Henning Bendtsen

Henning Bendtsen

Cinematographer. Born 6 March 1925 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Died 8 February 2011.

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Born
6 March 1925, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died
8 February 2011

Biography

Henning Bendtsen was a Danish cinematographer. He was born in Copenhagen on 6 March 1925 and died on 8 February 2011. After studying advertising photography, he began working at Minerva Film in 1946, shooting shorts and documentaries, before moving to Palladium in 1951 and later working as a freelancer.

Bendtsen served as director of photography on Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Ordet (1955) and Gertrud (1964). He later worked with Lars von Trier on Epidemic (1987) and Europa (1991). He photographed around 100 Danish shorts, documentaries and features, and received a Bodil award for Paw (1959) and a Robert award for Europa.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Henning Bendtsen is known for Europa (1991), Gertrud (1964) and Epidemic (1987).