Urban Gad
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 12, 1879
- Died
- December 26, 1947 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- Korsør, Denmark
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
Filmography
The Wheel of Fortune
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Hannele's Ascension
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The Island of the Lost
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My Life as a Night Editor
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Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
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Such a Girl
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The Abyss of Souls
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Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand
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The Game of Love and Death
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Witching Hour
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Frontstairs and Backstairs
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Little Angel's Wedding
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Die ewige Nacht
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Cinderella
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The White Roses
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The False Asta Nielsen
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Die Tochter der Landstrasse
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Little Angel
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Zapata's Gang
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Das Kind ruft
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Das Feuer
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The Suffragette
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The Film Prima Donna
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S1
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Death in Seville
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Die Sünden der Väter
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Youth and Madness
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A Romany Spy
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Poor Jenny
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When the Mask Falls
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Comedians
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Der Totentanz
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Die Macht des Goldes
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Zu Tode Gehetzt
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The General's Children
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The House of Ill Repute
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The Traitress
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The Black Dream
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The Strange Bird
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Gypsy Blood
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The Great Moment
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Gypsy Blood
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Thru Trials to Victory
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When Passion Blinds Honesty
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The Moth
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The Amateur's Generosity
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The Abyss
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A Recruit from 64
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