Gabriel Axel
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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Films (49)
Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama
2011 · Sig selv
Leïla
2001 · Director
Lumière & Company
1995 · Director
Prince of Jutland
1994 · Director, Screenplay
Christian
1989 · Director
Babette's Feast
1987 · Screenplay, Director
Le Curé de Tours
1980 · Director
Le Coq de Bruyère
1980 · Director
A Crime of Our Times
1977 · Director
Going for Broke
1977 · Director
The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank
1976 · Director
The Goldcabbage Family
1975 · Director
Nu går den på Dagmar
1972
Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves
1972 · Director
Med kærlig hilsen
1971 · Mr. X, Director, Writer
Amour
1970 · Director, Writer
Sex and the Law
1968 · Writer, Director
The Reluctant Sadist
1967 · Marcel de Sade
The Red Mantle
1967 · Director, Writer
Dyden går amok
1966
En ven i bolignøden
1965 · von Bengeldorff
Dannevirkenatten
1964 · Director
Paradise and Back
1964 · Director
Three Girls in Paris
1963 · French teacher, Director
Vi har det jo dejligt
1963 · Director
Oskar
1962 · Director
Crazy Paradise
1962 · Director
Han, hun, Dirch og Dario
1962 · Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste
Peter's baby
1961 · Lompard - Brigader
Skærmydsler
1961 · Director
Flemming and Kvik
1960 · Director
Helle for Helene
1959 · Director
Møde ved midnat
1958 · Director
Styrmand Karlsen
1958
The Girls Are Willing
1958 · Director
Henrik and Pernille
1957 · Director
En kvinde er overflødig
1957 · Director
Kispus
1956 · Tailor
Always Trouble
1955 · Director
The bride from Dragstrup
1955 · Taxichauffør
Der kom en dag
1955 · Stenert
Det er så yndigt at følges ad
1954
Karen, Maren og Mette
1954
Jan går til filmen
1954 · Instruktøren
Himlen er blaa
1954 · Receptionist
Kongeligt besøg
1954
Vi som går køkkenvejen
1953
Skatteøens hemmelighed
1953 · Knud Asmussen
Us Petty Sinners
1952 · Værtshusgæst
