About

Known credits:
55
Birthday:
1918-04-18
Place of birth:
Aarhus, Denmark
Website:
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Gabriel Axel

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1977 Going for Broke Actor 59
Average
1976 The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank Actor 58
Average
1972 Nu går den på Dagmar Actor 59
Average
1971 Med kærlig hilsen Actor Mr. X 59
Average
1967 The Reluctant Sadist Actor Marcel de Sade 59
Average
1966 Dyden går amok Actor 58
Average
1965 En ven i bolignøden Actor von Bengeldorff 59
Average
1963 Three Girls in Paris Actor French teacher 59
Average
1962 Han, hun, Dirch og Dario Actor Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste 59
Average
1961 Peter's baby Actor Lompard - Brigader 59
Average
1958 Styrmand Karlsen Actor 59
Average
1956 Kispus Actor Tailor 59
Average
1955 The bride from Dragstrup Actor Taxichauffør 59
Average
1955 Der kom en dag Actor Stenert 59
Average
1954 Det er så yndigt at følges ad Actor 59
Average
1954 Karen, Maren og Mette Actor 59
Average
1954 Jan går til filmen Actor Instruktøren N/A
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1954 Himlen er blaa Actor Receptionist 59
Average
1954 Kongeligt besøg Actor 59
Average
1953 Vi som går køkkenvejen Actor N/A
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1952 Vi arme syndere Actor Værtshusgæst 59
Average

Directing
2001 Leïla Directing Director 58
Average
1995 Lumière & Company Directing Director 59
Average
1994 Royal Deceit Directing Director 58
Average
1989 Christian Directing Director N/A
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1987 Babette's Feast Directing Director 65
Fair
1985 Les Colonnes du ciel Directing Director N/A
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1980 Le Curé de Tours Directing Director N/A
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1977 A Crime of Our Times Directing Director N/A
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1977 Going for Broke Directing Director 59
Average
1976 The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank Directing Director 58
Average
1975 The Goldcabbage Family Directing Director 59
Average
1972 Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves Directing Director 58
Average
1971 Med kærlig hilsen Directing Director 59
Average
1970 Amour Directing Director 59
Average
1968 Sex and the Law Directing Director 58
Average
1967 Hagbard and Signe Directing Director 58
Average
1964 Paradise and Back Directing Director 59
Average
1963 Three Girls in Paris Directing Director 59
Average
1963 Vi har det jo dejligt Directing Director 58
Average
1962 Oskar Directing Director 59
Average
1962 Crazy Paradise Directing Director 58
Average
1961 Skærmydsler Directing Director N/A
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1960 Flemming and Kvik Directing Director 59
Average
1959 Helle for Helene Directing Director 59
Average
1958 The Girls Are Willing Directing Director 58
Average
1957 Henrik and Pernille Directing Director N/A
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1957 En kvinde er overflødig Directing Director 59
Average
1955 Always Trouble Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
1994 Royal Deceit Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1987 Babette's Feast Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
1971 Med kærlig hilsen Writing Writer 59
Average
1970 Amour Writing Writer 59
Average
1968 Sex and the Law Writing Writer 58
Average
1967 Hagbard and Signe Writing Writer 58
Average