Peter Urban Bruun Gad (12 February 1879 – 26 December 1947) was a
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film director, stage actor, screenwriter, and author. He directed 40 films between 1910 and 1927. His wife
Asta Nielsen starred in 30 of his films, also in his début the film ''
Afgrunden
''The Abyss'' ( da, Afgrunden), also known as ''Woman Always Pays'', is a 1910 Danish silent film, silent black-and-white drama film, written and directed by Urban Gad. The lead performance and natural acting by Asta Nielsen led to her internatio ...
'' (''The Abyss'') from 1910. They moved to
Germany
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in 1911 where Gad worked with
Paul Davidson until 1922.
His mother was the playwright
Emma Gad. In 1873, the painter
Paul Gauguin
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married his father's cousin, Mette-Sophie Gad. Between 1912 and 1918, Gad was married to actress
Asta Nielsen.
His films include a German-language adaptation of
Gerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist. He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into his work as well. He rece ...
's play ''
The Assumption of Hannele
''The Ascension of Little Hannele'' (german: Hanneles Himmelfahrt), also known simply as ''Hannele'', is an 1893 play by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann.Hartnoll (1983, 377). In contrast to Hauptmann's naturalistic dramas, ''The Assumpti ...
'', which Gad directed in
1922
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Filmography
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The Abyss
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'' (''Afgrunden'') (1910)
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Heißes Blut'' (1911)
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The Moth
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'' (''Nachtfalter'') (1911)
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Den sorte drøm'' (1911)
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Im großen Augenblick'' (1911)
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Zigeunerblut'' (1911)
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Der fremde Vogel'' (1911)
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Dyrekøbt glimmer''
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The Traitress
''The Traitress'' (German: ''Die Verräterin'') is a 1911 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Asta Nielsen, Max Obal and Robert Valberg.Bock & Bergfelder p.145
It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.
Cast
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'' (''Die Verräterin'') (1911)
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Den store flyver''
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Die Macht des Goldes'' (1912)
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Poor Jenny'' (''Die arme Jenny'') (1912)
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Zu Tode gehetzt'' (1912)
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Der Totentanz'' (1912)
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Die Kinder des Generals'' (1912)
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Wenn die Maske fällt'' (1912)
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Det berygtede Hus''
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A Romany Spy
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'' (''Das Mädchen ohne Vaterland'') (1912)
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Behind Comedy's Mask'' (''Komödianten'') (1913)
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Jugend und Tollheit'' (1913)
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Die Sünden der Väter'' (1913)
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Der Tod in Sevilla'' (1913)
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Die Suffragette'' (1913)
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S 1'' (1913)
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The Film Primadonna'' (''Die Filmprimadonna'') (1913)
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Engelein - Mimisches Lustspiel'' (1913)
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Emma og Urban Gad i hjemmet'' (1913)
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Engelein'' (1914)
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Das Kind ruft'' (1914)
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Zapata's Gang'' (''Zapatas Bande'') (1914)
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Das Feuer'' (1914)
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Standrechtlich erschossen'' (1914)
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Das Feuer. Die alte Gnädige'' (1914)
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Vordertreppe - Hintertreppe'' (1915)
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Die Tochter der Landstraße'' (1915)
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Die falsche Asta Nielsen'' (1915)
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Die ewige Nacht'' (1915)
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Engeleins Hochzeit'' (1916)
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Die weißen Rosen'' (1916)
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Cinderella
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'' (''Aschenbrödel'') (1916)
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Der rote Streifen'' (1916)
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Der breite Weg
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'' (1917)
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Die verschlossene Tür'' (1917)
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Klosterfriede'' (1917)
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Die Vergangenheit rächt sich'' (1917)
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Die Gespensterstunde'' (1917)
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Vera Panina'' (1918)
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Die neue Daliah'' (1918)
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Die Kleptomanin'' (1918)
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Der schuldlose Verdacht'' (1918)
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Der Schmuck des Rajah'' (1918)
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Das verhängnisvolle Andenken'' (1918)
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Das sterbende Modell'' (1918)
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Das Spiel von Liebe und Tod'' (1919)
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Christian Wahnschaffe
''Christian Wahnschaffe'' is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Conrad Veidt, Lillebil Ibsen, and Fritz Kortner. It was released in two parts ''World Ablaze'' (''Weltbrand'') in November 1920 and ''The Escape fr ...
'' (1920)
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What a Girl
''What a Girl'' (German:''So ein Mädel'') is a 1920 German silent film directed by Urban Gad and starring Hella Moja and Harry Liedtke and Ferry Sikla.Nelmes & Selbo
Cast
* Hella Moja
* Harry Liedtke
* Ferry Sikla
* Hermann Picha
* Ada S ...
'' (1920)
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Der Abgrund der Seelen'' (1920)
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Ich bin Du'' (1921)
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Mein Mann - Der Nachtredakteur'' (1921)
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The Love Corridor'' (1921)
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The Poisoned Stream
''The Poisoned Stream'' (german: Der vergiftete Strom) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Wilhelm Diegelmann and Carl de Vogt.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich
Robert A. ...
'' (1921)
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The Island of the Lost'' (1921)
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Hannele's Journey to Heaven'' (1922)
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Graf Festenberg'' (1922)
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Lykkehjulet'' (1926)
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References
1879 births
1947 deaths
Danish film directors
Silent film directors
Danish male stage actors
20th-century Danish male actors
Danish male screenwriters
People from Korsør
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