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).
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
83
Gender
Male
Birthday
1879-02-12
Place of Birth
Korsør, Denmark
Also Known As
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Known For
The Abyss 
The Traitress 
The Suffragette 
Little Angel 
The Film Prima Donna 
The Black Dream 
A Romany Spy 
Witching Hour 
Poor Jenny 
Zapata's Gang 
S1 
The Island of the Lost 
The Strange Bird 
A Recruit from 64 Such a Girl The Game of Love and Death The Abyss of Souls My Life as a Night Editor 
Frontstairs and Backstairs Hannele's Ascension 
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand 
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon 
Gypsy Blood 
The False Asta Nielsen 
The Great Moment 
When the Mask Falls 
Comedians 
Death in Seville 
Gypsy Blood 
Little Angel's Wedding Thru Trials to Victory Die Sünden der Väter 
Der Totentanz When Passion Blinds Honesty The Moth Die ewige Nacht Die Macht des Goldes Zu Tode Gehetzt The General's Children Das Kind ruft 
Youth and Madness 
Cinderella Das Feuer 
Die Tochter der Landstrasse 
The Amateur's Generosity 
The White Roses The House of Ill Repute 
The Wheel of Fortune This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.