Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1921 film)

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.

Peter Voss, Thief of Millions
Directed byGeorg Jacoby
Produced byPaul Davidson
Written byEwald Gerhard Seeliger (novel)
Georg Jacoby
Robert Liebmann
Starring Harry Liedtke
Paul Otto
Mady Christians
CinematographyFrederik Fuglsang
Production
company
Distributed byUFA
Release date
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
LanguageSilent
German intertitles

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.

Cast

References
  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.285

Bibliography
  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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