John Martinus
Know for: Acting
Born: 1939-07-27
Place of birth: København
Also know as:
The Idiots (1998)
A mix of home-video and documentary styles about a group of young people who have decided to get to know their “inner-idiots” and thus...
The Bench (2000)
Kaj is a stubborn man with a great deal of pride. The former chef lives in a council flat. He has wasted his life and is now on a council job...
Emma's Shadow (1988)
Emma (Line Kruse) is an eleven year-old only child from a wealthy Danish family. Emma's parents seem more interested in their own interests than in...
The Jut-Nuts III (1989)
Jacob and Finn run their low-budget private-eye business out of an auto salvage yard. Usually they are woefully incompetent, and on occasion they are...
In the Middle of the Night (1984)
Benny and Arnold are homeless and along with others living on Nørrebro in Copenhagen. The police is set to clear the building they squat in,...
The Olsen Gang Goes to War (1978)
Some criminal EU ministers plan to turn Denmark into a gigantic fair ground and holiday paradise. Egon gets his hand at some important documents...
Murder in the Dark (1986)
A womanizing journalist is on the outs with the cops who want him in jail and a mysterious "thin man" who wants him dead.
Wild Flowers (1997)
Denmark in the 70's. The teenager Christoffer's parents Nisse and Maria have decided to move into a commune because they want to try the alternative...
Manslaughter (2005)
A college professor abandons his family and his career in order to champion his mistress, a student radical accused of killing a policeman.
Bedside Head (1972)
The young headmaster of a boy's boarding school has decided that due to the virility of his young charges, they are a sort of national treasure. He...
Stealing Rembrandt (2003)
Two bumbling scrap metal thieves - father and son - steal the wrong painting during a museum heist. The painting turns out to be the only original...
Pure Hearts (2006)
To the mentally ill Kriss, the world is divided up into 'good and evil', just like in the old B&W melodrama, 'Pure Hearts', which Kriss and his...
Without a Stitch (1968)
When a high-school girl complains of her inability to reach sexual climax, her doctor suggests that she keep a diary of her sexual encounters. She...
Groovy Days (1996)
Henrik is young and in love and moves with his girlfriend Anne into a commune in the countryside. It is the dawn of the 70's, a time to challenge...
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder...
A Royal Affair (2012)
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Election Night (1998)
On election night we meet Peter, an idealistic young man, who suddenly discovers he has forgotten to vote. On his way to the polls he encounters a...