Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1921 film)

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Peter Voss, Thief of Millions
German Peter Voss, der Millionendieb
Directed by Georg Jacoby
Written byGeorg Jacoby
Robert Liebmann
Based on Peter Voss, Thief of Millions
by Ewald Gerhard Seeliger
Produced by Paul Davidson
Starring
Cinematography Frederik Fuglsang
Production
company
Distributed by UFA
Release dates
  • 11 March 1921 (Part I)
  • 18 March 1921 (Part II)
  • 29 March 1921 (Part III)
  • 8 April 1921 (Part IV)
  • 19 April 1921 (Part V)
  • 6 May 1921 (Part VI)
Running time
420 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Peter Voss, Thief of Millions or The Man Without a Name (German: Der Mann ohne Namen) is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Harry Liedtke, Paul Otto, and Mady Christians. [1] It was released in six separate parts. A number of such serials were made during the early Weimar Republic, including Joe May's The Mistress of the World .

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It is based on the novel Peter Voss, Thief of Millions by Ewald Gerhard Seeliger which has been adapted for the screen a number of times. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios with extensive location filming taking place in Denmark, Italy, Spain, Morocco, and Dalmatia.

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References

  1. Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 285. ISBN   1571816550. JSTOR   j.ctt1x76dm6.