Urban Gad

Birthday: 1879-02-12
Deathday: 1947-12-26
Birthplace: Korsør, Denmark
Gender: Male

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).

Credits

Year Title
1926-11-29 Lykkehjulet
1922-04-09 Hannele's Ascension
1921-11-21 The Island of the Lost
1921-03-30 Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
1921-02-01 My Life as a Night Editor
1920-11-12 Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand
1920-09-02 The Abyss of Souls
1920-01-01 Such a Girl
1919-03-01 The Game of Love and Death
1917-05-01 Witching Hour
1916-12-01 Cinderella
1916-10-23 The White Roses
1916-03-24 Frontstairs and Backstairs
1916-03-24 Little Angel's Wedding
1916-02-11 Die Ewige Nacht
1915-12-10 The False Asta Nielsen
1915-10-08 Die Tochter der Landstrasse
1914-03-27 Das Feuer
1914-02-27 Zapata's Gang
1914-02-06 Das Kind ruft
1914-01-03 Little Angel
1913-12-06 The Film Prima Donna
1913-11-15 S1
1913-09-12 The Suffragette
1913-03-26 Death in Seville
1913-02-28 Die Sünden der Väter
1913-01-03 Jugend und Tollheit
1912-12-19 Comedians
1912-11-28 A Romany Spy
1912-11-28 The House of Ill Repute
1912-11-01 When the Mask Falls
1912-10-05 The General's Children
1912-09-07 Der Totentanz
1912-03-02 Poor Jenny
1912-03-01 Zu Tode Gehetzt
1912-02-03 Die Macht des Goldes
1911-12-14 The Amateur's Generosity
1911-12-09 The Traitress
1911-11-16 When Passion Blinds Honesty
1911-11-03 The Strange Bird
1911-10-08 Gypsy Blood
1911-09-16 The Great Moment
1911-09-04 The Black Dream
1911-06-12 Thru Trials to Victory
1911-05-13 The Moth
1911-04-11 Gypsy Blood
1910-09-12 The Abyss
1910-08-01 A Recruit from 64