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Urban Gad

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
0

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 12, 1879 (147 years old)

Place of Birth
Korsør, Denmark

Urban Gad

Biography

Peter Urban Gad was a Danish director who worked mostly in Germany, directing 40 films between 1910 and 1927. From 1912 to 1918 he was married to his leading lady Asta Nielsen, who starred in 30 of his productions. Gad directed both the first feature-length Danish film (Den sorte drøm 1911) and the first feature-length German film (Die Verräterin 1911).

Known For

Directing

1926The Wheel of Fortune...Director
1922Hannele's Ascension...Director
1921The Island of the Lost...Director
1921Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon...Director
1921My Life as a Night Editor...Director
1920Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand...Director
1920The Abyss of Souls...Director
1920Such a Girl...Director
1919The Game of Love and Death...Director
1917Witching Hour...Director
1916Cinderella...Director
1916The White Roses...Director
1916Little Angel's Wedding...Director
1916Frontstairs and Backstairs...Director
1916Die ewige Nacht...Director
1915The False Asta Nielsen...Director
1915Die Tochter der Landstrasse...Director
1914Das Feuer...Director
1914Zapata's Gang...Director
1914Das Kind ruft...Director
1914Little Angel...Director
1913The Film Prima Donna...Director
1913S1...Director
1913The Suffragette...Director
1913Death in Seville...Director
1913Die Sünden der Väter...Director
1913Youth and Madness...Director
1912Comedians...Director
1912A Romany Spy...Director
1912The House of Ill Repute...Director
1912When the Mask Falls...Director
1912The General's Children...Director
1912Der Totentanz...Director
1912Poor Jenny...Director
1912Zu Tode Gehetzt...Director
1912Die Macht des Goldes...Director
1911The Amateur's Generosity...Director
1911The Traitress...Director
1911When Passion Blinds Honesty...Director
1911The Strange Bird...Director
1911Gypsy Blood...Director
1911The Great Moment...Director
1911The Black Dream...Director
1911Thru Trials to Victory...Director
1911The Moth...Director
1911Gypsy Blood...Director
1910The Abyss...Director
1910A Recruit from 64...Director

Writing

1920The Abyss of Souls...Writer
1919The Game of Love and Death...Writer
1917Witching Hour...Writer
1916Cinderella...Writer
1916The White Roses...Writer
1916Little Angel's Wedding...Writer
1916Frontstairs and Backstairs...Writer
1916Die ewige Nacht...Writer
1915Die Tochter der Landstrasse...Writer
1914Das Feuer...Writer
1914Zapata's Gang...Writer
1914Das Kind ruft...Writer
1914Little Angel...Writer
1913The Film Prima Donna...Writer
1913S1...Writer
1913The Suffragette...Writer
1913Death in Seville...Writer
1913Die Sünden der Väter...Writer
1913Youth and Madness...Writer
1912Comedians...Writer
1912A Romany Spy...Writer
1912When the Mask Falls...Writer
1912Der Totentanz...Writer
1912Poor Jenny...Writer
1912Zu Tode Gehetzt...Writer
1912Die Macht des Goldes...Writer
1911The Strange Bird...Writer
1911The Great Moment...Writer
1911The Black Dream...Writer
1911The Moth...Writer
1911Gypsy Blood...Writer
1910The Abyss...Writer

Crew

1916Cinderella...Cinematography

Camera

1911The Great Moment...Director of Photography

Editing

1910A Recruit from 64...Editor

Acting