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Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch better known as Gabriel Axel (18 April 1918 – 9 February 2014) was a Danish film director, actor, writer and producer, best known for Babette's Feast (1987), which he wrote and directed.
Gabriel Axel (1918-2014) was a filmmaker who won a BAFTA Award for Babette's Feast (1987). He also acted in films such as The Red Mantle (1967) and The Reluctant Sadist (1971).
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Feb 12, 2014 · Gabriel Axel, a director whose 1987 labor of love, “Babette’s Feast,” received the first foreign-language Oscar awarded to a Danish motion picture — and heralded a growing popular interest in all...
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Feb 10, 2014 · Gabriel Axel, whose 1987 film Babette's Feast became the first Danish title to win the Oscar for best foreign language film, has died at the age of 95.
Feb 10, 2014 · COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Gabriel Axel, the first Dane to win an Oscar for best foreign film with “Babette’s Feast,” which he directed, died Sunday. He was 95. His daughter Karin Moerch announced...
A Danish director who began making films in 1951, Axel’s long career peaked when his 1987 drama Babette’s Feast was met with worldwide acclaim. The film was nominated for six BAFTAs, winning the award for Best Film not in the English Language, and also won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Gabriel Axel. (1918 – 2014) Director, actor. Born 18 April 1918 in Aarhus, Denmark. Died 9 February 2014, aged 95. Axel grew up in Paris in a wealthy Danish manufacturer's family. He moved to Denmark at age 16 after the family's economic collapse.
