Urban Gad

Urban Gad

Peter Urban Gad was a Danish director who worked mostly in Germany, directing 40 films between 1910 and 1927. From 1912 to 1918 he was married to his leading lady Asta Nielsen, who starred in 30 of his productions. Gad directed both the first feature-length Danish film (Den sorte drøm 1911) and the first feature-length German film (Die Verräterin 1911).

  • Title: Urban Gad
  • Popularity: 0.756
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1879-02-12
  • Place of Birth: Korsør, Denmark
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Urban Gad Movies

  • 1911
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    The Great Moment

    The Great Moment

    1 1911 HD

    The landowner Bergmann and his wife hire Annie as a maid, but when the girl gets pregnant by a relative of her master, they dismiss her. Only Johann,...

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  • 1910
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    The Abyss

    The Abyss

    6.256 1910 HD

    Magda, a piano teacher, meets Knud, a parson’s son, who invites her to spend the summer at his parents’ parsonage. When a travelling...

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  • 1911
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    The Traitress

    The Traitress

    4.4 1911 HD

    A woman betrays the regiment location in which the officer she is interested in is assigned because he despises her, only to regret it when he is...

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  • 1913
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    The Suffragette

    The Suffragette

    4.6 1913 HD

    Nelly's mother is a suffragette and persuades her daughter to join the good cause. Placing a bomb under Lord William's chair love develops between...

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  • 1914
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    Little Angel

    Little Angel

    5.9 1914 HD

    Engelein is a comedy of deliberately mistaken identity. If Jesta, a 17-year-old, can play the part of a 12-year-old, her family will gain a large...

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  • 1914
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    Little Angel

    Little Angel

    5.9 1914 HD

    Engelein is a comedy of deliberately mistaken identity. If Jesta, a 17-year-old, can play the part of a 12-year-old, her family will gain a large...

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  • 1913
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    The Film Prima Donna

    The Film Prima Donna

    5.5 1913 HD

    Film star Ruth Breton has a habit of falling in love. When dating Walter she meets Von Zornhorst. When Zornhorst discards her, she pines away. As a...

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  • 1911
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    The Black Dream

    The Black Dream

    4.7 1911 HD

    Stella, a circus princess, has two suitors: young, handsome Count Waldberg and the greying, hidebound jeweller Hirsch. Stella’s love for...

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  • 1912
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    A Romany Spy

    A Romany Spy

    5.8 1912 HD

    Gypsy girl Zidra falls in love with the lieutenant she is supposed to spy on.

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  • 1917
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    Witching Hour

    Witching Hour

    5 1917 HD

    The noble family de la Porte lives at castle Medan. After the lost heir August returns unexpectedly, countess Herm, mother-in-law of younger brother...

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  • 1912
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    Poor Jenny

    Poor Jenny

    6.4 1912 HD

    Jenny, a cleaner, is seduced by a local playboy, Edouard. Jenny's parents reject her after she spends the night with him. She finds a job as a...

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  • 1914
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    Zapata's Gang

    Zapata's Gang

    6 1914 HD

    Comedy about a film crew shooting a movie about guns and robbers, when real robbers turn up. Having to go home in robbers costume, they are...

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  • 1916
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    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    1 1916 HD

    Growing up with mean foster parents, Lotte is employed as a kitchen maid with the von Harten family. After a dramatic interlude, including an...

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  • 1913
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    S1

    S1

    7.5 1913 HD

    The general's daughter spies on her fiancé to achieve information.

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  • 1914
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    Zapata's Gang

    Zapata's Gang

    6 1914 HD

    Comedy about a film crew shooting a movie about guns and robbers, when real robbers turn up. Having to go home in robbers costume, they are...

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  • 1916
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    The White Roses

    The White Roses

    1 1916 HD

    When Hedda is about to appear on stage in Ostende she borrows a piece of jewellery from her fiancé, de Rochord. When a gang of thieves steals...

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  • 1921
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    The Island of the Lost

    The Island of the Lost

    4.7 1921 HD

    The Island of the Lost (German: Die Insel der Verschollenen) is a 1921 German silent science fiction film . It is a loose unauthorized adaptation of...

