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 itted 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 45
Movies 44
Director 26
TV Shows 1

Leïla (2001)

Lumière & 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 (1975)

Nu går den på Dagmar (1972)

Amour (1970)

Sex and the Law (1968)

The Reluctant Sadist (1967)

Hagbard and Signe (1967)

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)

The Girls Are Willing (1958)

Henrik and Pernille (1957)

En kvinde er overflødig (1957)

Kispus (1956)

Always Trouble (1955)

The bride from Dragstrup (1955)

Der kom en dag (1955)

Jan går til filmen (1954)

Himlen er blaa (1954)

Vi arme syndere (1952)
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1918-04-18
Deathday
2014-02-09 (95 years old)
Birth Place
Aarhus, Denmark
Children
Karin Mørch
Citizenships
Kingdom of Denmark
Awards
Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
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