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Peter Berneis is a Scriptwriter and Producer Allemand born on 1 april 1910 at Berlin (German)

Peter Berneis

Peter Berneis
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Nationality German
Birth 1 april 1910 at Berlin (German)
Death 4 november 1985 (at 75 years) at Munich (German)

Peter Berneis est un scénariste, réalisateur et producteur allemand né le 1er avril 1910 à Berlin (Allemagne), mort en novembre 1985 à Munich.

Best films

Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie
(1948)
(Scriptwriter) All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy
(1941)
(Dialogue)

Usually with

John Reinhardt
John Reinhardt
(1 films)
William Dieterle
William Dieterle
(2 films)
Horst Janson
Horst Janson
(2 films)
Hans-Martin Majewski
Hans-Martin Majewski
(2 films)
Joseph H. August
Joseph H. August
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Peter Berneis (10 films)

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Scriptwriter

Breakthrough
Breakthrough (1979)
, 1h52
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Michael Parks, Helmut Griem, Curd Jürgens, Klaus Löwitsch
Roles Author
Rating50% 2.5113852.5113852.5113852.5113852.511385
Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in its mission by coming up against a Russian tank. Steiner then takes a furlough to Paris just as the Allies launch their invasion of Normandy.
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin (1962)
, 1h29
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Political films
Actors Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann, Ingrid van Bergen, Werner Klemperer, Horst Janson, Edith Schultze-Westrum
Roles Story
Rating66% 3.3378253.3378253.3378253.3378253.337825
The story takes place in East Berlin soon after the Berlin Wall is built, and is based on an actual escape on January 28, 1962. Kurt Schröder is a chauffeur to East German Major Eckhardt and his seductive wife Heidi, and lives within sight of the Wall. Kurt is having an affair with Heidi. One night he sees a friend, Günther Jurgens, who works at the garage where Kurt has the Major's car maintained, drive his truck into the wall, and get killed trying to escape to the west. Günther's sister, Erika, comes looking for Günther when he doesn't return, and is told that Kurt saw him last night. She then goes to Kurt's house, where he lives with his mother, Uncle Albrecht (a musician), sister Ingeborg and kid brother Helmut. Erika is intent on escaping to West Berlin, thinking that her brother made it. Kurt, reasonably satisfied with his life, has no intention of risking his life to attempt an escape. Erika then looks out beyond the barbed wire, but Kurt catches her as she tries to crawl under, and they pretend to be lovers to hide her intentions from suspicious guards. Kurt then hides her in his house. A piece of Erika's clothing is caught in the barbed wire, and the guards track her to the Schröder's house. She hides in a room without a floor, and narrowly escapes the guards after they conclude that she could not be in the room.
A Stranger in My Arms
A Stranger in My Arms (1959)

