Urban Gad

Directing

Urban Gad

Born February 12, 1879 · Korsør, Denmark

Died December 26, 1947 · aged 68

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

The TraitressThe Traitress · 1911
The Traitress
★ 4.51911
MovieWarDrama
A woman betrays the regiment location in which the officer she is interested in is assigned because he despises her, only to regret it when he is caught and try to free him.
The AbyssThe Abyss · 1910
The Abyss
★ 6.31910
MovieDrama
Magda, a piano teacher, meets Knud, a parson’s son, who invites her to spend the summer at his parents’ parsonage. When a travelling circus stops in the village, Magda leaves the meek Knud for the dashing circus rider Rudolf. But circus life with Rudolf quickly turns out to be anything but happy, and Magda comes to a tragic end.
A Romany SpyA Romany Spy · 1912
A Romany Spy
★ 6.31912
MovieDrama
Gypsy girl Zidra falls in love with the lieutenant she is supposed to spy on.
Gypsy BloodGypsy Blood · 1911
Gypsy Blood
1911
Movie
In a remote german valley, a lord falls in love with a gypsy thief. This film is considered lost.
Witching HourWitching Hour · 1917
Witching Hour
★ 7.01917
MovieDramaHorror
The noble family de la Porte lives at castle Medan. After the lost heir August returns unexpectedly, countess Herm, mother-in-law of younger brother Johann, fears for the inheritance of her daughter.
Gypsy BloodGypsy Blood · 1911
Gypsy Blood
★ 9.01911
MovieDrama
Jonna cheats on her husband with a chauffeur and is discovered by her husband. After the divorce, she falls into a life of theft and poverty until her daughter helps her reconcile with her ex.
Der TotentanzDer Totentanz · 1912
Der Totentanz
★ 5.01912
MovieDrama
Bella is married to engineer Burk who meets with an accident. To provide an income she starts as a performer, but happen to meet an infatuated, intriguing composer. On the brink of marital ruin, she kills the composer.
Die Tochter der LandstrasseDie Tochter der Landstrasse · 1915
Die Tochter der Landstrasse
1915
MovieDrama
Zirzi witnesses the murder of Professor Wormser.

Filmography

Sort
Little AngelLittle Angel · 1914
Little Angel
★ 6.11914
Movie
Engelein is a comedy of deliberately mistaken identity. If Jesta, a 17-year-old, can play the part of a 12-year-old, her family will gain a large inheritance from a rich uncle from Chicago. Her unruly “play-acting” for the uncle is preceded by an earlier incident in the film that results in Jesta being evicted from her girl’s school. Wearing a long, woman’s skirt, she climbs up a ladder and onto a thatched roof. She reaches over the top of the wall to kiss her boyfriend, who appears from the other side. However, Jesta is caught by the headmistress, and her forced descent is precipitous. Pulled downward, she reveals a great deal of a black-stockinged leg. She looks distinctly sexual as she falls into the matrimonly arms of the law, whose duty is to enforce the rules of female decorum.

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