Hanns Eisler

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Hanns Eisler

Sound July 6, 1898

Leipzig, Germany

Hanns Eisler (1898–1962) was a German-Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht,…

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Night and Fog

Night and Fog

8.3 1956 Movie
Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

6.9 1943 Movie
Rain

Rain

7.4 1929 Movie
The Woman on the Beach

The Woman on the Beach

6.1 1947 Movie
None But the Lonely Heart

None But the Lonely Heart

6.3 1944 Movie
The Witches of Salem

The Witches of Salem

6.9 1957 Movie
The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main

6.4 1945 Movie
A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

6.4 1946 Movie
Deadline at Dawn

Deadline at Dawn

6.2 1946 Movie
Far from Vietnam

Far from Vietnam

7.2 1967 Movie
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?

Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?

6.9 1932 Movie
Galileo

Galileo

6.1 1975 Movie

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Hanns Eisler (1898–1962) was a German-Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. Because of his Jewish background and his communist convictions, Eisler was in exile during the 1930s and 1940s.

Filmography

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  1. 2023
    The Decision – BOC

    Movie Music

  2. 2014
    Communists

    Movie Music

  3. 2012
    Alter Bahnhof Video Walk

    Movie Music

  4. 2003
    Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 1992
    La vie de Galilée

    Movie Music

  6. 1989
    Komm! Ins Offene, Freund! oder Gegen die Dummheit in der Musik

    Movie Music

  7. 1982
    Walter Ballhause - One Among Millions

    Movie Music

  8. 1980
    Berlin - Auguststraße

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1978
    Låt er inte förföras

    Movie Music

  10. 1978
    Das Leben des Galileo Galilei

    TV show Original Music Composer

  11. 1975
    Galileo

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1967
    Far from Vietnam

    Movie Music

  13. 1961
    Action J

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1960
    Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1960
    The Opportunists

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1958
    Geschwader Fledermaus

    Movie Music

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  1. 1957
    The Witches of Salem

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 1956
    Fidelio

    Movie Music

  3. 1956
    Night and Fog

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 1955
    Gasparone

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1955
    Bel Ami

    Movie Music

  6. 1954
    Schicksal am Lenkrad

    Movie Music

  7. 1952
    Destinies of Women

    Movie Music

  8. 1952
    Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

    Movie Music

  9. 1950
    Council of the Gods

    Movie Music

  10. 1949
    Our Daily Bread

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1949
    Křížová trojka

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1947
    Leben des Galilei

    Movie Music

  13. 1947
    So Well Remembered

    Movie Music

  14. 1947
    The Woman on the Beach

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1946
    A Scandal in Paris

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1946
    Deadline at Dawn

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 1945
    The Spanish Main

    Movie Music

  18. 1945
    Jealousy

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 1944
    None But the Lonely Heart

    Movie Music

  20. 1943
    Hangmen Also Die!

    Movie Music

  21. 1942
    A Child Went Forth

    Movie Music

  22. 1941
    The Forgotten Village

    Movie Original Music Composer

  23. 1939
    Pete-Roleum and His Cousins

    Movie Music

  24. 1939
    The 400 Million

    Movie Music