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Ernst Petersen

Architect / Production Designer / Actor | * 06/06/1906 († 52, 03/30/1959) | Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)
Ernst Petersen (6 June 1906 - 30 March 1959) was a German architect and actor. Although Petersen was very successful as an architect and several of his buildings are now listed as historical monuments, he achieved greater fame in the short period of time as an actor in mountain films alongside Leni Riefenstahl. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure

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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, an ...

The Fight for the Matterhorn

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1928 | 4.0/5 | 1h 18min
Drama
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Professional dancer Diotima finds herself the apex of a love triangle when she is pursued by two mountain climbers, Vigo and his unnamed older friend. ...

The Holy Mountain

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1926 | 3.4/5 | 1h 40min
Adventure, Drama
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In a lonely outpost atop the treacherous Mont Blanc, an intrepid scientist lives with minimal connection to the world below. Through the telegraph, Hanes (Sepp Rist) communicates with a beautiful astr ...

Storm Over Mont Blanc

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1930 | 3.0/5 | 1h 33min
Adventure, Drama
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Dr. Johannes Krafft climbs a 12,000-foot mountain over and over again to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes the dangerous climb with him. ...

White Hell of Pitz Palu

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1929 | 3.4/5 | 2h 30min
Drama
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Movies with Ernst Petersen as Actor(3)

as Hans Brandt1929 White Hell of Pitz Palu
as Hadow1928 The Fight for the Matterhorn
as Vigo1926 The Holy Mountain

Full Name: Ernst Petersen
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Wednesday, 06/06 1906 (June) in Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)
Died: Monday, 03/30 1959 (March) in Ihringen (aged: 52)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: German (DE)
Spouses (current/former): Elisabeth Henkel
Other names for Ernst Petersen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ernst Nansen" (Pseudonym)
Ernst Petersen frequently works together with these people:
Arnold Fanck (6x, Crew)
Sepp Allgeier (3x, Crew)
Leni Riefenstahl (2x, Actress)
Harry R. Sokal (2x, Crew)
Hans Schneeberger (2x, Crew)
Nunzio Malasomma (2x, Crew)
Hannes Schneider (2x, Actor)
Luis Trenker (2x, Actor)
Heinrich Gretler (1x, Actor)
Friedrich Schneider (1x, Cast)
Charles McNamee (1x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:823271, Added: 11/10/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024