Biography
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.
Filmography
all 44
Movies 43
Director 27
TV Shows 1
Leïla (2001)
Lumière and Company (1995)
Royal Deceit (1994)
Christian (1989)
Babette's Feast (1987)
Les Colonnes du ciel (1985)
Le Curé de Tours (1980)
A Crime of Our Times (1977)
Going for Broke (1977)
The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank (1976)
The Goldcabbage Family (1975)
Nu går den på Dagmar (1972)
Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves (1972)
Med kærlig hilsen (1971)
Amour (1970)
Sex and the Law (1968)
The Reluctant Sadist (1967)
Hagbard and Signe (1967)
Dyden går amok (1966)
En ven i bolignøden (1965)
Paradise and Back (1964)
Three Girls in Paris (1963)
Vi har det jo dejligt (1963)
Oskar (1962)
Crazy Paradise (1962)
Han, hun, Dirch og Dario (1962)
Peter's baby (1961)
Skærmydsler (1961)
Flemming and Kvik (1960)
Helle for Helene (1959)
Styrmand Karlsen (1958)
The Girls Are Willing (1958)
Henrik og Pernille (1957)
En kvinde er overflødig (1957)
Kispus (1956)
Always Trouble (1955)
The bride from Dragstrup (1955)
Der kom en dag (1955)
Det er så yndigt at følges ad (1954)
Karen, Maren og Mette (1954)
Jan går til filmen (1954)
Himlen er blaa (1954)
Kongeligt besøg (1954)
Vi arme syndere (1952)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1918-04-18
Deathday2014-02-09 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceAarhus, Denmark
ChildrenKarin Mørch
CitizenshipsDenmark
AwardsLegion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
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