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Henning Bendtsen

Cinematographer · Died February 8, 2011, aged 85 · Copenhagen, Denmark

Born
March 6, 1925
Died
February 8, 2011 (aged 85)
From
Copenhagen, Denmark
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 14% in 30 days

What are Henning Bendtsen's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
28%
Society
20%
Survival
13%
Ideas
9%
Isolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Contemplative
4
Dread
3
Tense
2
Cold
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Henning Bendtsen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Henning Bendtsen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • From Dreyer to von Trier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Interviewee

  • Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Interview Subject

  • Carl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Europa(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Sangen om kirsebærtid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Epidemic(1987)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Wolf Hour(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Feelings Are the Same (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • Busybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Snemanden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Cinematographer

  • Love Thy Neighbour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • The Red Mantle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Nu stiger den (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • Neighbors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • The Girl and the Playboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • It's Nifty in the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • Gertrud(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Don Olsen kommer til byen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • The Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • Gudrun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Bussen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • April (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Vi har det jo dejligt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Drømmen om det hvide slot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Oskar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Crazy Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Landsbylægen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Eventyr på Mallorca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Sorte Shara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Komtessen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Boy of Two Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • Over alle grænser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • Cupid on the Phone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Sønnen fra Amerika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Night Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Hidden Fear(1957)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Der var engang en gade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Vi som går stjernevejen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Tante Tut fra Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Den store gav-tyv (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Hvad vil De ha'? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Gengæld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Tre finder en kro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Mod og mandshjerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Escape from Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Ordet(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sukceskomponisten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Et eventyr om tre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Himlen er blaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Min søn Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • Hejrenæs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • Ta' Pelle med (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Kærlighedsdoktoren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Avismanden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • 24.000.000.000.000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Legato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Peter må vente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 58 titles from 1949 to 2005.

Biggest box office

Europa (1991)

$1M worldwide

Highest rated

Ordet (1955)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

  • 1995Screen debut· Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 58: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 58: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography55 of 58: 51 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew3 of 58: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

58 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s26 · crew1960s23 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew2000s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Henning Bendtsen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most loved · cinematographer

Ordet (1955)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Henning Bendtsen's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Henning Bendtsen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Henning Bendtsen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lars von Trier shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers