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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.

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Sig selv

Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama

2011

6.4

Going for Broke

1977

4.8

The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

1976

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Nu går den på Dagmar

1972

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Mr. X

Med kærlig hilsen

1971

5.3

Marcel de Sade

The Reluctant Sadist

1967

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Dyden går amok

1966

6.6

von Bengeldorff

En ven i bolignøden

1965

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French teacher

Three Girls in Paris

1963

5.8

Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste

Han, hun, Dirch og Dario

1962

Credits

Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama

as Sig selv

2011

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Going for Broke

1977

6.4

The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

1976

4.8

Nu går den på Dagmar

1972

10.0

Med kærlig hilsen

as Mr. X

1971

6.0

The Reluctant Sadist

as Marcel de Sade

1967

5.3

Dyden går amok

1966

5.0

En ven i bolignøden

as von Bengeldorff

1965

6.6

Three Girls in Paris

as French teacher

1963

5.0

Han, hun, Dirch og Dario

as Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste

1962

5.8

Peter's baby

as Lompard - Brigader

1961

6.3

Styrmand Karlsen

1958

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Kispus

as Tailor

1956

5.5

The bride from Dragstrup

as Taxichauffør

1955

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Der kom en dag

as Stenert

1955

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Det er så yndigt at følges ad

1954

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Karen, Maren og Mette

1954

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Jan går til filmen

as Instruktøren

1954

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Himlen er blaa

as Receptionist

1954

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Kongeligt besøg

1954

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Vi som går køkkenvejen

1953

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Skatteøens hemmelighed

as Knud Asmussen

1953

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Us Petty Sinners

as Værtshusgæst

1952

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