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Jan Pallesen

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Color Department
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Jan Pallesen was born on 31 May 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jan is a cinematographer, known for Les Misérables (1998), Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) and Ambulance (2005).
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    • Known for

    Claire Danes, Uma Thurman, Liam Neeson, and Geoffrey Rush in Les Misérables (1998)
    Les Misérables
    7.4
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1998
    Julia Ormond in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
    Smilla's Sense of Snow
    6.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1997
    Helle Fagralid, Paw Henriksen, and Thomas Bo Larsen in Ambulance (2005)
    Ambulance
    5.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2005
    Lykke (2011)
    Lykke
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Offroad
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Under the Stars (2025)
      Under the Stars
      6.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Søren Malling, Lila Nobel, Johanne Milland, Mille Dinesen, Afshin Firouzi, and Clint Ruben in Off the Record (2024)
      Off the Record
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Amalie Dollerup, Bodil Jørgensen, Mads Wille, Lars Ranthe, Rosalinde Mynster, Jens Jacob Tychsen, and Morten Hemmingsen in Seaside Hotel (2013)
      Seaside Hotel
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Sidse Babett Knudsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, and Alice Bier Zanden in Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023)
      Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
      5.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Mikael Birkkjær, Carsten Bjørnlund, Lars Brygmann, Line Kruse, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Jacob Lohmann, Rasmus Bjerg, Martin Greis-Rosenthal, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Lise Baastrup, Amanda Collin, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, and Merete Mærkedahl in Fathers and Mothers (2022)
      Fathers and Mothers
      5.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Kometernes jul (2021)
      Kometernes jul
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Molly Blixt Egelind and Morten Hee Andersen in The New Nurses (2018)
      The New Nurses
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018–2021
    • Alba August and Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen in The Rain (2018)
      The Rain
      6.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Anders W. Berthelsen and Olivia Joof Lewerissa in DNA (2019)
      DNA
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Søren Malling, Steen Rasmussen, Ulrich Thomsen, Michael Wikke, Szhirley, Rasmus Bjerg, Frida Luna Roswall Mattson, Mads Geertsen, and Thomas Refslund Ravn in Gooseboy (2019)
      Gooseboy
      5.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • The Team (2015)
      The Team
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015–2018
    • Mick Øgendahl in Grand danois (2016)
      Grand danois
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Lillemand (2015)
      Lillemand
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015–2016
    • Iben Hjejle and Dar Salim in Dicte: Crime Reporter (2013)
      Dicte: Crime Reporter
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Simon Talbots Sketch Show (2016)
      Simon Talbots Sketch Show
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Mads Mikkelsen in The Last Viking (2025)
      The Last Viking
      7.1
      • b-cam operator
      • 2025
    • Felix og Åmanden (2022)
      Felix og Åmanden
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • second unit
      • 2022
    • Laura Drasbæk, Peter Mygind, André Babikian, and Ali Al-Bayate in The Sommerdahl Murders (2020)
      The Sommerdahl Murders
      6.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2020–2021
    • Amalie Dollerup, Bodil Jørgensen, Mads Wille, Lars Ranthe, Rosalinde Mynster, Jens Jacob Tychsen, and Morten Hemmingsen in Seaside Hotel (2013)
      Seaside Hotel
      8.1
      TV Series
      • photographer: second unit
      • 2020
    • Simon Talbots Sketch Show (2016)
      Simon Talbots Sketch Show
      6.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2016
    • Shadow of a Hero (2015)
      Shadow of a Hero
      6.3
      • additional cinematography
      • 2015
    • Lillemand (2015)
      Lillemand
      7.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2015
    • Lykke (2011)
      Lykke
      7.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2011
    • Roskilde (2008)
      Roskilde
      6.6
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • Martin Brygmann, Peter Frödin, Henrik Noël Olesen, Lene Maria Christensen, Clara Maria Bahamondes, Lukas Schwarz Thorsteinsson, and Laura Østergaard Buhl in The Gold of Valhalla (2007)
      The Gold of Valhalla
      4.4
      • camera operator
      • 2007
    • DM i stand-up 2006
      TV Special
      • camera operator (as Jan Palle)
      • 2007
    • Nynne (2006)
      Nynne
      5.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator: 'b' camera
      • 2006
    • Nicklas Svale Andersen, Julie Grundtvig Wester, Christian Heldbo Wienberg, and Frederikke Thomassen in Tempelriddernes skat (2006)
      Tempelriddernes skat
      5.7
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 2006
    • Lille Lise (2005)
      Lille Lise
      6.1
      Short
      • cinematographer: pick-up shots
      • 2005
    • Jesper Asholt, Frits Helmuth, Pernille Kaae Høier, Mikkel Konyher, Kjeld Nørgaard, Adam Gilbert Jespersen, and Anna Agafia Svideniouk Egholm in Oskar & Josefine (2005)
      Oskar & Josefine
      5.3
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • 2005

    Color Department

    • Mick Øgendahl in Grand danois (2016)
      Grand danois
      5.9
      TV Series
      • colorist
      • 2016

    Videos2

    Over the Edge
    Trailer 1:26
    Over the Edge
    Ambulance
    Trailer 1:49
    Ambulance
    Ambulance
    Trailer 1:49
    Ambulance

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Jan Palle
    • Born
      • May 31, 1974
      • Copenhagen, Denmark

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    • Trivia
      Member of the Danish Society of Cinematographers (Dansk Filmfotograf Forbund - DFF).

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