Director
Urban Gad
147 years · Korsør, Denmark · 31 films
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).
Best known for
Filmography 31
The Wheel of Fortune
1926 · Director
The Island of the Lost
1921 · Director
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
1921 · Director
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand
1920 · Director
Witching Hour
1917 · Director, Writer
Cinderella
1916 · Director, Writer
The White Roses
1916 · Writer, Director
Frontstairs and Backstairs
1916 · Writer, Director
Little Angel's Wedding
1916 · Writer, Director
The False Asta Nielsen
1915 · Director
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
1915 · Director, Writer
Zapata's Gang
1914 · Director, Writer
Little Angel
1914 · Director, Writer
The Film Prima Donna
1913 · Director, Writer
S1
1913 · Director, Writer
The Suffragette
1913 · Director, Writer
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Death in Seville
1913 · Director, Writer
Youth and Madness
1913 · Director, Writer
Comedians
1912 · Writer, Director
A Romany Spy
1912 · Director, Writer
When the Mask Falls
1912 · Director, Writer
Der Totentanz
1912 · Director, Writer
Poor Jenny
1912 · Director, Writer
The Amateur's Generosity
1911 · Director