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

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The Wheel of Fortune

1926 ⭐ 8.0

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Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon

1921 ⭐ 7.0

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Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand

1920 ⭐ 10.0

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Witching Hour

1917 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

1926

The Wheel of Fortune Notable

1926

⭐ 8.0

1921

The Island of the Lost

1921

⭐ 5.3

Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon Notable

1921

⭐ 7.0

1920

Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand Notable

1920

⭐ 10.0

1917

Witching Hour Notable

1917

⭐ 7.0

1916

Cinderella Notable

1916

⭐ 10.0

The White Roses Notable

1916

⭐ 10.0

Frontstairs and Backstairs

1916

1915

The False Asta Nielsen Notable

1915

⭐ 9.0

Die Tochter der Landstrasse

1915

1914

Zapata's Gang

1914

⭐ 6.5

Little Angel

1914

⭐ 6.1

1913

The Film Prima Donna

1913

⭐ 5.5

S1 Notable

1913

⭐ 7.5

The Suffragette

1913

⭐ 5.2

1912

Comedians

1912

A Romany Spy

1912

⭐ 6.3

When the Mask Falls

1912

1911

The Amateur's Generosity Notable

1911

⭐ 10.0

The Traitress

1911

⭐ 4.5

The Strange Bird

1911

⭐ 4.7

1910

The Abyss

1910

⭐ 6.3

Frequently appears with

Carl Schenstrøm

Fy

Harald Madsen

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Lili Lani

Ethel Birk

Mathilde Nielsen

Husbestyrerinde hos Ring

Conrad Veidt

Christian Wahnschaffe

Werner Krauss

Margarete Kupfer

Ilka Grüning

Theodor Loos

Full filmography

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The Wheel of Fortune

1926 ⭐ 8.0

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The Island of the Lost

1921 ⭐ 5.3

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Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon

1921 ⭐ 7.0

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Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand

1920 ⭐ 10.0

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Witching Hour

1917 ⭐ 7.0

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Cinderella

1916 ⭐ 10.0

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The White Roses

1916 ⭐ 10.0

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Frontstairs and Backstairs

1916

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Little Angel's Wedding

1916 ⭐ 9.0

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The False Asta Nielsen

1915 ⭐ 9.0

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Die Tochter der Landstrasse

1915

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Zapata's Gang

1914 ⭐ 6.5

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Little Angel

1914 ⭐ 6.1

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The Film Prima Donna

1913 ⭐ 5.5

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S1

1913 ⭐ 7.5

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The Suffragette

1913 ⭐ 5.2

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Death in Seville

1913

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Youth and Madness

1913 ⭐ 8.0

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Comedians

1912

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A Romany Spy

1912 ⭐ 6.3