Peter Elfelt Movies

A child murderess is led to her execution.

Johan Carl Joensen, a Danish colonial manager in Greenland, drives his dog sled in Copenhagen’s Fælledparken. (stumfilm.dk)

This Danish film shows us a young woman doing a dance, which translates to tarantula. According to the brief bio over at the Europa Film Treasures sit...

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...

Images of a hunting party with the Swedish King Oscar II, Prince Christian, Prince Gustav, Prince Valdemar and Prince Georg. Hveen is an island in the...

Early wrestling footage.

A joyful Pas de Deux, performed by Clara Rasmussen and Margrethe Andersen. Clara Rasmussen/Wieth/Pontoppidan (1883-1975) was to become one of the mos...

A group of military men uses explosives to de-root trees.

A short film from Peter Elfelt showing Dagmar Hansen.

Documentation of a royal visit to Bellevue.

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 Ed...

Danish street scene.

Various street scenes from Copenhagen in 1907.

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)....

Horses riding at Kongerevuen.

Students collecting money for the children.

Spirited Ukrainian trepak dance, performed by Russian soloist Wania Tartakoff. (Stumfilm.DK)

Two fine gentlemen battle brutishly for the favour of two fine ladies. However, one of the gentlemen forgets his suitcase at the station, and his comp...

The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj', performed by Gudrun Christensen and Helga Smith. Elverhøj (1828; literal translation, Elves’ Hill) by Johan Lud...