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Peter Berneis

Writer, also director · Died November 4, 1985, aged 75 · Berlin, Germany

Born
April 1, 1910
Died
November 4, 1985 (aged 75)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Writer, also director
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Peter Berneis' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
25%
Morality
22%
Ideas
11%
Society
4%
Survival
3%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
6
Romantic
4
Tense
3
Elegiac
2
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Berneis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Berneis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Breakthrough(1979)

    Author

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Old Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Hardness 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

  • Sandcastles(1972)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Games of Desire(1964)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Escape from East Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Associate Producer · Story · Writer

  • The Young Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Writer

  • Enchanting Arabella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Writer

  • A Stranger in My Arms(1959)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • My Man Godfrey(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs(1955)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Schule für Eheglück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • They Call It Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Writer

  • Chicago Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Glass Menagerie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Portrait of Jennie(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Devil and Daniel Webster(1941)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Das brennende Geheimnis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1923 to 1979.

Biggest box office

My Man Godfrey (1957)

$2.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Portrait of Jennie (1948)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Breakthrough (1979)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 18: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 18: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting17 of 18: 14 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing2 of 18: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

18 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1920s1 · acting1940s2 · crew1950s8 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Peter Berneis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

Sandcastles (1972)

70th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Portrait of Jennie (1948)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Peter Berneis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Berneis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Helmut Käutner shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers