Gabriel Axel

Gabriel Axel

Also Known As: not available

Biography: Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch, betterr known as Gabriel Axel was Danish director, actor and writer. He spent most of his childhood and youth in Paris. In 1942 Axel was admitted to the acting school at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. After a short period of theatre in Paris, he returned to Denmark and began in 1951 to direct television drama. Following a series of more or less erotic films and broadly popular comedies, Axel in 1977 launched a prolific career as a director of French TV films, culminating in 1985 with a historical five-episode series, "Les colonnes du ciel/Heaven's Pillars". In 1987, Axel returned to Denmark to direct what had been his dream project for over 15 years, an adaptation of Karen Blixen's "Babette's Feast." After screening at the Cannes film festival, the film became a worldwide success and won the 1988 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Gabriel Axel directed some 25 feature films and 50 tv-movies. He appeared in about 25 films.

Department: Directing

Place of Birth: Aarhus, Denmark

Birthday: April 18, 1918

Deathday: February 09, 2014

Adult: No

Gender: Male

TMDb-Id: 70636

IMDb-Id: nm0002196

Popularity:

1.898

Known For

The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank
The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

1976-12-26

The bride from Dragstrup
The bride from Dragstrup

1955-08-17

Han, hun, Dirch og Dario
Han, hun, Dirch og Dario

1962-03-23

Peter's baby
Peter's baby

1961-07-28

Dyden går amok
Dyden går amok

1966-03-24

En ven i bolignøden
En ven i bolignøden

1965-04-08

Himlen er blaa
Himlen er blaa

1954-03-20

Three Girls in Paris
Three Girls in Paris

1963-10-12

Der kom en dag
Der kom en dag

1955-02-17

Kispus
Kispus

1956-05-06

Styrmand Karlsen
Styrmand Karlsen

1958-10-30

Going for Broke
Going for Broke

1977-02-18

The Reluctant Sadist
The Reluctant Sadist

1967-03-27

Kongeligt besøg
Kongeligt besøg

1954-03-01

Nu går den på Dagmar
Nu går den på Dagmar

1972-10-23

Med kærlig hilsen
Med kærlig hilsen

1971-08-19

Vi som går køkkenvejen
Vi som går køkkenvejen

1953-02-02

Jan går til filmen
Jan går til filmen

1954-04-19

Karen, Maren og Mette
Karen, Maren og Mette

1954-08-16

Vi arme syndere
Vi arme syndere

1952-04-24

Det er så yndigt at følges ad
Det er så yndigt at følges ad

1954-12-02

Skatteøens hemmelighed
Skatteøens hemmelighed

1953-01-01