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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:
1976-12-26
Overview:
Genres: Comedy Crime Family
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1976-12-26
Popularity:
1955-08-17
Overview: At Helene Dragstrup's 20th birthday, her grandmother Margrethe decides that it is time that Helene learns something about life outside the protective walls of the estate.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1955-08-17
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1962-03-23
Overview: Director Paul Borg (Ebbe Langberg) neglects his young, beautiful wife Marianne (Ghita Nørby). He even forget their wedding day, in favor of a new fast sports car, a beautiful silver-gray Jaguar. During his drive, he runs out of gas. A young lady Laura Lublinski (Hanne Borchsenius), helps him and he takes an innocent flirtation with her. When Marianne learns this, she moves home and dump into an artist community with Jenny (Bodil Steen), Ovengaden of water 52 in Christianshavn. Here she takes the unrepentant Don Juan, Mario (Dario Campeotto) and the guitar-playing Eigil (Dirch compatible).
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1962-03-23
Popularity:
1961-07-28
Overview: Peters baby is a 1961 Danish comedy film directed by Annelise Reenberg and starring Ebbe Langberg.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1961-07-28
Popularity:
1966-03-24
Overview:
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1966-03-24
Popularity:
1965-04-08
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1965-04-08
Popularity:
1954-03-20
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1954-03-20
Popularity:
1963-10-12
Overview: Three girls in Paris is the story of three Danish girls (Ghita Nørby, Susse Wold and Hanne Borchsenius) traveling to Paris, but after having placed suitcase and money on the hotel and takes off in the city, they forget what it's called and where it is located. They are helped by a Parisian taxi driver, and meets a series of typical French.
Genres: Family
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1963-10-12
Popularity:
1955-02-17
Overview:
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1955-02-17
Popularity:
1956-05-06
Overview: When a young woman falls in love with a gown in a shop window it leads to adventure and romance exceeding even her own vivid imagination.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1956-05-06
Popularity:
1958-10-30
Overview: First mate Knud Karlsen has just received sad news from his girlfriend. On board the ship is also chef Valdemar, sailor Ole, owner's confident son Robert and a whole bunch of eager sailors. On board develops the drama out every minute, culminating in the film's climax, when a fire breaks out on board
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1958-10-30
Popularity:
1977-02-18
Overview: Three out of work actors breaks into a bank through the toilet of a railroad station.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1977-02-18
Popularity:
1967-03-27
Overview: A poor dandy embezzled large sums of money and buys the title Marquis De Sade to impress the upper class. The film premiered as "I am a Marquis."
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1967-03-27
Popularity:
1954-03-01
Overview:
Genres: Drama Comedy Action
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1954-03-01
Popularity:
1972-10-23
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1972-10-23
Popularity:
1971-08-19
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1971-08-19
Popularity:
1953-02-02
Overview: The beautiful and spoiled manufacturer's daughter Helga defiantly bets with her friends whether she can survive a whole year as a working housekeeper without financial help.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1953-02-02
Popularity:
1954-04-19
Overview: Fourteen-year-old Jan and his companion Erling appear as extras in a film being filmed at Nordisk Film's studios in Valby. A mysterious burglary at the studio's fine mechanics workshop gives the two healthy boys the opportunity to act as detectives.
Genres: Family
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1954-04-19
Popularity:
1954-08-16
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1954-08-16
Popularity:
1952-04-24
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1952-04-24
Popularity:
1954-12-02
Overview:
Genres: Family
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1954-12-02
Popularity:
1953-01-01
Overview:
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1953-01-01
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