Urban Gad
Directing
- Born
- February 12, 1879 · Korsør, Denmark
- Died
- December 26, 1947 (age 68)
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 Abyss
September 12, 1910
The Black Dream
September 4, 1911
Little Angel
January 3, 1914
Poor Jenny
March 2, 1912
The Suffragette
September 12, 1913
The Traitress
December 9, 1911
A Romany Spy
November 28, 1912
The Island of the Lost
November 21, 1921
The Strange Bird
November 3, 1911
The Film Prima Donna
December 6, 1913
Witching Hour
May 1, 1917
Zapata's Gang
February 27, 1914
Behind the camera48
- 1926The Wheel of Fortune Director
- 1922Hannele's Ascension Director
- 1921The Island of the Lost Director
- 1921Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon Director
- 1921My Life as a Night Editor Director
- 1920Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand Director
- 1920The Abyss of Souls Writer, Director
- 1920Such a Girl Director
- 1919The Game of Love and Death Writer, Director
- 1917