Personal Info
Birthday
February 12, 1879
Place of Birth
Korsør, Denmark
Known For
Directing
Urban Gad
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 Movies (31)
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8.0
The Wheel of Fortune
Movie1926
5.3
The Island of the Lost
Movie1921
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7.0
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
Movie1921
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10.0
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand
Movie1920
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7.0
Witching Hour
Movie1917
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10.0
Cinderella
Movie1916
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10.0
The White Roses
Movie1916
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0.0
Frontstairs and Backstairs
Movie1916
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9.0
Little Angel's Wedding
Movie1916
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9.0
The False Asta Nielsen
Movie1915
No Backdrop
0.0
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
Movie1915
6.5
Zapata's Gang
Movie1914
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6.1
Little Angel
Movie1914
5.5
The Film Prima Donna
Movie1913
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7.5
S1
Movie1913
5.2
The Suffragette
Movie1913
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0.0
Death in Seville
Movie1913
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8.0
Youth and Madness
Movie1913
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0.0
Comedians
Movie1912
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6.3
A Romany Spy
Movie1912
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0.0
When the Mask Falls
Movie1912
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5.0
Der Totentanz
Movie1912
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6.4
Poor Jenny
Movie1912
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10.0
The Amateur's Generosity
Movie1911
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4.5
The Traitress
Movie1911
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4.7
The Strange Bird
Movie1911
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0.0
Gypsy Blood
Movie1911
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1.0
The Great Moment
Movie1911
5.1
The Black Dream
Movie1911
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9.0
Gypsy Blood
Movie1911
6.3
The Abyss
Movie1910