      Løvekvinnen
      6.7
      • producer
      • 2016
    • The Heavy Water War: Stopping Hitler's Atomic Bomb (2015)
      The Heavy Water War: Stopping Hitler's Atomic Bomb
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Agee, Kaisa Gurine Antonsen, Leonard Valestrand Eike, and Ida Leonora Valestrand Eike in Operation Arctic (2014)
      Operation Arctic
      6.1
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Trond Halbo, Otto Jespersen, Anders Baasmo, Sven Nordin, and Ida Husøy in Børning (2014)
      Børning
      6.2
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Alle barn er laget av ild
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2013

    Director

    • Pia Borgli, Wenche Foss, Grethe Kausland, and Toralv Maurstad in Gurin with the Foxtail (1998)
      Gurin with the Foxtail
      6.0
      • Director
      • 1998
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Born
      • December 27, 1944
      • Oslo, Norway

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      The first Norwegian to produce a Hollywood-production: 1996's "Head Above Water" with Cameron Diaz and Harvey Keitel.

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