Gabriel Axel

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.

Crew

All Directing Writing

Babette's Feast

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.2

425 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1987

39 years ago
Babette's Feast

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.2

425 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1987

39 years ago
Lumière & Company

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.2

68 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1995

30 years ago
Prince of Jutland

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.4

40 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 1994

32 years ago
Prince of Jutland

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.4

40 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 1994

32 years ago
Paradise and Back

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.5

13 votes

Release Date

Feb 21, 1964

63 years ago
The Red Mantle

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.6

12 votes

Release Date

Jan 16, 1967

60 years ago
The Red Mantle

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.6

12 votes

Release Date

Jan 16, 1967

60 years ago
Going for Broke

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.4

8 votes

Release Date

Feb 18, 1977

49 years ago
Crazy Paradise

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

3.8

8 votes

Release Date

Jul 26, 1962

64 years ago
The Girls Are Willing

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.9

8 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 1958

69 years ago
Sex and the Law

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

4.4

7 votes

Release Date

Jul 28, 1968

58 years ago
Sex and the Law

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.4

7 votes

Release Date

Jul 28, 1968

58 years ago
The Goldcabbage Family

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.5

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1975

52 years ago
The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.8

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 26, 1976

49 years ago
Vi har det jo dejligt

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.2

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1963

64 years ago
Oskar

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.8

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1962

64 years ago
Three Girls in Paris

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.0

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1963

63 years ago
Flemming and Kvik

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.2

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1960

66 years ago
Amour

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.0

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1970

56 years ago
Med kærlig hilsen

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.7

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 19, 1971

55 years ago
Med kærlig hilsen

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

4.7

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 19, 1971

55 years ago
Amour

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

4.0

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1970

56 years ago
Always Trouble

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 30, 1955

71 years ago
En kvinde er overflødig

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 29, 1957

69 years ago
Helle for Helene

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 1959

67 years ago
Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

1.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 28, 1972

54 years ago
Leïla

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

1.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 08, 2001

25 years ago
Christian

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1989

37 years ago
A Crime of Our Times

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 21, 1977

49 years ago
Henrik and Pernille

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 1957

69 years ago
Skærmydsler

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 14, 1961

65 years ago
Le Curé de Tours

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 1980

46 years ago
Dannevirkenatten

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 18, 1964

62 years ago
Flight Into Danger

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 03, 1956

71 years ago
Le Coq de Bruyère

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1980

46 years ago

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