Peter Francke (1897-1978) was a German

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He wrote the screenplay for ''

The Girl from Barnhelm ''The Girl from Barnhelm'' () is a 1940 German historical comedy film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Käthe Gold, Ewald Balser and Fita Benkhoff. It is an adaptation of the 1767 play '' Minna von Barnhelm'' by Gotthold Ephraim Lessin ...

'' (1940), an adaptation of a play by

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (; ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the dev ...

.Klossner p.150

Selected filmography

* ''

Happy Days in Aranjuez ''Happy Days in Aranjuez'' () is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Brigitte Helm, Gustaf Gründgens and Wolfgang Liebeneiner. The film focus on a notorious jewel thief operating in high society.Kreimeier p. 217 Th ...

'' (1933) * '' The Voice of Love'' (1934) * '' Holiday From Myself'' (1934) * ''

The Saint and Her Fool ''The Saint and Her Fool'' (German: ''Die Heilige und ihr Narr'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Gina Manès. It was based on a novel by Agnes Günther and premiered at ...

'' (1935) * '' Miracle of Flight'' (1935) * ''

Hero for a Night '' Hero for a Night'' (German: ''Held einer Nacht'') is a 1935 Czech-German comedy film directed by Martin Frič and starring Vlasta Burian, Betty Bird and Theo Lingen. It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1935) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935) * ''

City of Anatol ''City of Anatol'' () is a 1936 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Horney and Fritz Kampers. It is based on a 1932 novel '' City of Anatol'' by Bernhard Kellermann. The film is set in a small ...

'' (1936) * ''

Wells in Flames ''Wells in Flames'' (French: ''Puits en flammes'') is a 1937 German adventure film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Josseline Gaël, George Rigaud and Suzy Vernon.Rentschler p.289 It is the French-language version of ''City of Anatol'' ...

'' (1937) * ''

Comrades at Sea In political contexts, comrade means a fellow party member. The political use was inspired by the French Revolution, after which it grew into a form of address between socialists and workers. Since the Russian Revolution, popular culture in the ...

'' (1938) * ''

Water for Canitoga ''Water for Canitoga'' (German: ''Wasser für Canitoga'') is a 1939 German western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Charlotte Susa and Josef Sieber. The film is a "Northern", set in Canada in 1905 where an engineer is work ...

'' (1939) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * '' A Woman Like You'' (1939) * ''

'' (1940) * '' What Does Brigitte Want?'' (1941) * ''

Beloved World ''Beloved World'' () is a 1942 German romantic comedy film directed by Emil Burri and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Fritsch, and Paul Dahlke.Hake p. 195 It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich Munich is the capital and most ...

'' (1942) * '' I Need You'' (1944) * ''

A Man Like Maximilian ''A Man Like Maximilian'' () is a 1945 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Wolf Albach-Retty, Karin Hardt and Lizzi Waldmüller.Bock & Bergfelder p. 79 It was one of the last films released during the Third Reich and was playi ...

'' (1945) * '' Maresi'' (1948) * '' The Disturbed Wedding Night'' (1950) * ''

Regimental Music ''Regimental Music'' (German: ''Regimentsmusik'') is a 1950 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, Friedrich Domin and Siegfried Breuer. It was an Überläufer, a film made predominantly during the S ...

'' (1950) * ''

Toxi ''Toxi'' is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Elfie Fiegert, Paul Bildt and Johanna Hofer. The film's release came as the first wave of children born to black Allied servicemen and white German mothers ...

'' (1952) * '' Carnival in White'' (1952) * '' Holiday From Myself'' (1952) * ''

Stars Over Colombo ''Stars Over Colombo'' () is a 1953 West German adventure film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Willy Birgel and Adrian Hoven.Bock & Bergfelder p. 43 It was made in two parts, with a sequel '' The Prisoner of the Maharaj ...

'' (1953) * '' The Country Schoolmaster'' (1954) * '' Spring Song'' (1954) * ''

In Hamburg When the Nights Are Long ''In Hamburg When the Nights Are Long'' (German: ''In Hamburg sind die Nächte lang'') is a 1956 West German crime film directed by Max Michel and starring Barbara Rütting, Erwin Strahl and Dorit Kreysler.Meier p.339 It was shot at the Göttingen ...

'' (1956)

References

Bibliography

* Fischer, Barbara & Fox, Thomas C. ''A Companion to the Works of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing''. Camden House, 2005. * Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television''. McFarland & Co, 2002.

External links

* 1897 births 1978 deaths German male screenwriters Film people from Berlin 20th-century German screenwriters {{Germany-film-bio-stub