Movies: Peter Elfelt

1903
The Execution (1903)
The Execution
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A child murderess is led to her execution....
1907
Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven (1907)
Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven
61907HD
A group of military men uses explosives to de-root trees....
1902
Pas de Deux (1902)
Pas de Deux
5.81902HD
A joyful Pas de Deux, performed by Clara Rasmussen and Margrethe Andersen. Clara Rasmussen/Wieth/Pontoppidan (1883-1975) was to become one of the most famous actresses of Danish silent cinema; one of her most notable performances is in Dreyer’s 'Lea...
1897
Driving with Greenland Dogs (1897)
Driving with Greenland Dogs
5.41897HD
Johan Carl Joensen, a Danish colonial manager in Greenland, drives his dog sled in Copenhagen’s Fælledparken. (stumfilm.dk)...
1906
Wania Tartakoff (1906)
Wania Tartakoff
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Spirited Ukrainian trepak dance, performed by Russian soloist Wania Tartakoff. (Stumfilm.DK)...
1903
Dagmar Hansen (1903)
Dagmar Hansen
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A short film from Peter Elfelt showing Dagmar Hansen....
1899
Bech Olsens og Poul Pons' brydekamp (1899)
Bech Olsens og Poul Pons' brydekamp
41899HD
Early wrestling footage....
1905
Through Aarhus Gates by Tram (1905)
Through Aarhus Gates by Tram
61905HD
Traveling by tracks through the streets of Aarhus....
1901
Tietgen's Funeral (1901)
Tietgen's Funeral
51901HD
Prominent people at a funeral....
1902
The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj' (1902)
The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj'
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The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj', performed by Gudrun Christensen and Helga Smith. Elverhøj (1828; literal translation, Elves’ Hill) by Johan Ludvig Heiberg, with music by Frederik Kuhlau, is considered the Danish national play. It was commissio...
1905
Emperor Wilhelm's Arrival in Copenhagen 1905 (1905)
Emperor Wilhelm's Arrival in Copenhagen 1905
5.21905HD
The Kaiser was an unpopular guest in Denmark. Both for personal and political reasons, the Danish court did not want to have too close ties to the German Kaiser. But the Kaiser had a habit of inviting himself....
1903
The Royals on Bicycles in Fredensborg Castle (1903)
The Royals on Bicycles in Fredensborg Castle
41903HD
Fredensborg castle in North Zealand was the base of the so-called 'Fredensborg Days' in the period 1880-1898, where King Christian IX and Queen Louise would gather the family. The tradition petered out after the death of Czar Alexander III in 1894 an...
1902
Kongerevue paa Fælleden (1902)
Kongerevue paa Fælleden
3.51902HD
Horses riding at Kongerevuen....
1902
Queen Alexandra's Arrival to Toldboden (1902)
Queen Alexandra's Arrival to Toldboden
3.51902HD
Alexandra (1844-1925), daughter of Christian IX, married in 1863 to Prince Edward (1841-1910), who after Queen Victoria's death in 1901 became King Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland. She often visited Denmark....
1903
Artillery at Jægerspris (1903)
Artillery at Jægerspris
41903HD
Military in action....
1905
Børnehjælpsdagen 1905, I-III (1905)
Børnehjælpsdagen 1905, I-III
41905HD
Students collecting money for the children....
1906
The Life Guards on Amager (1906)
The Life Guards on Amager
4.31906HD
Ballet by August Bournonville 1871. With Hans Beck, Valborg Borchsenius (née Guldbrandsen) and Ellen Price. (Stumfilm.DK)...
1900
Empress Dagmar's Arrival in Elsinore (1900)
Empress Dagmar's Arrival in Elsinore
4.31900HD
Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), born Dagmar, daughter of King Christian IX was in 1866 married to Alexander III (1845-1894), Czar of Russia (1881-1894). The couple often visited Denmark, where the czar found a safe harbour away from the unstable Russia...
1902
Sct. Clemensbro i Aarhus (1902)
Sct. Clemensbro i Aarhus
51902HD
Danish street scene....
1902
The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore (1902)
The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore
4.61902HD
Nikolai II (1868-1918), the last Russian czar, son of Alexander III and Dagmar. He had been in Denmark on vacation with his parents several times. The royal houses usually met in September to celebrate Queen Louise's birthday. Even after Queen Louise...