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Gabriel Axel
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Film & TV
Aarhus, Denmark
Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch, better known as Gabriel Axel was a 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…
Known for
- Fra "Harlekin" til "Krøniken": 60 års TV-drama — Sig selv2011
- Going for Broke1977
- The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank1976
- Nu går den på Dagmar1972
- Med kærlig hilsen — Mr. X1971
- The Reluctant Sadist — Marcel de Sade1967
- Dyden går amok1966
- En ven i bolignøden — von Bengeldorff1965
- Three Girls in Paris — French teacher1963
- Han, hun, Dirch og Dario — Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste1962
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Key facts
- Born
- Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch , ( 1918-04-18 ) 18 April 1918, Aarhus , Denmark
- Died
- 9 February 2014 (2014-02-09) (aged 95), Bagsværd (near Copenhagen ), Denmark
- Education
- Actor
- Alma mater
- Royal Danish Theatre
- Occupations
- Film director, actor, writer, producer
- Years active
- 1945–2001
- Known for
- Babette's Feast
- Spouse
- Lucie Juliette Laraignou (m. 1948–1996)
- Awards
- Academy Award , Rungstedlund Award
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gabriel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Aarhus
- Place of death
- Bagsværd
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Babette's Feast
- Image
- Gabriel Axel (1959).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- Commons category
- Gabriel Axel
- date of birth
- 1918-04-18
- date of death
- 2014-02-09
- name in native language
- Gabriel Axel
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Gabriel Axel
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch better known as Gabriel Axel (18 April 1918 – 9 February 2014) was a Danish film director, actor, writer and producer, best known for Babette's Feast (1987), which he wrote and directed.
Biography
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