Gabriel Axel

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 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.

Gabriel Axel is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 30 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Nu går den på Dagmar (1972), Three Girls in Paris (1963), Han, hun, Dirch og Dario (1962), Der kom en dag (1955), Kongeligt besøg (1954), Vi som går køkkenvejen (1953), Babette's Feast (1987), Les Colonnes du ciel (1985). The recorded credits span 1952 to 2001, including 28 movies and 2 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.