1913Nominee
Best Director
The Suffragette
Urban Gad
Director · Writer
Korsør, Denmark
February 12, 1879
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).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1917Nominee
Best Director
Witching Hour
1910Nominee
Best Director
The Abyss
Career Highlights
1920Highlight
Best Director
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand
1912Highlight
Best Director
A Romany Spy