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1. Babette's Feast (1987)
G | 103 min | Drama
During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle
Votes: 22,065 | Gross: $4.40M
2. Royal Deceit (1994)
R | 107 min | Adventure, Drama
An old Norse legend of revenge, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare on his tragedy - Hamlet.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Christian Bale, Brian Cox
Votes: 2,468
3. Lumière and Company (1995)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Drama
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière brothers.
Directors: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Vicente Aranda, John Boorman, Youssef Chahine, Alain Corneau, Costa-Gavras, Raymond Depardon, Francis Girod, Peter Greenaway, Lasse Hallström, Hugh Hudson, Gaston Kaboré, Abbas Kiarostami, Cédric Klapisch, Andrey Konchalovskiy, Spike Lee, Claude Lelouch, Bigas Luna, Sarah Moon, Arthur Penn, Lucian Pintilie, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Jerry Schatzberg, Nadine Trintignant, Fernando Trueba, Liv Ullmann, Jaco Van Dormael, Régis Wargnier, Wim Wenders, Yoshishige Yoshida, Yimou Zhang, Merzak Allouache, Gabriel Axel, Michael Haneke, James Ivory, Patrice Leconte, David Lynch, Ismail Merchant, Claude Miller, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Jacques Rivette | Stars: Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Merzak Allouache, Jeffe Alperi
Votes: 3,355
4. Personal Space (2018– )
Sci-Fi
Unbeknownst to the crew of a generation ship, their therapy sessions are being broadcast on Earth as a reality show.
Stars: Nicki Clyne, Richard Hatch, Kurt Yaeger, Sean Persaud
Votes: 68
5. The Red Mantle (1967)
R | 92 min | Adventure, Drama
The young beloveds fight for their love in medieval Scandinavia.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Oleg Vidov, Gitte Hænning, Eva Dahlbeck, Birgitte Federspiel
Votes: 166
6. Sex and the Law (1968)
TV-MA | 91 min | Documentary
A look at what happened when Denmark abolished censorship in the late 1960s.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Birgit Brüel, Aage Fønss, Poul Glargaard, Arne Hansen
Votes: 58
7. Omkring et flygel (1961–1983)
Music
The TV show, Omkring et flygel, was a monthly, 40-45 minutes long Danish TV entertainment and talk-show series, running for eight shows in 1961 and hosted by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (Bent ... See full summary »
Stars: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, Jørgen Ingmann, Siw Malmkvist, Nina van Pallandt
8. The Reluctant Sadist (1967)
90 min | Comedy
A poor dandy embezzles large sums of money and buys the title Marquis De Sade to impress the upper class. The film premiered as "I am a Marquis."
Directors: Mac Ahlberg, Peer Guldbrandsen | Stars: Gabriel Axel, Hans Brenå, Jytte Breuning, Poul Bundgaard
Votes: 31
9. Dyden går amok (1966)
108 min | Comedy
A wild erotic comedy about a small fishing village visited by men and women from the big city, Copenhagen.
Director: Sven Methling | Stars: John Hahn-Petersen, Birgitte Federspiel, Axel Strøbye, Caja Heimann
Votes: 65
10. Cinématon (1972– )
Documentary
Stars: Gérard Courant, Diana Lui, Joseph Morder, Célestine Roussel
Votes: 14
11. Encounter (1952–1961)
60 min | Drama
A Canadian anthology series presenting one-hour dramas of romance, adventure, and mystery. Produced in Toronto for CBC and ABC, titled "General Motors Presents" in Canada. Starring Patrick Macnee, Barry Morse, and William Shatner.
Stars: Austin Willis, Barry Morse, Katharine Blake, James Doohan
Votes: 46
12. Han, Hun, Dirch og Dario (1962)
106 min | Romance, Comedy
Poul Borg neglects his young, beautiful wife Marianne. He even forget their wedding day, in favor of a new fast sports car, a beautiful silver-gray Jaguar. During his drive, he runs out of gas. A young lady Laura Lublinski helps him.
Director: Annelise Reenberg | Stars: Ghita Nørby, Ebbe Langberg, Dirch Passer, Dario Campeotto
Votes: 461
13. Kispus (1956)
105 min | Comedy, Romance
When a young woman falls in love with a gown in a shop window it leads to adventure and romance exceeding even her own vivid imagination.
Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Helle Virkner, Henning Moritzen, Angelo Bruun, Nina Pens Rode
Votes: 124
14. Vi som går køkkenvejen (1953)
104 min | Comedy
The beautiful and spoiled manufacturer's daughter Helga defiantly bets with her friends whether she can survive a whole year as a working housekeeper without financial help.
Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Birgitte Reimer, Ib Schønberg, Ellen Margrethe Stein, Henrik Rosing Wiehe
Votes: 21
15. Styrmand Karlsen (1958)
108 min | Comedy, Family
First mate Knud Karlsen has just received sad news from his girlfriend. On board the ship is also chef Valdemar, sailor Ole, owner's confident son Robert and a whole bunch of eager sailors.... See full summary »
Director: Annelise Reenberg | Stars: Johannes Meyer, Frits Helmuth, Dirch Passer, Ove Sprogøe
Votes: 461
16. Crazy Paradise (1962)
95 min | Comedy
The small windswept Danish island Trangö is home of the famous Trangö-eggs. Besides being bigger and whiter than all the others, these eggs light a fire under every woman's skirts.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Dirch Passer, Ove Sprogøe, Hans W. Petersen, Ghita Nørby
Votes: 129
17. Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves (1972)
X | 88 min | Comedy
A couple of young men and women have lovemaking in mind. They decide to try to do it in 25 spots within a week. A lot of motorcycles and mopeds are involved.
Directors: Gabriel Axel, Richard R. Rimmel | Stars: Doris Arden, Alla Beate, Maud Maria Bluemel, Rolf Eden
Votes: 19
18. Med kærlig hilsen (1971)
85 min | Comedy
A young couple follows problems with eroticism at different times and in different environments.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Buster Larsen, Birte Tove, Christian Sarvig, Gabriel Axel
Votes: 13
19. Altid ballade (1955)
90 min | Drama
Early Danish kitchen sink drama by Academy Award winner Gabriel Axel with an entertaining mix of working class daily life, children rivalry, crime and romance.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen, Carl Heger, Frode Arne Pedersen, Annie Birgit Garde
Votes: 39
20. Alt på et bræt (1977)
85 min | Comedy, Crime
Three out of work actors breaks into a bank through the toilet of a railroad station.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Dirch Passer, Jørgen Ryg, Preben Kaas, Lily Broberg
Votes: 419
21. Familien Gyldenkål sprænger banken (1976)
80 min | Comedy, Family
Now the family has reached the top step of the socially equitable, but unexpected demands from the tax administration mean that a forced sale is at the door. That is why they start the biggest plan yet: to defraud Fidusbanken.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Axel Strøbye, Kirsten Walther, Karen Lykkehus, Bertel Lauring
Votes: 295
22. A Day Dawned (1955)
102 min | Drama, War
A cigar dealer runs his small business in peace and quiet in Copenhagen during the Nazi occupation.
Director: Sven Methling | Stars: John Wittig, Astrid Villaume, Svend Methling, Kjeld Jacobsen
Votes: 52
23. Familien Gyldenkål (1975)
100 min | Comedy, Crime
The Iversen family is on the verge of bankruptcy. All the family members are fired from their jobs one after another; most of the furniture is confiscated; the telephone is blocked; the ... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Axel Strøbye, Kirsten Walther, Karen Lykkehus, Bertel Lauring
Votes: 549
24. Peter's Baby (1961)
96 min | Comedy, Romance
Peter Bergman receives a letter the day before his wedding, from a French hospital regarding the need for a bloodtest. He puts two and two together, and figures out he has a kid with a ... See full summary »
Director: Annelise Reenberg | Stars: Ebbe Langberg, Ghita Nørby, Dario Campeotto, Dirch Passer
Votes: 404
25. Boubouroche (1968 TV Movie)
50 min | Drama
The good and honest Boubouroche (Stegger) is playing cards with his friends at the cafe, when he is "friendly" informed that his lover Adele (Price) is deceiving him with another man.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Birgitte Price, Karl Stegger, Paul Hüttel, Arthur Jensen
26. Operation Camel (1960)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
As part of the U.N. patrol in Gaza, A group of Danish soldiers run into a series of misadventures.
Director: Sven Methling | Stars: Paul Hagen, Louis Miehe-Renard, Ebbe Langberg, Preben Kaas
Votes: 317
27. We're Doing Alright (1963)
86 min | Comedy, Family
A poet moves to a laid-back community quite different from life in Copenhagen. Different characters live in strange "buildings". The land developer/owner decides to bulldoze the community. Will they find a peaceful solution?
