Directing
Urban Gad
DA, DE, XX cinema · 48 credits
Born
12 February 1879
Died
26 December 1947 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Korsør, Denmark
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
Director
Der Abgrund der Seelen
1920
The Abyss of Souls
Writer, Director
Witching Hour
Director, Writer
Cinderella
Cinematography, Director, Writer
Frontstairs and Backstairs
Writer, Director
Little Angel's Wedding
Writer, Director
Die ewige Nacht
1916
Die ewige Nacht
Director, Writer
The White Roses
Writer, Director
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
Director, Writer
Little Angel
Director, Writer
Zapata's Gang
Director, Writer
Das Feuer
1914
Das Feuer
Director, Writer
Das Kind ruft
1914
Das Kind ruft
Director, Writer
The Suffragette
Director, Writer
The Film Prima Donna
Director, Writer
S1
Director, Writer
Death in Seville
Director, Writer
Die Sünden der Väter
1913
Die Sünden der Väter
Director, Writer
Youth and Madness
Director, Writer
A Romany Spy
Director, Writer
Poor Jenny
Director, Writer
When the Mask Falls
Director, Writer
Comedians
Writer, Director
Der Totentanz
Director, Writer
Die Macht des Goldes
1912
Die Macht des Goldes
Director, Writer
Zu Tode Gehetzt
1912
Zu Tode Gehetzt
Director, Writer
The Great Moment
Director of Photography, Director, Writer
The Traitress
Director
The Black Dream
Director, Writer
The Strange Bird
Director, Writer
Gypsy Blood
Director, Writer
Gypsy Blood
Director
Nachtfalter
1911
The Moth
Writer, Director
The Abyss
Director, Writer
En rekrut fra 64
1910
A Recruit from 64
Director, Editor