Directed by Helmut Käutner
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Jeff Chandler, June Allyson, Sandra Dee, Mary Astor, Charles Coburn, Peter Graves
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0438053.0438053.0438053.0438053.043805
A Korean War pilot, Pike Yarnell, a major, survives a jet crash in the Pacific Ocean, as does Donald Beasley, his navigator. After many days on a raft, Donald dies.
Enchanting Arabella
Enchanting Arabella (1959)
, 1h27
Directed by Axel von Ambesser
Origin German
Genres Romantic comedy
Actors Carlos Thompson, Johanna von Koczian, Hilde Hildebrand, Axel von Ambesser, Hans Nielsen, Josef Meinrad
Roles Writer
Rating61% 3.09723.09723.09723.09723.0972
Allemagne, vers 1900: après la mort de son père, Arabella, la fille aînée de la famille, doit subvenir aux besoins de la famille endettée. Elle se rend à Londres chez sa tante quelque peu excentrique, Lady Bridlington, qui gagne sa vie simplement en faisant le portrait des animaux domestiques des nobles. Son bon ami, Lord Fleetwood, doit présenter Arabella à la société en lui permettant d'épouser rapidement un homme riche.
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey (1957)
, 1h32
Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors June Allyson, David Niven, Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Keith, Herbert Anderson, Eva Gabor
Rating61% 3.099693.099693.099693.099693.09969
Une héritière un peu loufoque prend pitié d'un homme qu'elle croit être à la rue. Elle insiste pour qu'il vienne avec elle et lui offre l'emploi de majordome, au grand dam de son père, surtout quand il devient clair qu'elle est en train de tomber amoureuse de lui. Mais ce nouveau majordome a un secret : il est en fait un riche aristocrate.
Ludwig II
Ludwig II (1955)
, 1h55
Directed by Helmut Käutner
Origin German
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors O.W. Fischer, Ruth Leuwerik, Marianne Koch, Paul Bildt, Friedrich Domin, Rolf Kutschera
Roles Writer
Rating68% 3.4351153.4351153.4351153.4351153.435115
Le jeune Louis II succède à son père sur le trône de Bavière. Sa vie sentimentale n'est pas heureuse, mais il s'intéresse aux arts, et se lie avec Wagner.
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie (1950)
, 1h47
Directed by Irving Rapper, Don Alvarado
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Tennessee Williams
Actors Jane Wyman, Kirk Douglas, Gertrude Lawrence, John Arthur Kennedy, Ralph Sanford, Ann Tyrrell
Rating70% 3.537593.537593.537593.537593.53759
While on duty, Merchant Mariner Tom Wingfield recalls his life in a dilapidated St. Louis apartment with his delusional mother Amanda and crippled younger sister Laura, and their story unfolds via flashback.
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
, 1h26
Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Peinture, Ghost films
Actors Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Brian Keith, Ethel Barrymore, Cecil Kellaway, Florence Bates
Rating75% 3.795123.795123.795123.795123.79512
In 1934, impoverished painter Eben Adams (Joseph Cotten) meets a fey little girl named Jennie Appleton (Jennifer Jones) in Central Park, New York. She is wearing old-fashioned clothing. He makes a sketch of her from memory which involves him with art dealer Miss Spinney (Ethel Barrymore), who sees potential in him. This inspires him to paint a portrait of Jennie.
All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
, 1h47
Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Historical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Demons in film
Actors Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, Gene Lockhart, John Qualen
Roles Dialogue
Rating75% 3.7939653.7939653.7939653.7939653.793965
In 1840 New Hampshire, poor, downtrodden farmer Jabez Stone (James Craig) is broke, plagued by bad luck; with the local money-lender, Miser Stevens, about to foreclose on his farm, Jabez has reached the limit of his endurance. After a series of mishaps, he impulsively declares that he would sell his soul to the Devil for two cents, and moments later the Devil appears, calling himself "Mr. Scratch" (Walter Huston). He appears to offer Jabez a bargain - sell his soul, in return for seven years of good luck and prosperity. Scratch tempts Jabez by magically revealing a hoard of Hessian gold coins, which appears from under the barn floor and, unable to resist the lure of the gold, Jabez signs the contract. He begins his new life with hope, paying off his debts, buying new tools and supplies, and new clothes for his wife and mother. While the women are shopping, Jabez meets and becomes friends with famous New Hampshire Congressman and orator Daniel Webster (Edward Arnold), a friend of his wife's family, and a widely-loved figure who champions the cause of the poor farmers - although we learn that Webster himself is being tempted by Mr. Scratch to sell his soul, in return for fulfilling his ambition to become President.

Producer

Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin (1962)
, 1h29
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Political films
Actors Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann, Ingrid van Bergen, Werner Klemperer, Horst Janson, Edith Schultze-Westrum
Roles Associate Producer
Rating66% 3.3378253.3378253.3378253.3378253.337825
The story takes place in East Berlin soon after the Berlin Wall is built, and is based on an actual escape on January 28, 1962. Kurt Schröder is a chauffeur to East German Major Eckhardt and his seductive wife Heidi, and lives within sight of the Wall. Kurt is having an affair with Heidi. One night he sees a friend, Günther Jurgens, who works at the garage where Kurt has the Major's car maintained, drive his truck into the wall, and get killed trying to escape to the west. Günther's sister, Erika, comes looking for Günther when he doesn't return, and is told that Kurt saw him last night. She then goes to Kurt's house, where he lives with his mother, Uncle Albrecht (a musician), sister Ingeborg and kid brother Helmut. Erika is intent on escaping to West Berlin, thinking that her brother made it. Kurt, reasonably satisfied with his life, has no intention of risking his life to attempt an escape. Erika then looks out beyond the barbed wire, but Kurt catches her as she tries to crawl under, and they pretend to be lovers to hide her intentions from suspicious guards. Kurt then hides her in his house. A piece of Erika's clothing is caught in the barbed wire, and the guards track her to the Schröder's house. She hides in a room without a floor, and narrowly escapes the guards after they conclude that she could not be in the room.