Knut Erik Jensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Knut Erik Jensen

Norwegian director

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1940

Place of Birth: Honningsvåg, Northern Norway, Norway

Profession: film director, film producer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Knut Erik Jensen (born 8 October 1940 in Honningsvåg, Finnmark) is a Norwegian film director, best known for his documentary Cool and Crazy.
After studying French, Russian and history, he attended the London Film School.
In 1978, he joined the staff of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), and has since then made documentaries and short films for NRK as well as independently.
Jensen has also directed three feature films: Stella Polaris (1993),Burnt by Frost (1997) and Passing Darkness (2000). In 2008 Jensen was made a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St.
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