Løvejagten
Sign in to saveLøvejagten (Danish for "the lion hunt", English title: The Lion Hunt) was a controversial 1907 silent film by Danish producer Ole Olsen and director Viggo Larsen. The short ten-minute movie caused an enormous public protest in Denmark because it depicted the actual shooting of two captive lions.
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4.3Two hunters set out on safari with their African guide. They observe zebras, an ostrich, and a hippopotamus, capture a monkey, and camp for the night. After a lion kills their goat and horse, they shoot it by the water’s edge and later kill a second. The animals are skinned, and the hunters relax with cigarettes beside their trophies. (Note: Produced by Nordisk Film in 1907, Løvejagten gained notoriety because founder Ole Olsen purchased lions from Copenhagen Zoo, released them on an island, and filmed their killing. Supplemented with zoo footage to simulate Africa, the film caused public outrage yet drew huge audiences, establishing Nordisk’s reputation worldwide.)
Cast
- Viggo Larsen as Lion Hunter
- Knud Lumbye as Lion Hunter
- William Thomsen as African Guide
- Axel Graatkjær
Themes
- africa
- lion
- hunting
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- short film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- Denmark
- Director
- Viggo Larsen
- Producer
- Ole Olsen
- Production company
- Nordisk Film
- Cinematographer
- Axel Graatkjær
- Duration
- 11
- FilmAffinity ID
- 534114
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- publication date
- 1907-01-01
- title
- Løvejagten
- color
- black-and-white
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- distributed by
- Nordisk Film
- copyright status
- public domain
- film format
- 35 mm film
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Løvejagten (Danish for "the lion hunt", English title: The Lion Hunt) was a controversial 1907 silent film by Danish producer Ole Olsen and director Viggo Larsen. The short ten-minute movie caused an enormous public protest in Denmark because it depicted the actual shooting of two captive lions.
==Synopsis== thumb|Løvejagten (1907) Two big game hunters are on safari in the jungle with their African guide. They observe zebras, ostrich and a hippopotamus, and catch a small monkey for a pet. During the night they are awakened by a lion which kills a small goat and then the hunters' horse. The hunters shoot the lion as it stands by the water on a beach. They discover another lion and shoot it also. The lions are gutted and skinned. The happy hunters sit and smoke cigarettes afterward.
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