Peter the Pirate
DirectorArthur Robison
ProducerErich Pommer
Based on[1]
WriterArthur Robison
Starring
MusicGiuseppe Becce
Cinematography
StudioUFA
DistributorUFA
Released19 February 1925
Runtime60 minutes
CountryGermany
Language

Peter the Pirate (German: Pietro, der Korsar), also known in English as The Sea Wolves,[2] is a 1925 German silent historical adventure film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Paul Richter, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. It was based on the 1925 novel by Wilhelm Hegeler. Leni Riefenstahl was offered the role of female lead by producer Erich Pommer, but after doing a screen test she turned it down.[3]

It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by art director Albin Grau. The film premiered at the Union-Theater.

References

  1. ^ "Pietro der Korsar und die Jüdin Cheirinca. Roman. Wilhelm Hegeler". www.buchfreund.de. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  2. ^ IMDb: The Sea Wolves Linked 2014-06-26
  3. ^ Rother, p. 22.

Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim (eds.) (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
  • Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
  • Rother, Rainer (2003). Leni Riefenstahl: The Seduction of Genius. Translated by Bott, Martin H. London: Continuum International Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8264-7023-2.