Peter Kern

Peter Kern (13 February 1949 – 26 August 2015) was an Austrian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in more than 70 films and directed a further 25. He starred in the 1978 film Flaming Hearts, which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.
Two of Kern's later films, Blutsfreundschaft (2008) and Mörderschwestern (2011), featured Helmut Berger in a starring role. His last film was The Last Summer of the Rich ("Der letzte Sommer der Reichen"), which screened at the Berlin Film Festival in 2015.

Selected filmography

• Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
• The Wrong Move (1975)
• The Sternstein Manor (1976)
• The Wild Duck (de) (1976)
• Group Portrait with Lady (1977)
• Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
• Flaming Hearts (1978)
• Despair (1978)
• Bella Donna (1983)
• Joan of Arc of Mongolia (1989)
• Malina (1991)