
Urban Gad
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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).
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The Suffragette (1913)
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A Romany Spy (1912)
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Such a Girl (1920)
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S1 (1913)
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The Abyss (1910)
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Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand (1920)
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Witching Hour (1917)
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Comedians (1912)
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The Traitress (1911)
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Gypsy Blood (1911)
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Cinderella (1916)
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The Black Dream (1911)
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The Strange Bird (1911)
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Gypsy Blood (1911)
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The Moth (1911)
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The Film Prima Donna (1913)
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Der Totentanz (1912)
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My Life as a Night Editor (1921)
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Death in Seville (1913)
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Die Macht des Goldes (1912)
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Poor Jenny (1912)
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The Great Moment (1911)
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Frontstairs and Backstairs (1916)
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The White Roses (1916)
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Youth and Madness (1913)
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Zapata's Gang (1914)
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The General's Children (1912)
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Die ewige Nacht (1916)
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Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon (1921)
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Thru Trials to Victory (1911)
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Das Feuer (1914)
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When Passion Blinds Honesty (1911)
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When the Mask Falls (1912)
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The Island of the Lost (1921)
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Die Tochter der Landstrasse (1915)
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Hannele's Ascension (1922)
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The House of Ill Repute (1912)
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The Wheel of Fortune (1926)
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Das Kind ruft (1914)
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The Abyss of Souls (1920)
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Little Angel's Wedding (1916)
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Die Sünden der Väter (1913)
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Zu Tode Gehetzt (1912)
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The Game of Love and Death (1919)
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The Amateur's Generosity (1911)
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Little Angel (1914)
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The False Asta Nielsen (1915)
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A Recruit from 64 (1910)
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