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Hanns Eisler

Sound

Born July 6, 1898 · Leipzig, Germany

Died September 6, 1962

Also known as Hans Eisler

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • National Prize of East Germany
  • Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · 1945 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · 1944 · nominated

Filmography8 titles

Night and Fog

1956Original Music Composer

Far from Vietnam

1967Music

Hangmen Also Die!

1943Music

Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?

1932Original Music Composer

The Spanish Main

1945Music

A Scandal in Paris

1946Original Music Composer

None But the Lonely Heart

1944Music

Galileo

1975Original Music Composer