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Hanns Eisler

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1898-06-06

Deathday: 1962-09-06 (64 years old)

Biography

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

all 56

Movies 56

self 3

Writer 1

Music

Hanns Eisler

Biography

Filmography

all 56

Movies 56

self 3

Writer 1

The Decision – BOC (2023)

Communists (2014)

Alter Bahnhof Video Walk (2012)

Chaplin Today: 'Monsieur Verdoux' (2003)

Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story (1995)

La vie de Galilée (1992)

Komm! Ins Offene, Freund! oder Gegen die Dummheit in der Musik (1989)

Walter Ballhause - One Among Millions (1982)

Kinder von Nordost (1981)

Låt er inte förföras (1978)

Das Leben des Galileo Galilei (1978)

Galileo (1975)

Slatan Dudow: A Film Essay about a Marxist Artist (1975)

Far from Vietnam (1967)

Die Tage der Commune (1966)

Unbändiges Spanien (1962)

Leben des Galilei (1962)

Schweyk im Zweiten Weltkrieg (1961)

Action J (1961)

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960)

The Opportunists (1960)

Night and Fog (1959)

Geschwader Fledermaus (1958)

Katzgraben (1957)

The Witches of Salem (1957)

Fidelio (1956)

Gasparone (1955)

Bel Ami (1955)

Schicksal am Lenkrad (1954)

Destinies of Women (1952)

Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten (1952)

Council of the Gods (1950)

Our Daily Bread (1949)

Křížová trojka (1949)

Leben des Galilei (1947)

So Well Remembered (1947)

The Woman on the Beach (1947)

A Scandal in Paris (1946)

Deadline at Dawn (1946)

The Spanish Main (1945)

Jealousy (1945)

None But the Lonely Heart (1944)

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

A Child Went Forth (1942)

The Forgotten Village (1941)

Pete-Roleum and His Cousins (1939)

The 400 Million (1939)

Abdul the Damned (1935)

The Great Game (1934)

New Earth (1933)

Song of the Streets (1933)

Song of Heroes (1932)

Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? (1932)

Hell on Earth (1931)

Rain (1929)

Opus III (1924)

Information

Known ForSound

GenderMale

Birthday1898-06-06

Deathday1962-09-06 (64 years old)

Birth PlaceLeipzig, Germany

ChildrenGeorg Eisler

FatherRudolf Eisler

SiblingsRuth Fischer, Gerhart Eisler

CitizenshipsAustria-Hungary, German Democratic Republic, Weimar Republic, United States

Also Known AsHans Eisler

AwardsNational Prize of East Germany

Credited with

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1898-06-06

Deathday
1962-09-06 (64 years old)

Birth Place
Leipzig, Germany

Children
Georg Eisler

Father
Rudolf Eisler

Siblings
Ruth Fischer, Gerhart Eisler

Citizenships
Austria-Hungary, German Democratic Republic, Weimar Republic, United States

Also Known As
Hans Eisler

Awards
National Prize of East Germany