Screenplay: Gabriel Axel

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Gabriel Axel. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.

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

7.4

9K votes

Prince of Jutland

1994 · Movie · 85 min. · Denmark

Drama Costume Drama

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

Romance Ensemble Film 13th Century 19th Century

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

Drama Historical Middle Ages

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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