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Gabriel Axel
Aarhus, Denmark
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…
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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.
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2011
Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama
Movie Sig selv
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2001
Leïla
Movie Director
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1995
Lumière & Company
Movie Director
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1994
Prince of Jutland
Movie Director
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1989
Christian
Movie Director
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1987
Babette's Feast
Movie Director
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1985
Les Colonnes du ciel
TV show Director
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1980
Le Curé de Tours
Movie Director
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1980
Le Coq de Bruyère
Movie Director
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1977
A Crime of Our Times
Movie Director
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1977
Going for Broke
Movie
- 1976
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1975
The Goldcabbage Family
Movie Director
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1972
Nu går den på Dagmar
Movie
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1972
Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves
Movie Director
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1971
Med kærlig hilsen
Movie Mr. X
More credits
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1970
Amour
Movie Director
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1968
Sex and the Law
Movie Director
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1967
The Reluctant Sadist
Movie Marcel de Sade
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1967
The Red Mantle
Movie Director
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1966
Dyden går amok
Movie
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1965
En ven i bolignøden
Movie von Bengeldorff
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1964
Dannevirkenatten
Movie Director
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1964
Paradise and Back
Movie Director
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1963
Three Girls in Paris
Movie French teacher
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1963
Vi har det jo dejligt
Movie Director
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1962
Oskar
Movie Director
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1962
Crazy Paradise
Movie Director
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1962
Han, hun, Dirch og Dario
Movie Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste
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1961
Peter's baby
Movie Lompard - Brigader
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1961
Skærmydsler
Movie Director
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1960
Flemming and Kvik
Movie Director
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1959
Helle for Helene
Movie Director
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1958
Møde ved midnat
Movie Director
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1958
Styrmand Karlsen
Movie
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1958
The Girls Are Willing
Movie Director
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1957
Henrik and Pernille
Movie Director
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1957
En kvinde er overflødig
Movie Director
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1956
Kispus
Movie Tailor
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1955
Always Trouble
Movie Director
