Direction: Gabriel Axel
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Gabriel Axel. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Babette's Feast
1987 · Movie · 102 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Stéphane Audran · Jean-Philipe Lafont · Gudmar Wivesson · Jarl Kulle
Plot In 19th century Denmark, two adult sisters live in an isolated village with their father, who is the honored pastor of a small Protestant church that is almost a sect...
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7.4
9K votes
Lumière and Company
1995 · Documentary · 88 min. · France
Direction Abbas Kiarostami · Hugh Hudson · David Lynch · John Boorman
Cast Romane Bohringer · Pascal Duquenne · Bruno Ganz · Neil Jordan
Plot In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Lumière brothers' first films, filmmakers Sarah Moon and Philippe Poulet challenged 39 renowned international directors to each complete a 52-second film using...
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813 votes
6.2
813 votes
Prince of Jutland
1994 · Movie · 85 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Christian Bale · Gabriel Byrne · Helen Mirren · Kate Beckinsale
Plot This re-telling of Hamlet goes back to the original Danish source material. The opening scenario remains the same: Hamlet's father murdered by his brother who then weds the widowed mother....
6.0
245 votes
6.0
245 votes
The Ways of Women
1970 · Movie · 94 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Svend Johansen · Ghita Nørby · Kim Meyer · Tine Bjerregaard
Plot This three-part movie begins with a young woman married to an older, cold-hearted man in the year 1200. Two rivals have a swordfight over the affections of the woman. Part...
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The Red Mantle
1967 · Movie · 100 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Oleg Vidov · Gitte Hænning · Eva Dahlbeck · Brigitte Federspiel
Plot The story, based on an ancient legend, concerns Hagbard (Oleg Vidov), the son of a slain Norse king. Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing, Hagbard calms...
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La ronde de nuit (TV)
1978 · Movie · min. · France
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Michel Bouquet · Jean-Claude Bouillon · Jean Leuvrais · Maxence Mailfort
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The Goldcabbage Family
1975 · Movie · 100 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Axel Strobye · Kirsten Walther · Karen Lykkehus · Bertel Lauring
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Going for Broke
1977 · Movie · 85 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Preben Kaas · Dirch Passer · Lily Broberg · Jørgen Ryg
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Love Me Darling
1971 · Movie · 85 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Buster Larsen · Birte Tove · Christian Sarvig · Kurt Andersen
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Christian
1989 · Movie · 105 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Nikolaj Bjarn Christensen · Nathalie Brusse · Preben Lerdorff Rye · Jens Arentzen
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Leïla
2001 · Movie · 90 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Mélanie Doutey · Arnaud Binard · Malika El-Omari · Azeddine Bouayad
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Golden Mountains
1958 · Movie · 89 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Axel Bang · Henny Lindorff Buckhøj · Verner Tholsgaard · Ole Larsen
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Altid ballade
1955 · Movie · 90 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen · Carl Heger · Frode Arne Pedersen · Annie Birgit Garde
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Un crime de notre temps (TV)
1978 · Movie · min. · France
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Henri Virlojeux · Gisèle Casadesus · Didier Sauvegrain · Jean-Claude Lecas
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Tre Piger I Paris
1963 · Movie · 105 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Daniel Gélin · Ghita Nørby · Susse Wold · Hanne Borchsenius
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Les colonnes du ciel (TV Miniseries)
1985 · Movie · min. · France
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Jean-Pierre Bouvier · Julie Philippe · Emmanuel Curtil · Serge-Robert Bedrines
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Boubouroche (TV)
1968 · Movie · 50 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Christian Arhoff · Paul Hüttel · Arthur Jensen · Birgitte Price
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The Goldcabbage Family: Breaks the Bank
1976 · Movie · 80 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel
Cast Axel Strobye · Kirsten Walther · Karen Lykkehus · Bertel Lauring
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Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves
1972 · Movie · 88 min. · Denmark
Direction Gabriel Axel · Richard R. Rimmel
Cast Doris Arden · Ulla Kopa · Claudia Höll · Felicitas Peters
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