About
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).
Filmography
The Wheel of Fortune1926 · Director
Hannele's Ascension1922 · Director
The Island of the Lost1921 · Director
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon1921 · Director
My Life as a Night Editor1921 · Director
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand1920 · Director
The Abyss of Souls1920 · Director, Writer
Such a Girl1920 · Director
The Game of Love and Death1919 · Director, Writer
Witching Hour1917 · Director, Writer
Cinderella1916 · Cinematography, Director, Writer
The White Roses1916 · Director, Writer
Frontstairs and Backstairs1916 · Director, Writer
Little Angel's Wedding1916 · Director, Writer
Die ewige Nacht1916 · Director, Writer
The False Asta Nielsen1915 · Director
Die Tochter der Landstrasse1915 · Director, Writer
Das Feuer1914 · Director, Writer
Zapata's Gang1914 · Director, Writer
Das Kind ruft1914 · Director, Writer