Josef Peterhans

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Der Stolz der 3. Kompanie
7
The adventures of smart soldier Gustav Diestelbeck include managing his superior officer, competing for the canteneer's daughter, evading punishment for discipline faults and hosting Prinz Willibald during his visit to the regiment.
Comedy
Um Krone und Peitsche
6

Um Krone und Peitsche

Jan 23, 1919
Melodrama with the theme of class difference between a Count and the daughter of a ringmaster. They marry but their environment work against them in all kinds of fronts.
Eine Weisse unter Kannibalen
1
After a robbery, insurance fraud and a following blackmail, the industrial Stüven has to flee the country with his young daughter Maria to Africa. After Stüven is killed on the trip, Maria is taken in by a native tribe and worshipped.
Le Juif Süss
4.3

Le Juif Süss

Sep 24, 1940
À Stuttgart en 1733, un juif ambitieux, Süss Oppenheimer, devient le ministre des Finances du faible duc de Wurtemberg. Il parvient à s'infiltrer dans l'État grâce au prêt usuraire. Pour compenser ses dettes, le duc confie à Sùss l'administration des routes du duché et les péages. Sous l’influence d’un rabbin, il fait du duché un paradis pour ses coreligionnaires. Pour faire face à l'opposition grandissante des habitants, il suggère au duc de supprimer la Diète du Wurtemberg. Il réunit pour cela une armée de mercenaires.
Drama
So endete eine Liebe
5

So endete eine Liebe

Oct 17, 1934
The political advisor to the French emperor Napoleon, and the Austrian emperor Franz I, arrange a marriage between Napoleon and the Austrian archduchess Marie-Luise in order to prevent another war.
Drama
Das Meer ruft
1

Das Meer ruft

Feb 23, 1933
The Baltic captain Terje Wiggen works as a pilot on the island of Muhu. When the mate of the ship “Carola” calls in sick, he jumps at the chance of reviving his life as a sailor. WWI breaks soon after the departure. By and by the ship’s company gets worn down by dead calm. On account of the plague-ridden captain, Wiggen disposes of the contaminated water reserve. Discontent among the crew rises until they take the sole lifeboat and leave their mate behind. Wiggen unsuccessfully tries to bring the ship under control. At the last minute he is rescued off the Japanese coast. At his return he promises to never leave his wife and child again. But the German Imperial Navy begins to blockade the waterways of the island. Wiggen paddles to Sweden with the intention of smuggling provisions for his family. On his way back he is detained by a German captain. After five years of imprisonment he returns to Muhu once more. Wiggen is hellbent on vengeance. (Deutsche Kinemathek)
Drama
L'Abdication
5.4

L'Abdication

Sep 15, 1942
1888. L'empereur allemand Guillaume 1er va mourir. Étant donné que l'héritier du trône Frédéric souffre d'un cancer de la gorge, il reviendra sous peu à son fils Guillaume, âgé de 29 ans. Guillaume et le chancelier Bismarck sont appelés par l'empereur couché sur son lit, il leur demande de se jurer fidélité l'un à l'autre. Très souffrant, Frédéric ne peut assister à l'enterrement de Guillaume Ier qu'en regardant la cérémonie par la fenêtre. Peu après, il meurt, Guillaume devient l'empereur Guillaume II. Bismarck se méfie du nouvel empereur, car le jeune souverain pourrait s'opposer à sa politique librement.
Drama
Zur Chronik von Grieshuus
6.2
Hinrich, the son of a feudal German landowner, falls in love with the beautiful daughter of one of his father's serfs despite opposition from both families. But when he actually offers marriage to her, this is going too far. The return of his brother Detlev, with an unscrupulous aristocratic bride of his own and a rival claim to their father's estates, proves to be the trigger for tragedy.
History
Fridericus
5

Fridericus

Feb 08, 1937
In 18th century Europe, King Friedrich II of Prussia leads his army through the seven-years-war with neighboring states, and after numerous near defeats, eventually brings a victorious army back to Berlin.
History
Zwei Menschen
1

Zwei Menschen

Jul 01, 1919
An actor and his wife have a tumultuous relationship. It ends in separation and a child custody battle.
Drama
Le Tombeau hindou
5.8

Le Tombeau hindou

Jan 27, 1938
La suite des aventures de la belle Indienne Seetha et de l'architecte Berger, poursuivis par le maharadjah. Apres moult péripéties, ce dernier comprendra qu'il est vain d'harceler des amoureux et deviendra le disciple d'un sage religieux.
Drama