Directing
Urban Gad
Born February 12, 1879 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).
Directed Films
8.0
The Wheel of Fortune
1926·Comedy
5.3
The Island of the Lost
1921·Science Fiction
7.0
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
1921·Drama
10.0
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand
1920·Drama
7.0
Witching Hour
1917·Drama
10.0
Cinderella
1916·Romance
10.0
The White Roses
1916·Romance
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Frontstairs and Backstairs
1916·Drama
9.0
Little Angel's Wedding
1916
9.0
The False Asta Nielsen
1915
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Die Tochter der Landstrasse
1915·Drama
6.5
Zapata's Gang
1914·Comedy
6.1
Little Angel
1914
5.5
The Film Prima Donna
1913·Drama
7.5
S1
1913
5.2
The Suffragette
1913·Drama
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Death in Seville
1913·Drama
8.0
Youth and Madness
1913
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Comedians
1912
6.3
A Romany Spy
1912·Drama
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When the Mask Falls
1912·Drama
5.0
Der Totentanz
1912·Drama
6.4
Poor Jenny
1912
10.0
The Amateur's Generosity
1911·Drama