Gabriel Axel
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 18, 1918
- Died
- February 9, 2014
- Birthplace
- 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 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
Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama 2011
as Sig selv
Leïla 2001
Director
Lumière & Company 1995
Director
Prince of Jutland 1994
Director, Screenplay
Christian 1989
Director
Babette's Feast 1987
Director, Screenplay
Le Curé de Tours 1980
Director
Le Coq de Bruyère 1980
Director
A Crime of Our Times 1977
Director
Going for Broke 1977
Actor, Director
The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank 1976
Actor, Director
The Goldcabbage Family 1975
Director
Nu går den på Dagmar 1972
Actor
Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves 1972
Director
Med kærlig hilsen 1971
as Mr. X, Writer, Director
Amour 1970
Director, Writer
Sex and the Law 1968
Director, Writer
The Reluctant Sadist 1967
as Marcel de Sade
The Red Mantle 1967
Director, Writer
Dyden går amok 1966
Actor
En ven i bolignøden 1965
as von Bengeldorff
- Dannevirkenatten
Dannevirkenatten 1964
Director
Paradise and Back 1964
Director
Three Girls in Paris 1963
as French teacher, Director
Vi har det jo dejligt 1963
Director
Oskar 1962
Director
Crazy Paradise 1962
Director
Han, hun, Dirch og Dario 1962
as Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste
Peter's baby 1961
as Lompard - Brigader
Skærmydsler 1961
Director
Flemming and Kvik 1960
Director
Helle for Helene 1959
Director
Møde ved midnat 1958
Director
Styrmand Karlsen 1958
Actor
The Girls Are Willing 1958
Director
Henrik and Pernille 1957
Director
En kvinde er overflødig 1957
Director
Kispus 1956
as Tailor
Always Trouble 1955
Director
The bride from Dragstrup 1955
as Taxichauffør
Der kom en dag 1955
as Stenert
Det er så yndigt at følges ad 1954
Actor
Karen, Maren og Mette 1954
Actor
Jan går til filmen 1954
as Instruktøren
Himlen er blaa 1954
as Receptionist
Kongeligt besøg 1954
Actor
Vi som går køkkenvejen 1953
Actor
- Skatteøens hemmelighed
Skatteøens hemmelighed 1953
as Knud Asmussen
Us Petty Sinners 1952
as Værtshusgæst
Credits from TMDB.