Urban Gad

Born: 1879-02-12 in Korsør, Denmark

Died: 1947-12-26

Known For: Directing

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).

Filmography

1917

Witching Hour ... (Director)

1916

Little Angel's Wedding ... (Writer)
Cinderella ... (Cinematography)
Frontstairs and Backstairs ... (Writer)
Die Ewige Nacht ... (Director)
The White Roses ... (Writer)

1915

Die Tochter der Landstrasse ... (Director)
The False Asta Nielsen ... (Director)

1914

Zapata's Gang ... (Director)
Das Feuer ... (Director)
Little Angel ... (Director)
Das Kind ruft ... (Director)

1913

The Suffragette ... (Director)
S1 ... (Director)
Jugend und Tollheit ... (Director)
Die Sünden der Väter ... (Director)
Death in Seville ... (Director)
The Film Prima Donna ... (Director)

1912

Comedians ... (Writer)
Der Totentanz ... (Director)
A Romany Spy ... (Director)
The General's Children ... (Director)
Poor Jenny ... (Director)
When the Mask Falls ... (Director)
Zu Tode Gehetzt ... (Director)
Die Macht des Goldes ... (Director)
The House of Ill Repute ... (Director)

1911

When Passion Blinds Honesty ... (Director)
The Amateur's Generosity ... (Director)
Gypsy Blood ... (Director)
The Moth ... (Writer)
Gypsy Blood ... (Director)
The Traitress ... (Director)
The Strange Bird ... (Director)
The Black Dream ... (Director)
The Great Moment ... (Director of Photography)
Thru Trials to Victory ... (Director)

1910

The Abyss ... (Director)
A Recruit from 64 ... (Director)

Urban Gad

Biography

Filmography

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