Peter Voß

Acting

Peter Voß

Born June 29, 1891 · Fiefhusen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Died January 9, 1979 · aged 87

Peter Voß was born on June 29, 1891 in Fiefhusen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937), Fight for the Matterhorn (1928) and Hundert Tage (1935). He died on January 9, 1979 in Nortorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Known For

TraumnovelleTraumnovelle · 1969
Traumnovelle
★ 7.31969
MovieDramaMystery
After a frank confession by his wife, a doctor is called to see a dying patient. The cause of the night brings him to meet an old friend, a pianist, who tells him of a mysterious ball where he is due to perform. Based on the book "Traumnovelle" ("Rhapsody: A Dream Novel") by Arthur Schnitzler, which was the inspiration for the film Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
The Fight for the MatterhornThe Fight for the Matterhorn · 1934
The Fight for the Matterhorn
1934
MovieDrama
Sounded version of the 1928 film 'Der Kampf ums Matterhorn'. The added sound track included music composed by Schmidt-Boelckeb and dubbed dialogs by different actors. This version is slightly shorter than the silent film due to the disappearance of the movie titles. The story, based on the novel by Carl Haensel recreates the struggle between Edward Whymper and Jean-Antoine Carrel for the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. In 1938 two new versions of the movie were filmed under the direction of Luis Trenker, who acted again in the role of Carrel. One version was shot in German (Der Berg ruft) and the other in English (The Challenge).
Devil of the MatterhornDevil of the Matterhorn · 1932
Devil of the Matterhorn
1932
MovieDramaHistory
English-language, dubbed sound and partly re-edited version of Der Kampf ums Matterhorn. During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The two men quickly build a friendship and agree to reach the peak together. However, local villagers plot to divide the alliance of Whymper and Carrel and both men join rival teams as they set out in a race to conquer the mountain. A mountaineering drama based on the novel by Carl Haensel and inspired in the dramatic true story of Edward Whymper, who led the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865.
Sergeant BerrySergeant Berry · 1938
Sergeant Berry
★ 7.01938
MovieCrimeComedy
Sergeant Hans Albers, the terror of Chicago gangsters, is transferred South of the border to deal with bandidos.
Die Reiter von Deutsch-OstafrikaDie Reiter von Deutsch-Ostafrika · 1934
Die Reiter von Deutsch-Ostafrika
★ 5.51934
MovieDramaWar
German colonial soldiers fight against the British during World War I.
The Fight for the MatterhornThe Fight for the Matterhorn · 1928
The Fight for the Matterhorn
★ 8.21928
MovieDrama
Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio Malasomma and starring Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, and Alexandra Schmitt. The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Based on a novel by Carl Haensel, the film depicts the battle between British and Italian climbers to be the first to climb the Matterhorn. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.
The Night of the DecisionThe Night of the Decision · 1931
The Night of the Decision
★ 7.01931
MovieDramaRomance
German language version of The Virtuous Sin (1930).
After MidnightAfter Midnight · 1938
After Midnight
★ 8.01938
MovieDrama
Helene performs in a Paris nightclub run by White Russian exiles. When her husband, an engineer she believed had died in the Russian Civil War, reappears she tries to assist him. However, this opens her to blackmail by her dancing partner Fedor.

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