Gabriel Axel

Known For

Directing

Born

Apr 18, 1918

Died

Feb 09, 2014

Place of Birth

Aarhus, Denmark

Credits

50 titles

Gabriel Axel

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.

Known For

Filmography

2011

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

Sig selv

Movie
2001

Leïla

Director

Movie
1995

Lumière & Company

Director

Movie
1994

Prince of Jutland

Director

Movie
1989

Christian

Director

Movie
1987

Babette's Feast

Screenplay

Movie
1985

Les Colonnes du ciel

Director

Tv
1980

Le Curé de Tours

Director

Movie
1980

Le Coq de Bruyère

Director

Movie
1977

A Crime of Our Times

Director

Movie
1977

Going for Broke

Movie
1976

The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

Movie
1975

The Goldcabbage Family

Director

Movie
1972

Nu går den på Dagmar

Movie
1972

Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves

Director

Movie
1971

Med kærlig hilsen

Mr. X

Movie
1970

Amour

Director

Movie
1968

Sex and the Law

Writer

Movie
1967

The Reluctant Sadist

Marcel de Sade

Movie
1967

The Red Mantle

Director

Movie
1966

Dyden går amok

Movie
1965

En ven i bolignøden

von Bengeldorff

Movie
1964

Dannevirkenatten

Director

Movie
1964

Paradise and Back

Director

Movie
1963

Three Girls in Paris

French teacher

Movie
1963

Vi har det jo dejligt

Director

Movie
1962

Oskar

Director

Movie
1962

Crazy Paradise

Director

Movie
1962

Han, hun, Dirch og Dario

Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste

Movie
1961

Peter's baby

Lompard - Brigader

Movie
1961

Skærmydsler

Director

Movie
1960

Flemming and Kvik

Director

Movie
1959

Helle for Helene

Director

Movie
1958

Møde ved midnat

Director

Movie
1958

Styrmand Karlsen

Movie
1958

The Girls Are Willing

Director

Movie
1957

Henrik and Pernille

Director

Movie
1957

En kvinde er overflødig

Director

Movie
1956

Kispus

Tailor

Movie
1955

Always Trouble

Director

Movie
1955

The bride from Dragstrup

Taxichauffør

Movie
1955

Der kom en dag

Stenert

Movie
1954

Det er så yndigt at følges ad

Movie
1954

Karen, Maren og Mette

Movie
1954

Jan går til filmen

Instruktøren

Movie
1954

Himlen er blaa

Receptionist

Movie
1954

Kongeligt besøg

Movie
1953

Vi som går køkkenvejen

Movie
1953

Skatteøens hemmelighed

Knud Asmussen

Movie
1952

Us Petty Sinners

Værtshusgæst

Movie