Urban Gad
Known for
Directing
Born
February 12, 1879
Birthplace
Korsør, Denmark
Died
December 26, 1947 (aged 68)
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).
Best known work
The Abyss
1910
The Black Dream
1911
Little Angel
1914
Poor Jenny
1912
The Suffragette
1913
The Traitress
1911
A Romany Spy
1912
The Island of the Lost
1921
A Recruit from 64
1910
The Strange Bird
1911Filmography
1926
The Wheel of FortuneDirector
1922
Hannele's AscensionDirector
1921
The Island of the LostDirector
1921
1921
My Life as a Night EditorDirector
1920
1920
The Abyss of SoulsWriter, Director
1920
Such a GirlDirector
1919
The Game of Love and DeathWriter, Director
1917
Witching HourDirector, Writer
1916
CinderellaCinematography, Director, Writer
1916
The White RosesDirector, Writer
1916
Frontstairs and BackstairsDirector, Writer
1916
Little Angel's WeddingWriter, Director
1916
Die ewige NachtDirector, Writer
1915
The False Asta NielsenDirector
1915
Die Tochter der LandstrasseWriter, Director
1914
Das FeuerDirector, Writer
1914
Zapata's GangDirector, Writer
1914
Das Kind ruftWriter, Director
1914
Little AngelWriter, Director
1913
The Film Prima DonnaDirector, Writer
1913
S1Director, Writer
1913
The SuffragetteDirector, Writer
1913
Death in SevilleWriter, Director