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Peter Berneis(1910-1985)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Peter Berneis was born on 1 April 1910 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Chicago Calling (1951), Escape from East Berlin (1962) and No Survivors, Please (1964). He was married to Ina Berneis. He died on 4 November 1985 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
BornApril 1, 1910
DiedNovember 4, 1985(75)
BornApril 1, 1910
DiedNovember 4, 1985(75)
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Known for

Dan Duryea, Mary Anderson, Judith Trafford, Melinda Casey, Ross Elliott, and Gordon Gebert in Chicago Calling (1951)
Chicago Calling
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1951
Christine Kaufmann and Don Murray in Escape from East Berlin (1962)
Escape from East Berlin
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1962
No Survivors, Please (1964)
No Survivors, Please
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1964
Games of Desire (1964)
Games of Desire
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1964

Credits

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Writer

  • Steckbriefe
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, and Rod Steiger in Breakthrough (1979)
    Breakthrough
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • The Old Fox (1977)
    The Old Fox
    6.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1977
  • Lobster (1976)
    Lobster
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1976
  • Härte 10 (1974)
    Härte 10
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1974–1975
  • Sandcastles (1972)
    Sandcastles
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1972
  • Maya (1967)
    Maya
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Games of Desire (1964)
    Games of Desire
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Spiel um Schmuck
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • No Survivors, Please (1964)
    No Survivors, Please
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Curd Jürgens erzählt... (1962)
    Curd Jürgens erzählt...
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1962–1963
  • Christine Kaufmann and Don Murray in Escape from East Berlin (1962)
    Escape from East Berlin
    6.7
    • screenplay by
    • story by
    • 1962
  • Die junge Sünderin (1960)
    Die junge Sünderin
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Bezaubernde Arabella (1959)
    Bezaubernde Arabella
    6.5
    • writer
    • 1959
  • June Allyson and Jeff Chandler in A Stranger in My Arms (1959)
    A Stranger in My Arms
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1959

Actor

  • Die Puppe vom Lunapark
    • (as Peter Eysoldt)
    • 1925
  • Die Schmuggler von Bernina
    • Kind (as Peter Eysoldt)
    • 1924
  • Ich hatt' einen Kameraden
    • (as Peter Eysoldt)
    • 1924
  • Das brennende Geheimnis
    • (as Peter Eysoldt)
    • 1923

Director

  • Games of Desire (1964)
    Games of Desire
    5.3
    • co-director
    • 1964
  • No Survivors, Please (1964)
    No Survivors, Please
    5.7
    • co-director
    • 1964
  • Theo Bleser in Ungarische Rhapsodie (1954)
    Ungarische Rhapsodie
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Peter Eysoldt
  • Born
    • April 1, 1910
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • November 4, 1985
    • Munich, Bavaria, West Germany(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Ina Berneis(divorced, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of actress Gertrud Eysoldt and the painter Benno Berneis.

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