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
Gender
Male
Birthday
12 February 1879
Death Day
26 December 1947
Place of Birth
Korsør, Denmark
MEDIA
FILMOGRAPHY
The Great Moment
1911-09-16Director of Photography, Director, Writer
The Abyss
1910-09-12Director, Writer
The Traitress
1911-12-09Director
The Suffragette
1913-09-12Director, Writer
Little Angel
1914-01-03Director, Writer
The Film Prima Donna
1913-12-06Director, Writer
The Black Dream
1911-09-04Director, Writer
A Romany Spy
1912-11-28Director, Writer
Witching Hour
1917-05-01Director, Writer
Poor Jenny
1912-03-02Director, Writer
Zapata's Gang
1914-02-27Director, Writer
Cinderella
1916-12-01Cinematography, Director, Writer
S1
1913-11-15Director, Writer
The Island of the Lost
1921-11-21Director
The Strange Bird
1911-11-03Director, Writer
A Recruit from 64
1910-08-01Director, Editor
The Game of Love and Death
1919-03-01Director, Writer
The Abyss of Souls
1920-09-02Writer, Director
Such a Girl
1920-01-01Director
My Life as a Night Editor
1921-02-01Director
Frontstairs and Backstairs
1916-03-24Writer, Director
Hannele's Ascension
1922-04-09Director
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand
1920-11-12Director
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
1921-03-30Director
The False Asta Nielsen
1915-12-10Director
Gypsy Blood
1911-04-11Director, Writer
Death in Seville
1913-03-26Director, Writer
When the Mask Falls
1912-11-01Director, Writer
Comedians
1912-12-19Writer, Director
Gypsy Blood
1911-10-08Director
Little Angel's Wedding
1916-03-24Writer, Director
Thru Trials to Victory
1911-06-12Director
Die Sünden der Väter
1913-02-28Director, Writer
Der Totentanz
1912-09-07Director, Writer
When Passion Blinds Honesty
1911-11-16Director
The Moth
1911-05-13Writer, Director
Die ewige Nacht
1916-02-11Director, Writer
Die Macht des Goldes
1912-02-03Director, Writer
Das Feuer
1914-03-27Director, Writer
Zu Tode Gehetzt
1912-03-01Director, Writer
The General's Children
1912-10-05Director
Das Kind ruft
1914-02-06Director, Writer
Jugend und Tollheit
1913-01-03Director, Writer
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
1915-10-08Director, Writer
The Amateur's Generosity
1911-12-14Director
The White Roses
1916-10-23Writer, Director
The House of Ill Repute
1912-11-28Director
The Wheel of Fortune
1926-11-29Director
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