''Peter the Pirate'' (german: Pietro, der Korsar), also known in English as ''The Sea Wolves'',
IMDb: ''The Sea Wolves''
Linked 2014-06-26 is a 1925 German
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silent historical
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adventure film
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directed by Arthur Robison
Arthur Robison (June 25, 1883 – October 20, 1935) was a German film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 20 films between 1916 and 1935.
Selected filmography
* ''A Night of Horror'' (1916)
* ''What Belongs to Darkness' ...
and starring Paul Richter
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Biography
Richter made his film debut right before W ...
, Aud Egede-Nissen
Aud Egede-Nissen (30 May 1893 – 15 November 1974) was a Norwegian actress, director and producer. She appeared in many early 20th-century German silent films.
Early life
Born in Bergen, Norway in 1893, Egede-Nissen was a daughter of Norwegi ...
, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Friedrich Rudolf Klein (24 November 1885 – 29 May 1955), better known as Rudolf Klein-Rogge, was a German film actor, best known for playing sinister figures in films in the 1920s and 1930s as well as being a mainstay in director Fritz Lang's ...
. It was based on a novel by Wilhelm Hegeler
Wilhelm Hegeler (25 February 1870 in Varel, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg – 8 October 1943 in Irschenhausen) was a German novelist.
Biography
He studied law at the universities of Munich, Geneva and Berlin, traveled extensively, and returned t ...
. Leni Riefenstahl
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A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl also became in ...
was offered the role of female lead by producer Erich Pommer
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As producer, Erich Pommer was involved ...
, but after doing a screen test
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she eventually turned it down.
It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios
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in Berlin
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. The film's sets were designed by the art director
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Albin Grau
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. The film premiered at the Union-Theater.
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1925 films
German black-and-white films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Arthur Robison
Films based on German novels
Pirate films
Films produced by Erich Pommer
German historical adventure films
1920s historical adventure films
UFA GmbH films
Films shot at Babelsberg Studios
Silent adventure films
1920s German films
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