Gabriel Axel

Gabriel Axel

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.

  • Title: Gabriel Axel
  • Popularity: 1.237
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1918-04-18
  • Place of Birth: Aarhus, Denmark
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Gabriel Axel Movies

  • 1976
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    The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

    The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

    4.8 1976 HD

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  • 1955
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    The bride from Dragstrup

    The bride from Dragstrup

    6.7 1955 HD

    At Helene Dragstrup's 20th birthday, her grandmother Margrethe decides that it is time that Helene learns something about life outside the protective...

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  • 1962
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    Han, hun, Dirch og Dario

    Han, hun, Dirch og Dario

    5.8 1962 HD

    Director Paul Borg (Ebbe Langberg) neglects his young, beautiful wife Marianne (Ghita Nørby). He even forget their wedding day, in favor of a...

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  • 1961
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    Peter's baby

    Peter's baby

    6.3 1961 HD

    Peters baby is a 1961 Danish comedy film directed by Annelise Reenberg and starring Ebbe Langberg.

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  • 1966
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    Dyden går amok

    Dyden går amok

    5 1966 HD

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  • 1965
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    En ven i bolignøden

    En ven i bolignøden

    6.6 1965 HD

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  • 1954
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    Himlen er blaa

    Himlen er blaa

    6 1954 HD

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  • 1963
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    Three Girls in Paris

    Three Girls in Paris

    5 1963 HD

    Three girls in Paris is the story of three Danish girls (Ghita Nørby, Susse Wold and Hanne Borchsenius) traveling to Paris, but after having...

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  • 1955
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    Der kom en dag

    Der kom en dag

    6 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    Kispus

    Kispus

    5.5 1956 HD

    When a young woman falls in love with a gown in a shop window it leads to adventure and romance exceeding even her own vivid imagination.

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  • 1958
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    Styrmand Karlsen

    Styrmand Karlsen

    6.6 1958 HD

    First mate Knud Karlsen has just received sad news from his girlfriend. On board the ship is also chef Valdemar, sailor Ole, owner's confident son...

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  • 1977
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    Going for Broke

    Going for Broke

    6.4 1977 HD

    Three out of work actors breaks into a bank through the toilet of a railroad station.

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  • 1967
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    The Reluctant Sadist

    The Reluctant Sadist

    5.3 1967 HD

    A poor dandy embezzled large sums of money and buys the title Marquis De Sade to impress the upper class. The film premiered as "I am a Marquis."

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  • 1954
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    Kongeligt besøg

    Kongeligt besøg

    6 1954 HD

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  • 1972
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    Nu går den på Dagmar

    Nu går den på Dagmar

    10 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Med kærlig hilsen

    Med kærlig hilsen

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1953
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    Vi som går køkkenvejen

    Vi som går køkkenvejen

    1 1953 HD

    The beautiful and spoiled manufacturer's daughter Helga defiantly bets with her friends whether she can survive a whole year as a working housekeeper...

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  • 1954
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    Jan går til filmen

    Jan går til filmen

    1 1954 HD

    Fourteen-year-old Jan and his companion Erling appear as extras in a film being filmed at Nordisk Film's studios in Valby. A mysterious burglary at...

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  • 1954
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    Karen, Maren og Mette

    Karen, Maren og Mette

    9 1954 HD

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  • 1952
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    Vi arme syndere

    Vi arme syndere

    7.5 1952 HD

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  • 1954
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    Det er så yndigt at følges ad

    Det er så yndigt at følges ad

    7 1954 HD

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  • 1977
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    Going for Broke

    Going for Broke

    6.4 1977 HD

    Three out of work actors breaks into a bank through the toilet of a railroad station.

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  • 1987
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    Babette's Feast

    Babette's Feast

    7.2 1987 HD

    A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late...

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  • 1987
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    Babette's Feast

    Babette's Feast

    7.2 1987 HD

    A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late...

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  • 1976
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    The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

    The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

    4.8 1976 HD

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  • 2001
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    Leïla

    Leïla

    1 2001 HD

    A young Danish guy, Nils, is visiting Morocco, where he meets the 16-year-old Berber girl Leïla. It marks the beginning of a great,...

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  • 1994
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    Royal Deceit

    Royal Deceit

    5.6 1994 HD

    A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.

