Person
Urban Gad
Directing · 1879–1947 · 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
The Suffragette
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Such a Girl
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A Romany Spy
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The Moth
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Gypsy Blood
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Der Totentanz
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My Life as a Night Editor
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The Strange Bird
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Poor Jenny
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The Traitress
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Filmography
- 1926The Wheel of FortuneDirector
- 1922Hannele's AscensionDirector
- 1921The Island of the LostDirector
- 1921Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden DungeonDirector
- 1921My Life as a Night EditorDirector
- 1920Christian Wahnschaffe I: WeltbrandDirector
- 1920The Abyss of SoulsWriter
- 1920Such a GirlDirector
- 1919The Game of Love and DeathDirector
- 1917Witching HourDirector
- 1916CinderellaCinematography
- 1916The White RosesWriter
- 1916Frontstairs and BackstairsWriter
- 1916Little Angel's WeddingWriter
- 1916Die ewige NachtDirector
- 1915The False Asta NielsenDirector
- 1915Die Tochter der LandstrasseDirector
- 1914Das FeuerDirector
- 1914Zapata's GangDirector
- 1914Das Kind ruftDirector
- 1914Little AngelDirector
- 1913The Film Prima DonnaDirector
- 1913S1Director
- 1913The SuffragetteDirector
- 1913Death in SevilleDirector
- 1913Die Sünden der VäterDirector
- 1913Youth and MadnessDirector
- 1912ComediansWriter
- 1912A Romany SpyDirector
- 1912The House of Ill ReputeDirector
- 1912When the Mask FallsDirector
- 1912The General's ChildrenDirector
- 1912Der TotentanzDirector
- 1912Poor JennyDirector
- 1912Zu Tode GehetztDirector
- 1912Die Macht des GoldesDirector
- 1911The Amateur's GenerosityDirector
- 1911The TraitressDirector
- 1911When Passion Blinds HonestyDirector
- 1911The Strange BirdDirector
- 1911Gypsy BloodDirector
- 1911The Great MomentDirector of Photography
- 1911The Black DreamDirector
- 1911Thru Trials to VictoryDirector
- 1911The MothWriter
- 1911Gypsy BloodDirector
- 1910The AbyssDirector
- 1910A Recruit from 64Director
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