Peter the Pirate

Peter the Pirate
Peter the Pirate
Directed by	Arthur Robison
Written by	Arthur Robison
Based on	Pietro der Korsar und die Jüdin Cheirinca; 1925 novel; by Wilhelm Hegeler
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;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent; German intertitles;

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 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.^[3]

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.

Plot summary[edit]

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.

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