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  • 1911
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    The Strange Bird

    The Strange Bird

    3.5 1911 HD

    The English landowner Wolton has gone on a fishing trip in the Spreewald with his daughter May. They meet fellow Englishman Bruce, who falls head...

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  • 1911
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    The Strange Bird

    The Strange Bird

    3.5 1911 HD

    The English landowner Wolton has gone on a fishing trip in the Spreewald with his daughter May. They meet fellow Englishman Bruce, who falls head...

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  • 1910
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    A Recruit from 64

    A Recruit from 64

    5.2 1910 HD

    The year is 1864, and the young officer cadet Felix courageously throws himself at the prussian troops in Fredericia. From there, his regiment is...

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  • 1919
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    The Game of Love and Death

    The Game of Love and Death

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Abyss of Souls

    The Abyss of Souls

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    Such a Girl

    Such a Girl

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Game of Love and Death

    The Game of Love and Death

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Abyss of Souls

    The Abyss of Souls

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1921
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    My Life as a Night Editor

    My Life as a Night Editor

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1916
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    Frontstairs and Backstairs

    Frontstairs and Backstairs

    1 1916 HD

    Comedy about the courting couple Sabine and Lehman. Her roving eye catches a lieutenant, and when he finds out about her winning lottery ticket, he...

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  • 1916
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    Frontstairs and Backstairs

    Frontstairs and Backstairs

    1 1916 HD

    Comedy about the courting couple Sabine and Lehman. Her roving eye catches a lieutenant, and when he finds out about her winning lottery ticket, he...

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  • 1913
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    The Suffragette

    The Suffragette

    4.6 1913 HD

    Nelly's mother is a suffragette and persuades her daughter to join the good cause. Placing a bomb under Lord William's chair love develops between...

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  • 1910
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    The Abyss

    The Abyss

    6.256 1910 HD

    Magda, a piano teacher, meets Knud, a parson’s son, who invites her to spend the summer at his parents’ parsonage. When a travelling...

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  • 1922
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    Hannele's Ascension

    Hannele's Ascension

    1 1922 HD

    A young woman is abused or abandoned by the men in her life.

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  • 1920
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    Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand

    Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand

    1 1920 HD

    Weltbrand is the first part of the two-part silent movie Christian Wahnschaffe.

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  • 1921
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    Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon

    Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon

    1 1921 HD

    Escape from the Golden Dungeon is the second part of the two-part silent movie Christian Wahnschaffe.

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  • 1911
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    The Black Dream

    The Black Dream

    4.7 1911 HD

    Stella, a circus princess, has two suitors: young, handsome Count Waldberg and the greying, hidebound jeweller Hirsch. Stella’s love for...

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  • 1915
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    The False Asta Nielsen

    The False Asta Nielsen

    10 1915 HD

    A doppelganger comedy made at the height of Asta Nielsen's fame in which she plays dual roles. This film is considered lost.

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  • 1911
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    Gypsy Blood

    Gypsy Blood

    1 1911 HD

    Jonna cheats on her husband with a chauffeur and is discovered by her husband. After the divorce, she falls into a life of theft and poverty until...

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  • 1913
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    Death in Seville

    Death in Seville

    1 1913 HD

    Melodrama set in Spain. This film is considered lost.

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  • 1912
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    When the Mask Falls

    When the Mask Falls

    1 1912 HD

    Bank director Hardner, a cunning businessman who hides his unscrupulousness behind a mask of friendliness, tries to destroy a family. This film is...

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  • 1912
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    Comedians

    Comedians

    1 1912 HD

    Comedy superstar Kamma has her professional life and her relationship strained when her son Maurice becomes fatally ill. Only a small fragment of the...

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  • 1912
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    When the Mask Falls

    When the Mask Falls

    1 1912 HD

    Bank director Hardner, a cunning businessman who hides his unscrupulousness behind a mask of friendliness, tries to destroy a family. This film is...

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  • 1912
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    Comedians

    Comedians

    1 1912 HD

    Comedy superstar Kamma has her professional life and her relationship strained when her son Maurice becomes fatally ill. Only a small fragment of the...

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  • 1911
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    Gypsy Blood

    Gypsy Blood

    1 1911 HD

    Jonna cheats on her husband with a chauffeur and is discovered by her husband. After the divorce, she falls into a life of theft and poverty until...

