Benjamin Christensen was born on September 28, 1879 in Viborg, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Hævnens Nat (1916), Seven Footprints to Satan (1929) and The Devil's Circus (1926). He was married to Karen Winther, Sigrid Stahl and Ellen Arctander. He died on April 2, 1959 in Copenhagen, Denmark.