Biography
Jean Kurt Forest (2 April 1909 – 3 March 1975) was a German violinist and violist, Kapellmeister and composer. He began his career as concertmaster in film orchestras conducted by Paul Dessau, then played principal viola in Frankfurt and Hamburg. Drafted to the Wehrmacht in 1942, he defected to the Red Army in 1945 and remained a prisoner of war until 1948. Back in East Berlin, he shaped musical life in the GDR in several positions, before he focused on composition from 1954, composing political songs and operas raising social awareness.
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Filmography
all 15
Movies 15
Music
Credo: Martin Luther - Wittenberg 1517 (1967)
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Liebesbriefe (1967)
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P.S. to The Laughing Man (1966)
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Eiche und Angora (1965)
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Bild 65 (1965)
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Revolution am Telefon - Eine Dokumentation zum 20. Juli 1944 (1964)
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Brüder und Schwestern (1963)
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Globke heute (1963)
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Die Weber (1962)
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Look at this City (1962)
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Wenn Du zu mir hältst (1962)
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Allons enfants... pour l'Algérie (1962)
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Ein Sommertag macht keine Liebe (1961)
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Flucht aus der Hölle (1960)
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Der Prozeß wird vertagt (1958)
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Ratings
Average 1.88
Based on 56 movie and tv ratings over time
1958
1962
1963
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1967
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1909-04-02
Deathday1975-03-02 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceDarmstadt, Germany
CitizenshipsGerman Democratic Republic, Germany
AwardsPatriotic Order of Merit in silver, National Prize of East Germany
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Image credit:
Hochneder, Christa, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons
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