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Horst Wessel(1907-1930)

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Horst Wessel was born on 9 September 1907 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is known for Le garçon au pyjama rayé (2008), Au-delà de la gloire (1980) and Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001). He died on 23 February 1930 in Berlin, Germany.
BornSeptember 9, 1907
DiedFebruary 23, 1930(22)
BornSeptember 9, 1907
DiedFebruary 23, 1930(22)
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Known for

Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in Le garçon au pyjama rayé (2008)
Le garçon au pyjama rayé
7.7
  • Soundtrack("Horst Wessel Lied")
  • 2008
Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin in Au-delà de la gloire (1980)
Au-delà de la gloire
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Horst-Wessel-Lied")
  • 1980
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
8.3
Video Game
  • Soundtrack("Die Fahne Hoch")
  • 2001
Le Maître du Haut Château (2015)
Le Maître du Haut Château
7.9
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Die Fahne hoch" (aka "Horst Wessel Lied"))

Credits

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Music Department

  • How the Nazis Came to Power
    Short
    • composer: song "Die Fahne hoch"
    • 1991
  • Hitler, une carrière (1977)
    Hitler, une carrière
    7.5
    • composer: song "Die Fahne hoch"
    • 1977

Soundtrack

  • Eero Aho and Johannes Holopainen in Tuntematon sotilas (2018)
    Tuntematon sotilas
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Horst-Wessel-Lied"
    • 2019
  • The Unknown Soldier (2017)
    The Unknown Soldier
    7.7
    • writer: "Horst-Wessel-Lied"
    • 2017
  • Le Maître du Haut Château (2015)
    Le Maître du Haut Château
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Die Fahne hoch" (aka "Horst Wessel Lied")
    • 2015
  • Heinrich Himmler - The Decent one (2014)
    Heinrich Himmler - The Decent one
    6.7
    • writer: "Horst Wessel Lied"
    • 2014
  • Moritz Bleibtreu and Tobias Moretti in Jud Süss - Film ohne Gewissen (2010)
    Jud Süss - Film ohne Gewissen
    6.1
    • lyrics: "Horst Wessel Lied"
    • 2010
  • Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in Le garçon au pyjama rayé (2008)
    Le garçon au pyjama rayé
    7.7
    • writer: "Horst Wessel Lied"
    • 2008
  • Michael Kitchen in Les enquêtes de Foyle (2002)
    Les enquêtes de Foyle
    8.6
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Horst Wessel Song" (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Thom Hoffman, Carice van Houten, and Sebastian Koch in Black Book (2006)
    Black Book
    7.7
    • writer: "Horst Wessel Lied Choral" (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Robert Carlyle in Hitler - La naissance du mal (2003)
    Hitler - La naissance du mal
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • lyrics: "Horst Wessel Song"
    • 2003
  • Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001)
    Return to Castle Wolfenstein
    8.3
    Video Game
    • lyrics: "Die Fahne Hoch"
    • 2001
  • Le Crépuscule des aigles (1994)
    Le Crépuscule des aigles
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Horst Wessel Lied" (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • Degenerate Art (1993)
    Degenerate Art
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Horst Wessel Song"
    • 1993
  • Warszawa. Année 5703 (1992)
    Warszawa. Année 5703
    6.5
    • lyrics: "Horst wessel Lied"
    • 1992
  • Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
    Wolfenstein 3D
    7.9
    Video Game
    • writer: "Horst-Wessel-Lied" (uncredited)
    • 1992
  • John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in Les Blues Brothers (1980)
    Les Blues Brothers
    7.9
    • lyrics: "Horst Wessel Lied" (uncredited)
    • 1980

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 9, 1907
    • Bielefeld, Germany
  • Died
    • February 23, 1930
    • Berlin, Germany(killed in brawl)
  • Parents
      Wilhelm Ludwig Georg Wessel
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    One of the early members of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Worker's Party). He was eulogized as a martyr for National Socialism after dying in a brawl involving members of a rival political group. A song he had written for the party, entitled "Die Fahne Hoch (Raise High the Flag)", later known as "Das Horst Wessel Lied (The Horst Wessel Song)", became a Nazi anthem.

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