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  • 1913
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    Death in Seville

    Death in Seville

    1 1913 HD

    Melodrama set in Spain. This film is considered lost.

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  • 1911
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    The Great Moment

    The Great Moment

    1 1911 HD

    The landowner Bergmann and his wife hire Annie as a maid, but when the girl gets pregnant by a relative of her master, they dismiss her. Only Johann,...

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  • 1911
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    The Great Moment

    The Great Moment

    1 1911 HD

    The landowner Bergmann and his wife hire Annie as a maid, but when the girl gets pregnant by a relative of her master, they dismiss her. Only Johann,...

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  • 1911
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    Gypsy Blood

    Gypsy Blood

    1 1911 HD

    In a remote german valley, a lord falls in love with a gypsy thief. This film is considered lost.

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  • 1916
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    Little Angel's Wedding

    Little Angel's Wedding

    1 1916 HD

    A sequel to 1914's Engelein, recounting the wedding of the titular protagonist. This film is considered lost.

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  • 1916
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    Little Angel's Wedding

    Little Angel's Wedding

    1 1916 HD

    A sequel to 1914's Engelein, recounting the wedding of the titular protagonist. This film is considered lost.

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  • 1916
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    The White Roses

    The White Roses

    1 1916 HD

    When Hedda is about to appear on stage in Ostende she borrows a piece of jewellery from her fiancé, de Rochord. When a gang of thieves steals...

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  • 1911
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    Thru Trials to Victory

    Thru Trials to Victory

    1 1911 HD

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  • 1912
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    Poor Jenny

    Poor Jenny

    6.4 1912 HD

    Jenny, a cleaner, is seduced by a local playboy, Edouard. Jenny's parents reject her after she spends the night with him. She finds a job as a...

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  • 1912
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    A Romany Spy

    A Romany Spy

    5.8 1912 HD

    Gypsy girl Zidra falls in love with the lieutenant she is supposed to spy on.

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  • 1913
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    The Film Prima Donna

    The Film Prima Donna

    5.5 1913 HD

    Film star Ruth Breton has a habit of falling in love. When dating Walter she meets Von Zornhorst. When Zornhorst discards her, she pines away. As a...

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  • 1913
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    S1

    S1

    7.5 1913 HD

    The general's daughter spies on her fiancé to achieve information.

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  • 1913
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    Die Sünden der Väter

    Die Sünden der Väter

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1913
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    Die Sünden der Väter

    Die Sünden der Väter

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1910
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    A Recruit from 64

    A Recruit from 64

    5.2 1910 HD

    The year is 1864, and the young officer cadet Felix courageously throws himself at the prussian troops in Fredericia. From there, his regiment is...

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  • 1917
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    Witching Hour

    Witching Hour

    5 1917 HD

    The noble family de la Porte lives at castle Medan. After the lost heir August returns unexpectedly, countess Herm, mother-in-law of younger brother...

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  • 1912
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    Der Totentanz

    Der Totentanz

    5 1912 HD

    Bella is married to engineer Burk who meets with an accident. To provide an income she starts as a performer, but happen to meet an infatuated,...

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  • 1912
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    Der Totentanz

    Der Totentanz

    5 1912 HD

    Bella is married to engineer Burk who meets with an accident. To provide an income she starts as a performer, but happen to meet an infatuated,...

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  • 1911
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    When Passion Blinds Honesty

    When Passion Blinds Honesty

    1 1911 HD

    The poor shipwright's daughter Hulda i dating the equally poor clerk Aage. One day she meets theatre manager Winckler who makes her a famous...

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  • 1911
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    The Moth

    The Moth

    1 1911 HD

    A lost short film starring Asta Nielsen.

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  • 1911
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    The Moth

    The Moth

    1 1911 HD

    A lost short film starring Asta Nielsen.

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  • 1916
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    Die Ewige Nacht

    Die Ewige Nacht

    1 1916 HD

    Drama with poor blind Marta who falls in love with sculptor Paul who prefers the high life. As she tries to bring him to the straight and narrow, he...

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  • 1916
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    Die Ewige Nacht

    Die Ewige Nacht

    1 1916 HD

    Drama with poor blind Marta who falls in love with sculptor Paul who prefers the high life. As she tries to bring him to the straight and narrow, he...

