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Ole John

  • Cinematographer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Ole John was born on 15 October 1939 in Denmark. He is a cinematographer and writer, known for Stopforbud (1963), Frændeløs (1970) and Eftersøgningen (1970).
BornOctober 15, 1939
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    • Known for

    Stopforbud (1963)
    Stopforbud
    6.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer(as Ole John Povlsen)
    • 1963
    Frændeløs (1970)
    Frændeløs
    4.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
    Se frem til en tryg tid (1964)
    Eftersøgningen
    4.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
    A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix (1977)
    Pelota
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix (1977)
      Pelota
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 1983
    • Se frem til en tryg tid (1964)
      Eftersøgningen
      4.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1970
    • Niels Skousen in Kærlighed (1970)
      Kærlighed
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1970
    • A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix (1977)
      Motion Picture
      5.7
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1970
    • Frændeløs (1970)
      Frændeløs
      4.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 1970
    • Se frem til en tryg tid (1964)
      Nær himlen, nær jorden
      4.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1968
    • Ofelias blomster (1968)
      Ofelias blomster
      5.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1968
    • The Perfect Human (1968)
      The Perfect Human
      7.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1968
    • Det blå billede
      • 16 mm
      • 1967
    • En revolutionær i et velfærdssamfund
      • Cinematographer
      • 1967
    • Episode
      • Cinematographer
      • 1967
    • Magasin
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1966
    • Forlovelse
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1966
    • Se frem til en tryg tid (1964)
      Se frem til en tryg tid
      5.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1964
    • Stopforbud (1963)
      Stopforbud
      6.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as Ole John Povlsen)
      • 1963

    Writer

    • Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth in The Five Obstructions (2003)
      The Five Obstructions
      7.4
      • script (segment "Det perfekte menneske, 1967")
      • 2003
    • 66 scener fra Amerika (1982)
      66 scener fra Amerika
      7.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1982
    • At danse Bournonville (1979)
      At danse Bournonville
      6.8
      • writer
      • 1979
    • Se frem til en tryg tid (1964)
      Eftersøgningen
      4.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1970
    • A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix (1977)
      Motion Picture
      5.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1970
    • Frændeløs (1970)
      Frændeløs
      4.9
      • Writer
      • 1970
    • Se frem til en tryg tid (1964)
      Nær himlen, nær jorden
      4.8
      Short
      • writer
      • 1968
    • Ofelias blomster (1968)
      Ofelias blomster
      5.4
      Short
      • writer
      • 1968
    • The Perfect Human (1968)
      The Perfect Human
      7.2
      Short
      • script
      • 1968
    • Stopforbud (1963)
      Stopforbud
      6.4
      Short
      • Writer (as Ole John Povlsen)
      • 1963

    Additional Crew

    • Paragraf 15 (2007)
      Paragraf 15
      6.9
      Short
      • production teacher
      • 2007
    • Paulina Holtz in In transit (2005)
      In transit
      5.7
      Short
      • production teacher
      • 2005
    • Frunk
      4.1
      Short
      • consultant
      • 2003
    • Lars Brygmann and Joachim Hauboff in Ulykken (2003)
      Ulykken
      4.5
      Short
      • consultant
      • 2003
    • Taber! (1998)
      Taber!
      6.2
      Short
      • film consultant: Dansk Novellefilm
      • 1998
    • Frits Helmuth, Stig Hoffmeyer, and Søren Sætter-Lassen in Wolfgang (1997)
      Wolfgang
      6.7
      Short
      • film consultant: Dansk Novellefilm
      • 1997
    • Skæbnetimen
      3.0
      Short
      • film consultant: Dansk Novellefilm
      • 1996
    • Skyernes skygge rammer mig
      5.9
      Short
      • film consultant: Dansk Novellefilm
      • 1996
    • The Flower Prisoner (1996)
      The Flower Prisoner
      6.0
      Short
      • film consultant: Dansk Novellefilm
      • 1996
    • Supermaterialisme
      6.4
      Short
      • film consultant: Dansk Novellefilm
      • 1995

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Ole John Povlsen
    • Born
      • October 15, 1939
      • Denmark

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