Gabriel Axel
Danish film director (1918-2014)
1.18body-of-work score · ranked #767 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- April 18, 1918 · Aarhus
- Died
- February 9, 2014 · Bagsværd
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Work
- film director, actor, screenwriter, film producer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1Babette's FeastBabettes Gæstebud
1987 · Denmark / France · romance, drama, musical
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1989 #2 · Vatican film list · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
1.184 citations
Complete filmography
All 26 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1955Altid ballade
- 1955En kvinde er overflødig
- 1956Flight into Danger
- 1958The Girls Are Willing
- 1959Helle for Helene
- 1960Flemming og Kvik
- 1962Crazy Paradise
- 1962Oskar
- 1963Three Girls in Paris
- 1963Vi har det jo dejligt
- 1964Paradise and Back
- 1967Hagbard and Signe
- 1968Sex and the Law
- 1970Amour
- 1971Med kærlig hilsen
- 1972Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves
- 1975Familien Gyldenkål
- 1976Familien Gyldenkål sprænger banken
- 1977Going for Broke
- 1978La ronde de nuit
- 1980Le Curé de Tours
- 1987Babette's Feast
- 1989Christian
- 1994Prince of Jutland
- 1995Lumière and Company
- 2001Leïla