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Peter Lilienthal
Director 1929 - 2023

Peter Lilienthal

Berlin, Germany

His family emigrated to Uruguay in 1939. 1956 scholarship at the Hochschule der Kuenste (HDK) in Berlin, Germany. Between 1959 and 1964 he worked at the German TV channel Suedwestfunk, first as an assistant, later as a director. 1967/68 he was lecturer at the Deutsche Film-... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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2 titles
Dear Mr. Wonderful

Dear Mr. Wonderful

Peter Lilienthal 1982 1h 40m 4.0

Joe Pesci is a small man looking for a big break. Owner of a bowling alley and nightclub in Jersey, Ruby Dennis (Pesci) sets his sights on making it big in Vegas. But Ruby finds more than he gambled for and in the end is a much bigger man for it.

David

David

Peter Lilienthal 1979 2h 7m

Although members of the Hitler Youth chant anti-Semitic paroles in front of his house during the Purim festival, Rabbi Singer is still profoundly convinced that Germany will stay a safe country for him, his family, and his fellow believers. But several years later, his son David is banned from going to school because he is a Jew.

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