Peter Weiss

Born: 1916-11-08

Peter Ulrich Weiss was a German writer, painter, graphic artist, and experimental filmmaker of adopted Swedish nationality. He is particularly known for his plays Marat/Sade and The Investigation and his novel "The Aesthetics of Resistance".


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Memorandum

as Himself - Playwright
Released: 1967-09-25

A Jewish Holocaust survivor travels through Germany recalling scenes from his memory. This...

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Studie III

as uncredited
Released: 1953-01-01

Experimental short by Peter Weiss.

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Studie I: Uppvaknandet

as uncredited
Released: 1952-01-01

First experimental film by Peter Weiss.

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Strange Walks In and Through and Out

as uncredited
Released: 1987-10-03

A personal portrayal of Peter Weiss’ period as a painter and filmmaker in Sweden before his rise...

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Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2002-04-06

"The Century of the Theater" - From the "birth of the director" to the "heroes of modernity" -...

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