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Urban Gad(1879-1947)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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Urban Gad was born on 12 February 1879 in Korsør, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Die weißen Rosen (1916), The Devil's Assistant (1913) and Das Feuer (1914). He was married to Esther Burgert Westenhagen and Asta Nielsen. He died on 26 December 1947 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
BornFebruary 12, 1879
DiedDecember 26, 1947(68)
BornFebruary 12, 1879
DiedDecember 26, 1947(68)
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Known for

Asta Nielsen and Ernst Hofmann in Die weißen Rosen (1916)
Die weißen Rosen
6.1
  • Director
  • 1916
The Devil's Assistant
  • Director
  • 1913
Das Feuer
  • Director
  • 1914
The Call of the Child (1914)
The Call of the Child
  • Director
  • 1914

Credits

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Director

  • Jonna og hendes Plejemoder
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Lykkehjulet (1926)
    Lykkehjulet
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Frederic Zelnik and Josef Fenneker in Graf Festenberg (1922)
    Graf Festenberg
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Margarete Schlegel in Hanneles Himmelfahrt (1922)
    Hanneles Himmelfahrt
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Tronier Funder in The Island of the Lost (1921)
    The Island of the Lost
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Der vergiftete Strom
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Christian Wahnschaffe, 2. Teil - Die Flucht aus dem goldenen Kerker
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Mein Mann - Der Nachtredakteur
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Der Liebeskorridor
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Ich bin Du (1921)
    Ich bin Du
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Der Abgrund der Seelen
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Hella Moja in So ein Mädel (1920)
    So ein Mädel
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Conrad Veidt in Weltbrand (1920)
    Weltbrand
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Alf Blütecher and Hella Moja in Das Spiel von Liebe und Tod (1919)
    Das Spiel von Liebe und Tod
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Bruno Eichgrün and Maria Widal in Das sterbende Modell (1918)
    Das sterbende Modell
    • Director
    • 1918

Writer

  • Lykkehjulet (1926)
    Lykkehjulet
    • Writer
    • 1926
  • Der Abgrund der Seelen
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Alf Blütecher and Hella Moja in Das Spiel von Liebe und Tod (1919)
    Das Spiel von Liebe und Tod
    • writer
    • 1919
  • Die Vergangenheit rächt sich
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • Die Gespensterstunde (1917)
    Die Gespensterstunde
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • Der breite Weg
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • Cinderella
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Die verschlossene Tür
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Der rote Streifen
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Asta Nielsen and Ernst Hofmann in Die weißen Rosen (1916)
    Die weißen Rosen
    6.1
    • written by
    • 1916
  • Engeleins Hochzeit (1916)
    Engeleins Hochzeit
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Asta Nielsen and Max Landa in Die ewige Nacht (1916)
    Die ewige Nacht
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Vordertreppe - Hintertreppe
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • Die Tochter der Landstraße (1915)
    Die Tochter der Landstraße
    • written by
    • 1915
  • Das Feuer
    • written by
    • 1914

Cinematographer

  • Cinderella
    • Cinematographer
    • 1916
  • Emma og Urban Gad i hjemmet
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1913
  • The Great Moment (1911)
    The Great Moment
    5.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1911
  • Gipsy Blood (1911)
    Gipsy Blood
    6.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1911

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 12, 1879
    • Korsør, Denmark
  • Died
    • December 26, 1947
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Spouses
      Esther Burgert Westenhagen1922 - December 26, 1947 (his death)

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    First husband of Asta Nielsen; directed 30 of her films.

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