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Videos (see all 2)
Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt? (1932) -- Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?
The Forgotten Village (1941) -- Documentary examining the conflicts between the coming of modernization and the traditional culture of a small Mexican village.

Overview

Date of Birth:
6 July 1898, Leipzig, Germany more
Date of Death:
6 September 1962, Berlin, Germany more
Mini Biography:
Hanns Eisler was a German-Austrian-American composer and lyricist. He... more
Trivia:
He was a member of the German Communist Party, which he joined in 1926... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. more
Alternate Names:
H. Eisler | Hans Eisler

Filmography

Composer:
  1. Claudia disparue (2005)

  2. Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story (1995) (TV)

  3. Die Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe (1985) (TV)
  4. Kampuchea - Sterben und Auferstehen (1980)
  5. Berlin - Auguststraße (1980)

  6. Deutschlandgeschichten (1979)
    ... aka ...Können mir doch Arbeit geben, die Philister... (West Germany)
  7. Kennst du das Land... Eine politische Revue (1979)
  8. Die Mutter (1971) (TV)
  9. Der Oktober kam... (1970)

  10. Anno Populi - Im Jahr des Volkes 1949 (1969)
  11. Leben des Galilei (1962) (TV)
    ... aka The Life of Galileo (International: English title)
  12. Schweyk im zweiten Weltkrieg (1961) (TV)
  13. Aktion J (1961)
  14. Les arrivistes (1960)
    ... aka Die im Trüben fischen (East Germany)
    ... aka La Rabouilleuse
    ... aka The Opportunists (International: English title)

  15. Geschwader Fledermaus (1958)
  16. Les sorcières de Salem (1957) (uncredited)
    ... aka Hexenjagd (East Germany)
    ... aka The Crucible (USA)
    ... aka The Witches of Salem
  17. Katzgraben (1957)
  18. Bel Ami (1955)
  19. Nuit et brouillard (1955)
    ... aka Night and Fog
  20. Schicksal am Lenkrad (1954) (as Hans Eisler)
  21. Frauenschicksale (1952)
    ... aka Destinies of Women (USA: video box title)
  22. Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten (1951)
  23. Der Rat der Götter (1950)
    ... aka Council of the Gods (International: English title: literal English title)

  24. Unser täglich Brot (1949)
    ... aka Our Daily Bread (USA)
  25. Krízová trojka (1948)
  26. So Well Remembered (1947)
  27. The Woman on the Beach (1947)
  28. Leben des Galilei (1947)
    ... aka Galileo (USA: review title)
  29. A Scandal in Paris (1946)
    ... aka Thieves' Holiday (International: English title)
  30. Deadline at Dawn (1946)
  31. The Spanish Main (1945)
  32. Jealousy (1945)
  33. None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
  34. Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
    ... aka Hangmen Also Die! (UK)
    ... aka Lest We Forget
  35. The Forgotten Village (1941) (as Hans Eisler)
  36. A Child Went Forth (1941)

  37. Pete-Roleum and His Cousins (1939)
  38. The 400 Million (1939) (music score)
  39. La vie est à nous (1936)
    ... aka Life Is Ours (International: English title: informal literal title)
    ... aka The People of France
  40. Abdul the Damned (1935)
  41. Le grand jeu (1934) (as H. Eisler)
  42. Nieuwe gronden (1934)
    ... aka New Earth
  43. Dans les rues (1933) (music score)
    ... aka Song of the Streets (USA)
  44. Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt? (1932)
    ... aka Kuhle Wampe (Germany: short title)
    ... aka Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt? (USA)
    ... aka To Whom Does the World Belong?
    ... aka Whither Germany? (UK: new title)
  45. Komsomolsk (1932)
    ... aka Pesn o geroyakh
    ... aka Song of Heroes
    ... aka Youth Speaks
  46. Niemandsland (1931)
    ... aka Hell on Earth (USA)

  47. Opus III (1924) (1927)
Soundtrack:
  1. Kenen joukoissa seisot (2006) ("Solidaarisuus")
    ... aka Revolution (Finland: Swedish title) (International: English title)
  2. Führer Ex (2002) (writer: "Auferstanden aus Ruinen")
    ... aka Führer Ex (Italy: Venice film festival title)
    ... aka Fuhrer Ex (International: English title)

  3. A Scandal in Paris (1946) (music: "Flame Song")
    ... aka Thieves' Holiday (International: English title)

  4. Abdul the Damned (1935) (music: "Sultan's Hymn", "Song of Freedom", "Teresa's Song", "I Bring a Song", "Kan-Kan")
Music Department:
  1. Gasparone (1956) (music adaptor) (music arranger)
  2. Fidelio (1955) (music adaptor)
  3. Blaue Wimpel im Sommerwind (1952) (composer: song "Lied der Thälmannpioniere")

  4. Pagliacci (1936) (music arranger)
    ... aka A Clown Must Laugh (USA)
Writer:
  1. Gasparone (1956) (writer)
Archive Footage:
  1. La neuvième (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  2. Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux (2003) (TV) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Composed the music for the 1944 Decca 78-RPM record album, "Mr. Pickwick's Christmas", narrated by Charles Laughton and adapted from a chapter in Charles Dickens's comic novel "The Pickwick Papers". The recording was later transferred to LP and eventually CD. On both LP and CD, it was coupled with Ronald Colman's recording of Dickens's "A Christmas Carol". more

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