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Peter the Pirate (German: Pietro, der Korsar), also known in English as The Sea Wolves,[1] 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 a novel by Wilhelm Hegeler. Leni Riefenstahl was offered the role of female lead by producer Erich Pommer, but after doing a screen test she eventually turned it down.[2]

Peter the Pirate
Directed by	Arthur Robison
Written by	Wilhelm Hegeler (novel) Arthur Robison
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Paul Richter Aud Egede-Nissen Rudolf Klein-Rogge Fritz Richard
Cinematography	Rudolph Maté George Schnéevoigt Fritz Arno Wagner
Music by	Giuseppe Becce
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	19 February 1925 (1925-02-19)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

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

Cast

References

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.

External links

• Peter the Pirate at IMDb

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