Urban Gad
b. 1879 — d. 1947 (aged 68)
Korsør, Denmark
Cinematographer
Director
Writer
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).
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Jonna og hendes Plejemoder
1926 Director
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Lykkehjulet
1926 Director
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Graf Festenberg
1922 Director
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Hanneles Himmelfahrt
1922 Director
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★ 4.6
The Island of the Lost
1921 Director
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★ 6.5
Christian Wahnschaffe, 2. Teil - Die Flucht aus dem goldenen Kerker
1921 Director
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Mein Mann - Der Nachtredakteur
1921 Director
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Der vergiftete Strom
1921 Director
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Der Liebeskorridor
1921 Director
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Ich bin Du
1921 Director
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★ 7.0
Weltbrand
1920 Director
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So ein Mädel
1920 Director
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Der Abgrund der Seelen
1920 Director
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Das Spiel von Liebe und Tod
1919 Director
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Vera Panina
1918 Director
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Der schuldlose Verdacht
1918 Director
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Der Schmuck des Rajah
1918 Director
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Die neue Daliah
1918 Director
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Das verhängnisvolle Andenken
1918 Director
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Das sterbende Modell
1918 Director
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Die Kleptomanin
1918 Director
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★ 5.3
Die Gespensterstunde
1917 Director
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Die Vergangenheit rächt sich
1917 Director
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Der breite Weg
1917 Director
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Klosterfriede
1917 Director
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★ 6.2
Die weißen Rosen
1916 Director
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Die verschlossene Tür
1916 Director
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Der rote Streifen
1916 Director
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Cinderella
1916 Director
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Engeleins Hochzeit
1916 Director
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Die ewige Nacht
1916 Director
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Die Tochter der Landstraße
1915 Director
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Vordertreppe - Hintertreppe
1915 Director
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The False Asta Nielsen
1915 Director
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★ 6.3
Engelein
1914 Director
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★ 6.0
Zapata's Gang
1914 Director
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The Call of the Child
1914 Director
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Standrechtlich erschossen
1914 Director
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Das Feuer
1914 Director
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Das Feuer. Die alte Gnädige
1914 Director
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★ 5.4
A Militant Suffragette
1913 Director
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★ 6.3
The Film Primadonna
1913 Director
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★ 6.2
S1
1913 Director
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Emma og Urban Gad i hjemmet
1913 Director
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Der Tod in Sevilla
1913 Director
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The Devil's Assistant
1913 Director
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Behind Comedy's Mask
1913 Director
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★ 6.0
Poor Jenny
1912 Director
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★ 6.0
Das Mädchen ohne Vaterland
1912 Director
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★ 5.4
Det berygtede Hus
1912 Director
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★ 5.8
The General's Children
1912 Director
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Lady Madcap's Way
1912 Director
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Zu Tode gehetzt
1912 Director
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The Might of Gold
1912 Director
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Wenn die Maske fällt
1912 Director
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★ 5.8
Den sorte drøm
1911 Director
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★ 5.7
The Traitress
1911 Director
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★ 6.2
Der fremde Vogel
1911 Director
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★ 6.0
Song of Death
1911 Director
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★ 5.5
The Great Moment
1911 Director
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Cinematographer
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★ 5.2
When Passion Blinds Honesty
1911 Director
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★ 4.4
The Aviator's Generosity
1911 Director
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Thru Trials to Victory
1911 Director
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★ 7.0
The Moth
1911 Director
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★ 6.8
Gipsy Blood
1911 Director
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Gypsy Blood
1911 Director
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★ 6.4
The Woman Always Pays
1910 Director
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★ 5.5
A Recruit from 64
1910 Director
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Through Trials to Victory
1910 Director