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Jörgen Persson(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Jörgen Persson was born on 10 September 1936 in Helsingborg, Skåne län, Sweden. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Pelle erobreren (1987), Les Misérables (1998) and Kvinnorna på taket (1989).
BornSeptember 10, 1936
BornSeptember 10, 1936
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Max von Sydow and Pelle Hvenegaard in Pelle erobreren (1987)
    Pelle erobreren
    7.7
    Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
    Claire Danes, Uma Thurman, Liam Neeson, and Geoffrey Rush in Les Misérables (1998)
    Les Misérables
    7.4
    Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
    Kvinnorna på taket (1989)
    Kvinnorna på taket
    6.0
    Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
    Elvira Madigan (1967)
    Elvira Madigan
    7.0
    Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967

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    Cinematographer

    • Underkastelsen (2010)
      Underkastelsen
      6.8
      • co-director of photography
      • 2010
    • Varg (2008)
      Varg
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Viveka Seldahl and Sven Wollter in En sång för Martin (2001)
      En sång för Martin
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Lena Endre and Erland Josephson in Trolösa (2000)
      Trolösa
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • En rikedom bortom allt förstånd
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (1999)
      The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
      6.8
      Video
      • Cinematographer (as Jorgen Persson)
      • 1999
    • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (2002)
      The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
      7.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1995–1999
    • Claire Danes, Uma Thurman, Liam Neeson, and Geoffrey Rush in Les Misérables (1998)
      Les Misérables
      7.4
      • director of photography
      • 1998
    • Kevin Bacon and Evan Rachel Wood in Digging to China (1997)
      Digging to China
      6.7
      • director of photography
      • 1997
    • Julia Ormond in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
      Smilla's Sense of Snow
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • Jerusalem (1996)
      Jerusalem
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • Vita lögner (1995)
      Vita lögner
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 1995
    • Zorn (1994)
      Zorn
      5.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 1994
    • Antonio Banderas, Winona Ryder, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, and Meryl Streep in The House of the Spirits (1993)
      The House of the Spirits
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 1993
    • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
      The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1993

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Love Comes Quietly (1973)
      Love Comes Quietly
      6.0
      • camera operator
      • 1973
    • Visions of Eight (1973)
      Visions of Eight
      6.8
      • camera operator (uncredited)
      • 1973

    Director

    • Den vita sporten (1968)
      Den vita sporten
      6.4
      • Director
      • 1968

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Jorgen Persson
    • Born
      • September 10, 1936
      • Helsingborg, Skåne län, Sweden

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      Became an internationally renowned cinematographer in the 1960s due to his numerous collaborations with director Bo Widerberg, who often sought a naturalistic and impressionistic lighting scheme in his films.

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