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  • 1912
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    Die Macht des Goldes

    Die Macht des Goldes

    1 1912 HD

    Drama about a country girl who becomes a model for an artist with no morals. Disheartened, she return to her home to her old friend Christoph who...

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  • 1912
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    Die Macht des Goldes

    Die Macht des Goldes

    1 1912 HD

    Drama about a country girl who becomes a model for an artist with no morals. Disheartened, she return to her home to her old friend Christoph who...

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  • 1914
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    Das Feuer

    Das Feuer

    1 1914 HD

    Wanda marries a Count but falls in love with his son. When their relationship is discovered by the Dowager Countess, she locks them in the garden...

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  • 1912
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    Zu Tode Gehetzt

    Zu Tode Gehetzt

    1 1912 HD

    When architect Ernstein falls for secretary Paula, his wife makes sure, that she is fired and evicted from her apartment. When she finds herself...

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  • 1912
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    The General's Children

    The General's Children

    1 1912 HD

    Kind-hearted Thekla helps her frivolous brother and hides him on a remote farm.

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  • 1914
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    Das Kind ruft

    Das Kind ruft

    1 1914 HD

    Ernest Schiller, a wealthy merchant, has the cherished ambition to secure as his son-in-law the Count De Grechy, a member of the nobility. His...

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  • 1916
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    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    1 1916 HD

    Growing up with mean foster parents, Lotte is employed as a kitchen maid with the von Harten family. After a dramatic interlude, including an...

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  • 1916
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    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    1 1916 HD

    Growing up with mean foster parents, Lotte is employed as a kitchen maid with the von Harten family. After a dramatic interlude, including an...

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  • 1913
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    Jugend und Tollheit

    Jugend und Tollheit

    1 1913 HD

    Comedy about the lieutenant who marries poor Jesta. As a wealthy neighbor wants his own daughter to wed the officer, Jesta has to disguise herself as...

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  • 1913
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    Jugend und Tollheit

    Jugend und Tollheit

    1 1913 HD

    Comedy about the lieutenant who marries poor Jesta. As a wealthy neighbor wants his own daughter to wed the officer, Jesta has to disguise herself as...

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  • 1915
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    Die Tochter der Landstrasse

    Die Tochter der Landstrasse

    1 1915 HD

    Zirzi witnesses the murder of Professor Wormser.

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  • 1915
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    Die Tochter der Landstrasse

    Die Tochter der Landstrasse

    1 1915 HD

    Zirzi witnesses the murder of Professor Wormser.

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  • 1914
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    Das Kind ruft

    Das Kind ruft

    1 1914 HD

    Ernest Schiller, a wealthy merchant, has the cherished ambition to secure as his son-in-law the Count De Grechy, a member of the nobility. His...

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  • 1912
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    Zu Tode Gehetzt

    Zu Tode Gehetzt

    1 1912 HD

    When architect Ernstein falls for secretary Paula, his wife makes sure, that she is fired and evicted from her apartment. When she finds herself...

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  • 1914
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    Das Feuer

    Das Feuer

    1 1914 HD

    Wanda marries a Count but falls in love with his son. When their relationship is discovered by the Dowager Countess, she locks them in the garden...

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  • 1911
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    The Amateur's Generosity

    The Amateur's Generosity

    1 1911 HD

    The pilot Vidart and his good friend Aubert are competing against each other in an aviation contest. When Vidart gets in the claws of a loan shark,...

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  • 1916
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    The White Roses

    The White Roses

    1 1916 HD

    A film with Thilda Wardier an actress, Count Adam de Rochard, Lord Kenley / Henry von Muiden, Countess de Rochard, Adam's grandmother, Mr. Morton,...

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  • 1916
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    The White Roses

    The White Roses

    1 1916 HD

    A film with Thilda Wardier an actress, Count Adam de Rochard, Lord Kenley / Henry von Muiden, Countess de Rochard, Adam's grandmother, Mr. Morton,...

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  • 1912
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    The House of Ill Repute

    The House of Ill Repute

    1 1912 HD

    A young woman, Nina, works as a singer at a Copenhagen variety theatre, but when her contract expires she suddenly finds herself with no income to...

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