Peter Berling

Career timeline

1. 1934 · Born

   Born

2. 1961 · Screen debut

   Thema Amore (Movie)

3. 1961 · First production

   Thema Amore (Movie)

4. 1965 · Directing debut

   Entwürfe und Träume (Movie)

5. 1976 · Writing debut

   Rulers of the City (Movie)

6. 1986 · Breakthrough

   The Name of the Rose (Movie)

7. 2017 · Latest release

   Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films (Movie)

8. 2017 · Died

   November 21, 2017

Career in numbers

8 1960s

30 1970s

13 1980s

9 1990s

5 2000s

3 2010s

• Drama32
• Comedy19
• Crime14
• Thriller10
• Adventure5
• Action5

Highest-rated title Satantango 1994 8.1 Most popular title Gangs of New York 2002 7.3

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Peter Berling in our catalogue.

Peer Raben

6 titles together

Klaus Lemke

2 titles together

Ulli Lommel

2 titles together

Benjamin Lev

2 titles together

Fabio Testi

2 titles together

Katrin Schaake

2 titles together

Werner Schroeter

2 titles together

Ivan Desny

2 titles together

1. 2017 Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films Movie
2. 2015 Half Brothers as Hein 5.7 Movie
3. 2014 Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg Movie
4. 2005 The Officer as a Philosopher as Eberhard von Erbst Movie
5. 2002 Gangs of New York as Knife Act Caller 7.3 Movie
6. 2002 Angel of Death as Castenada Movie
7. 2001 The Flexible Entrepreneur as Fred Eicke Movie
8. 2000 Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard Movie
9. 1999 Spaceflight as an Internal Experience as Gen. Lt. Pugatschow Movie
10. 1998 Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome Movie
11. 1997 Praxis Dr. Hasenbein as Peterchen 6.5 Movie
12. 1996 Tykho Moon 5.6 Movie
13. 1994 Der Salzbaron as Conte Giancarlo di Montefalcone TV
14. 1994 Satantango as Orvos 8.1 Movie
15. 1993 Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem as Hank 6.0 Movie
16. 1991 Voyager as Baptist 6.2 Movie
17. 1990 Visioni private as Petronius Movie
18. 1989 Francesco as Bishop Guido 6.5 Movie
19. 1988 Haunted Summer as Maurice Movie
20. 1988 The Last Temptation of Christ as Beggar 7.2 Movie
21. 1987 Cobra Verde as Bernabé 6.9 Movie
22. 1986 The Name of the Rose as Jean d'Anneaux 7.5 Movie
23. 1985 Tex and the Lord of the Deep as El Morisco 4.9 Movie
24. 1983 Dagger Eyes as Reinhardt 5.1 Movie
25. 1983 Petomaniac as Ziedler Movie
26. 1982 Veronika Voss as Filmproduzent / Dicker Mann 7.2 Movie
27. 1982 An Ideal Adventure as regista Brian De Pino 5.0 Movie
28. 1982 Fitzcarraldo as Opera Manager 7.6 Movie
29. 1980 Theo Against the Rest of the World as Doppel-Dieter 5.7 Movie
30. 1979 The Marriage of Maria Braun as Bronski (as Berling) 7.4 Movie
31. 1978 Rings of Fear as Bit Part 5.3 Movie
32. 1978 Good-for-Nothing as Maler Movie
33. 1976 Rulers of the City as Valentino 6.4 Movie
34. 1976 Meet Him and Die as Bavoso Movie
35. 1976 Black and White in Color as Père Jean de la Croix 6.4 Movie
36. 1976 Young, Violent, Dangerous as Oberwald 6.0 Movie
37. 1976 Victory March Movie
38. 1976 Idole as Manager Movie
39. 1974 Julia as Uncle Alex 4.6 Movie
40. 1974 Martha as Taxi Driver (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
41. 1974 Bang, and the Angels Sing Movie
42. 1973 The Three Musketeers of the West as Hans Movie
43. 1973 Revolver as Grappa 6.8 Movie
44. 1973 Dirty Weekend as German tourist Movie
45. 1972 Aguirre, the Wrath of God as Don Fernando de Guzmán 7.4 Movie
46. 1972 The Italian Connection as Damiano 7.1 Movie
47. 1972 The Return of Halleluja as Lt. Schultz Movie
48. 1972 When Women Were Called Virgins as Romildo Varrone Movie
49. 1971 Sergeant Klems Movie
50. 1971 Beware of a Holy Whore 6.2 Movie
51. 1971 Whity as Hefty Bartender (uncredited) 5.4 Movie
52. 1971 A Big Grey-Blue Bird Movie
53. 1971 The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried as Hansel Movie
54. 1970 The Niklashausen Journey Movie
55. 1970 Red Sun as Mercedesfahrer 5.3 Movie
56. 1970 Die Geschäftsfreunde Movie
57. 1970 Love Is Colder Than Death as Illegaler Waffenhändler 6.2 Movie
58. 1969 Detective as Möbelpacker Movie
59. 1969 Mord im Kino Movie
60. 1966 The Letter Movie

1. 1977 Playing with Love 5.2 Movie
2. 1976 Meet Him and Die Movie
3. 1974 Bang, and the Angels Sing Movie
4. 1973 The Three Musketeers of the West Movie
5. 1966 Duell Movie
6. 1963 Protocol of a Revolution Movie

1. 1978 The Kingdom of Naples Movie
2. 1971 Beware of a Holy Whore 6.2 Movie
3. 1971 Whity 5.4 Movie

1. 1978 Rings of Fear 5.3 Movie
2. 1976 Rulers of the City 6.4 Movie

1. 1976 Meet Him and Die Movie

1. 1982 Liebeskonzil Movie
2. 1966 Duell Movie
3. 1961 Thema Amore Movie
4. 1961 Rennfahrer Movie

1. 1965 Entwürfe und Träume Movie

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