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Gabriel Axel

Gabriel Axel

Directing

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank
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The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

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The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank
Poster for The bride from Dragstrup
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The bride from Dragstrup

7.0(0.0K)
The bride from Dragstrup
Taxichauffør
Poster for Han, hun, Dirch og Dario
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Han, hun, Dirch og Dario

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Han, hun, Dirch og Dario
Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste
Poster for Peter's baby
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Peter's baby

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Peter's baby
Lompard - Brigader
Poster for Dyden går amok
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Dyden går amok

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Dyden går amok
Poster for En ven i bolignøden
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En ven i bolignøden

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En ven i bolignøden
von Bengeldorff
Poster for Himlen er blaa
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Himlen er blaa

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Himlen er blaa
Receptionist
Poster for Three Girls in Paris
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Three Girls in Paris

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Three Girls in Paris
French teacher
Poster for Der kom en dag
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Der kom en dag

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Der kom en dag
Stenert
Poster for Kispus
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Kispus

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Kispus
Tailor

Production

Poster for Going for Broke
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Going for Broke

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Going for Broke
Director
Poster for Babette's Feast
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Babette's Feast

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Babette's Feast
Director
Poster for Babette's Feast
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Babette's Feast

7.2(0.4K)
Babette's Feast
Screenplay
Poster for The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank
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The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

5.8(0.0K)
The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank
Director
Poster for Leïla
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Leïla

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Leïla
Director
Poster for Prince of Jutland
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Prince of Jutland

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Prince of Jutland
Director
Poster for Vi har det jo dejligt
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Vi har det jo dejligt

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Vi har det jo dejligt
Director
Poster for Always Trouble
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Always Trouble

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Always Trouble
Director
Poster for Crazy Paradise
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Crazy Paradise

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Crazy Paradise
Director
Poster for The Red Mantle
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The Red Mantle

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The Red Mantle
Director

Gallery

Gabriel Axel portrait
Gabriel Axel portrait
Gabriel Axel portrait
Gabriel Axel portrait