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  • 1963
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    Vi har det jo dejligt

    Vi har det jo dejligt

    5.2 1963 HD

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  • 1955
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    Always Trouble

    Always Trouble

    7 1955 HD

    Factory worker Otto Nielsen and his wife Helga live in a 2-room apartment in a sad Copenhagen suburbs district, where the S-trains still bumble by,...

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  • 1962
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    Crazy Paradise

    Crazy Paradise

    4.1 1962 HD

    Romantic comedy, based on the discovery that eggs from a particular island provide men with great virility and make them irresistible.

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  • 1967
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    Hagbard and Signe

    Hagbard and Signe

    5.5 1967 HD

    Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing, Hagbard, the son of a slain Norse king, calms down long enough to establish a...

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  • 1962
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    Oskar

    Oskar

    5.8 1962 HD

    Oskar? That's my driver. And Tina, my maid, must have taken my suitcase with her to the baron - the one my daughter should have been engaged to. But...

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  • 1957
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    En kvinde er overflødig

    En kvinde er overflødig

    7 1957 HD

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  • 1959
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    Helle for Helene

    Helle for Helene

    5.5 1959 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Goldcabbage Family

    The Goldcabbage Family

    5.5 1975 HD

    The family Gyldenkål is actually called Iversen, but have changed their name, after numerous problems with the IRS, loan sharks and employers....

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  • 1989
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    Christian

    Christian

    1 1989 HD

    Nikolaj Christensen is a popular Danish folk-rock artist. In this teen-oriented film, Christian (Christensen) is a young man in search of love, who...

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  • 1995
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    Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

    6.2 1995 HD

    40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under...

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  • 1963
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    Three Girls in Paris

    Three Girls in Paris

    5 1963 HD

    Three girls in Paris is the story of three Danish girls (Ghita Nørby, Susse Wold and Hanne Borchsenius) traveling to Paris, but after having...

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  • 1960
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    Flemming and Kvik

    Flemming and Kvik

    6.2 1960 HD

    A Danish movie about the life of Flemming and his best friend Kvik.

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  • 1977
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    A Crime of Our Times

    A Crime of Our Times

    1 1977 HD

    Gabriel Axel's penetrating study of the aftermath of a crime. Bernard and Catherine lead a quiet life in retirement, enjoying their occasional...

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  • 1958
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    The Girls Are Willing

    The Girls Are Willing

    4.9 1958 HD

    On the idyllic Birkø lives Christian a parish executive officer. He is a brave and honest man, happily married to Martha, and this couple has...

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  • 1994
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    Royal Deceit

    Royal Deceit

    5.6 1994 HD

    A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.

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  • 1967
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    Hagbard and Signe

    Hagbard and Signe

    5.5 1967 HD

    Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing, Hagbard, the son of a slain Norse king, calms down long enough to establish a...

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  • 1970
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    Amour

    Amour

    5.5 1970 HD

    This three-part movie begins with a young woman married to an older, cold-hearted man in the year 1200. Two rivals have a swordfight over the...

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  • 1957
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    Henrik and Pernille

    Henrik and Pernille

    1 1957 HD

    TV adaptation of Holberg's popular 1724 confusion comedy: Henrik (Paul Hagen) and Pernille (Birgitte Reimer) are two servants working for their...

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  • 1964
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    Paradise and Back

    Paradise and Back

    7.5 1964 HD

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  • 1968
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    Sex and the Law

    Sex and the Law

    5 1968 HD

    A look at what happened when Denmark abolished censorship in the late 1960s.

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  • 1971
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    Med kærlig hilsen

    Med kærlig hilsen

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Med kærlig hilsen

    Med kærlig hilsen

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1968
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    Sex and the Law

    Sex and the Law

    5 1968 HD

    A look at what happened when Denmark abolished censorship in the late 1960s.

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  • 1961
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    Skærmydsler

    Skærmydsler

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1970
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    Amour

    Amour

    5.5 1970 HD

    This three-part movie begins with a young woman married to an older, cold-hearted man in the year 1200. Two rivals have a swordfight over the...

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  • 1972
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    Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves

    Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves

    1 1972 HD

    A couple of young men and women have lovemaking on their mind. They decide to try to make it at 25 spots within a week. Several motorcycles and...

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  • 1980
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    Le Curé de Tours

    Le Curé de Tours

    1 1980 HD

    Father Birotteau and Father Troubert, both of whom are priests at Tours, have separate lodgings in the house belonging to the crabby spinster Sophie...

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

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