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Dirch Passer, Ebbe Langberg, Lone Hertz, Karl Stegger
Votes: 79
28. The Ways of Women (1970)
R | 94 min | Drama
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 two takes place ... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Svend Johansen, Ghita Nørby, Kim Meyer, Kirsten Lyngholm
Votes: 20
29. The Girls Are Willing (1958)
89 min | Family, Comedy, Romance
On the idyllic Birkø lives Christian a parish executive officer. He is a brave and honest man, happily married to Martha, and this couple has a son called Theo and he will once take over the farm.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Axel Bang, Henny Lindorff Buckhøj, Verner Tholsgaard, Ole Larsen
Votes: 88
30. Leïla (2001)
90 min | Drama
A young Danish guy, Nils, is visiting Morocco, where he meets the 16-year-old Berber girl Leïla. It marks the beginning of a great, all-encompassing passion. Leïla must defy her family to be with Nils, and their love has big consequences.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Mélanie Doutey, Arnaud Binard, Malika El-Omari, Azeddine Bouayad
Votes: 47
31. Paradis retur (1964)
90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Gabriel Axel's feature film adaptation and interweaving of Peter Ronild's short stories about how different people cope with the afterlife of an atomic eclipse.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Poul Reichhardt, Lise Ringheim, Nina Larsen, Elsebeth Reingaard
Votes: 17
32. Skærmydsler (1961 TV Movie)
55 min | Drama
Wied's humorous play takes place one evening in the living room of two elderly sisters (Garland and Pontoppidan) and their foster child (Winther-Jørgensen) with many smaller conflicts and ... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Maria Garland, Clara Pontoppidan, Hanne Winther-Jørgensen, Albert Luther
33. L'oiseau bleu (1981 TV Movie)
90 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Romain Trembleau, Virginia Arzul, Bibi Andersson, Leslie Caron
Votes: 11
34. Oskar (1962)
81 min | Comedy
An ambitious office rat declares to his cool boss that he is in love with his daughter.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Dirch Passer, Ove Sprogøe, Birgitte Reimer, Lone Hertz
Votes: 45
35. Christian (1989)
105 min | Drama
Portrait of a petty criminal eighteen-year-old musician who escapes from an institution to travel down through Europe.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Nikolaj Bjarn Christensen, Nathalie Brusse, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Jens Arentzen
Votes: 68
36. Tre piger i Paris (1963)
105 min | Comedy, Family
Three Danish girls travel to Paris. After leaving their luggage and money at a hotel, they tour the city, but forget what the hotel is called and where it is located.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Daniel Gélin, Ghita Nørby, Susse Wold, Hanne Borchsenius
Votes: 165
37. Om tobakkens skadelige virkninger (1966 TV Short)
19 min | Short, Drama
Ivan Ivanovich Nyukhin has been told by his wife to give a town hall lecture on "the harmful effects of tobacco". As a smoker himself, he postpones the subject by talking about his domineering wife. TV adaptation of Chekhov's 1886 play.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Star: Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt
38. Les colonnes du ciel (1985– )
Stars: Jean-Pierre Bouvier, Julie Philippe, Serge-Robert Bedrines, Emmanuel Curtil
39. La ronde de nuit (1978 TV Movie)
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Bouillon, Jean Leuvrais, Maxence Mailfort
40. Helle for Helene (1959)
86 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
The young Helene is neglected by her husband who prioritizes his career. Helene decides to write a novel about Hollywood star Patricia Patterson, and after a car crash Helene thinks she is ... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Birgitte Price, Poul Reichhardt, Preben Mahrt, Kjeld Petersen
Votes: 46
41. Tran (1954 TV Movie)
25 min | Crime, Drama
TV adaptation of O'Neill's 1918-classic. Captain Keeney (Andersen) is a man obsessed with finding oil. His wife (Nellemose) joins him for what ends up being a two-year voyage in the middle of the ocean that put the whole crew to the test .
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Bent Christensen, Freddy Koch, Asbjørn Andersen, Kjeld Jacobsen
42. Le curé de Tours (1980 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
Father Birotteau and Father Troubert, both of whom are priests at Tours, have separate lodgings in the house belonging to the crabby spinster Sophie Gamard in that city. Birotteau is an ... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Jean Carmet, Michel Bouquet, Micheline Boudet, Reine Bartève
Votes: 26
43. Ole Lukøje (1960 TV Movie)
90 min
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Karin Nellemose, Ebbe Langberg, Anne Werner Thomsen, Jørn Jeppesen
44. Antoine et Julie (1981 TV Movie)
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Juliette Carré, Renée Faure, Odette Laure
Votes: 8
45. Vi arme syndere (1952)
105 min | Comedy, Crime
"Venus with the beautiful back " is a statuette by the famous Swedish sculptor Sergei. This little work of art, a draft of burnt clay, plays a significant role in this story.
Directors: Erik Balling, Ole Palsbo | Stars: Ib Schønberg, Johannes Meyer, Ellen Gottschalch, Astrid Villaume
Votes: 22
46. Jan går til filmen (1954)
79 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
Director: Torben Anton Svendsen | Stars: Henrik Huld, Ib Lundtoft, Mimi Heinrich, Gabriel Axel
Votes: 13
47. Flemming og Kvik (1960)
93 min | Drama, Family
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Steen Flensmark, Per Geckler, Johannes Meyer, Ghita Nørby
Votes: 64
48. Familiehaven (1956)
Comedy, Music
Saturday night entertainment show series. Artists of the day are hanging out in Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt's cozy summer garden family restaurant.
Stars: Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt, Irene Hansen, Bent Weidich, Annie Birgit Garde
49. En ven i bolignøden (1965)
88 min | Comedy
7 people renting rooms in the same house get 2 weeks notice. It's impossible to find accommodation, especially for singles. One goes to the Ministry of Housing to complain and ends up as the minister's secretary. Changes follow.
Director: Annelise Reenberg | Stars: Birgit Sadolin, Ebbe Langberg, Morten Grunwald, Ove Sprogøe
Votes: 74
50. Orange soufflé (1968 TV Movie)
30 min | Drama
While baking an orange soufflé, the prostitute Hilda is unsuccessfully advocating for a deeper relationship with her rich, 78-year-old friend Pennington, her only customer for the last ... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Grethe Kyhn, Jacob Nielsen