Urban Gad
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1879-02-12
Day of Death
1947-12-26 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Korsør, Denmark
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).
Known For
Crew
(1926)
Lykkehjulet
Director
(1922)
Hannele's Ascension
Director
(1921)
The Island of the Lost
Director
(1921)
My Life as a Night Editor
Director
(1921)
(1920)
The Abyss of Souls
Writer, Director
(1920)
Such a Girl
Director
(1920)
(1919)
The Game of Love and Death
Director, Writer
(1917)
Witching Hour
Director, Writer
(1916)
Cinderella
Cinematography, Director, Writer
(1916)
Frontstairs and Backstairs
Writer, Director
(1916)
Little Angel's Wedding
Writer, Director
(1916)
Die Ewige Nacht
Director, Writer
(1916)
The White Roses
Writer, Director
(1915)
The False Asta Nielsen
Director
(1915)
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
Director, Writer
(1914)
Little Angel
Director, Writer
(1914)
Zapata's Gang
Director, Writer
(1914)
Das Feuer
Director, Writer
(1914)
Das Kind ruft
Director, Writer
(1913)
The Suffragette
Director, Writer
(1913)
The Film Prima Donna
Director, Writer
(1913)
S1
Director, Writer
(1913)
Death in Seville
Director, Writer
(1913)
Die Sünden der Väter
Director, Writer
(1913)
Jugend und Tollheit
Director, Writer
(1912)
A Romany Spy
Director, Writer
(1912)
Poor Jenny
Director, Writer
(1912)
When the Mask Falls
Director, Writer
(1912)
Comedians
Writer, Director
(1912)
Der Totentanz
Director, Writer
(1912)
Die Macht des Goldes
Director, Writer
(1912)
Zu Tode Gehetzt
Director, Writer
(1912)
The General's Children
Director
(1912)
The House of Ill Repute
Director
(1911)
The Great Moment
Director of Photography, Director, Writer
(1911)
The Traitress
Director
(1911)
The Black Dream
Director, Writer
(1911)
The Strange Bird
Director, Writer
(1911)
Gypsy Blood
Director, Writer
(1911)
Gypsy Blood
Director
(1911)
Thru Trials to Victory
Director
(1911)
When Passion Blinds Honesty
Director
(1911)
The Moth
Writer, Director
(1911)
The Amateur's Generosity
Director
(1910)
The Abyss
Director, Writer
(1910)
A Recruit from 64
Director, Editor