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Gabriel Axel

Gabriel Axel

Director · 1918–2014 · Aarhus, Denmark

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Biography

Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch, better known as Gabriel Axel was a 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.

Directed 30

2000s

  1. 2001

    Leïla

    Director

1990s

  1. 1995

    Lumière & Company

    Director

  2. 1994

    Prince of Jutland

    Director

    66

1980s

  1. 1989

    Christian

    Director

  2. 1987

    Babette's Feast

    Director

    81
  3. 1985

    Les Colonnes du ciel

    Director

  4. 1980

    Le Curé de Tours

    Director

  5. Le Coq de Bruyère

    Director

1970s

  1. 1977

    A Crime of Our Times

    Director

  2. Going for Broke

    Director

  3. 1976

    The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

    Director

  4. 1975

    The Goldcabbage Family

    Director

  5. 1972

    Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves

    Director

  6. 1971

    Med kærlig hilsen

    Director

  7. 1970

    Amour

    Director

1960s

  1. 1968

    Sex and the Law

    Director

  2. 1967

    The Red Mantle

    Director

  3. 1964

    Paradise and Back

    Director

  4. 1963

    Three Girls in Paris

    Director

  5. Vi har det jo dejligt

    Director

  6. 1962

    Oskar

    Director

  7. Crazy Paradise

    Director

  8. 1961

    Skærmydsler

    Director

  9. 1960

    Flemming and Kvik

    Director

1950s

  1. 1959

    Helle for Helene

    Director

  2. 1958

    Møde ved midnat

    Director

  3. The Girls Are Willing

    Director

  4. 1957

    Henrik and Pernille

    Director

  5. En kvinde er overflødig

    Director

  6. 1955

    Always Trouble

    Director

Acted in 22

2010s

  1. 2011

    Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama

    Sig selv

1970s

  1. 1977

    Going for Broke

    Movie

  2. 1976

    The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

    Movie

  3. 1972

    Nu går den på Dagmar

    Movie

  4. 1971

    Med kærlig hilsen

    Mr. X

1960s

  1. 1967

    The Reluctant Sadist

    Marcel de Sade

  2. 1966

    Dyden går amok

    Movie

  3. 1965

    En ven i bolignøden

    von Bengeldorff

  4. 1963

    Three Girls in Paris

    French teacher

  5. 1962

    Han, hun, Dirch og Dario

    Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste

  6. 1961

    Peter's baby

    Lompard - Brigader

1950s

  1. 1958

    Styrmand Karlsen

    Movie

  2. 1956

    Kispus

    Tailor

  3. 1955

    The bride from Dragstrup

    Taxichauffør

  4. Der kom en dag

    Stenert

  5. 1954

    Det er så yndigt at følges ad

    Movie

  6. Karen, Maren og Mette

    Movie

  7. Jan går til filmen

    Instruktøren

  8. Himlen er blaa

    Receptionist

  9. Kongeligt besøg

    Movie

  10. 1953

    Vi som går køkkenvejen

    Movie

  11. 1952

    Us Petty Sinners

    Værtshusgæst

Wrote 6

1970s

  1. 1971

    Med kærlig hilsen

    Writer

  2. 1970

    Amour

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1968

    Sex and the Law

    Writer

  2. 1967

    The Red Mantle

    Writer

Created 1

1980s

  1. 1985

    Les Colonnes du ciel

    Creator