Peter Urban Gad (February 12 1879 – December 26 1947) was a
Danish
film director.
He directed 40 film between 1910 and 1927. His wife
Asta Nielsen starred in 30 of his films. Also
in his debut the famous movie
Afgrunden (
The Abyss) from 1910.
They moved
to Germany
in 1911
where Gad worked until 1922.
His uncle was
Paul Gauguin. His mother
was the (in Denmark) very well known playwright and expert of good
manners
Emma Gad.
His films include a German-language adaptation of
Gerhart Hauptmann's play
The Assumption of Hannele,
which Gad directed in
1922.
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