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Willy Schmidt-Gentner(1894-1964)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Director
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Willy Schmidt-Gentner was born on 6 April 1894 in Neustadt am Rennsteig, Thuringia, Germany. He was a composer and director, known for Champion Malgré Lui (1927), La femme sur la lune (1929) and Seine Tochter ist der Peter (1936). He died on 12 February 1964 in Vienna, Austria.
BornApril 6, 1894
DiedFebruary 12, 1964(69)
BornApril 6, 1894
DiedFebruary 12, 1964(69)
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Known for

Champion Malgré Lui
  • Composer
  • 1927
La femme sur la lune (1929)
La femme sur la lune
7.3
  • Composer
  • 1929
Karl Ludwig Diehl and Traudl Stark in Seine Tochter ist der Peter (1936)
Seine Tochter ist der Peter
6.8
  • Composer
  • 1936
Käthe von Nagy in Die Pompadour (1935)
Die Pompadour
7.1
  • Composer
  • 1935

Credits

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Composer



  • Mayerling - le dernier amour du fils de Sissi (1956)
    Mayerling - le dernier amour du fils de Sissi
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Heimatland (1955)
    Heimatland
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Ewald Balser and Barbara Rütting in Spionage (1955)
    Spionage
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Weg in die Vergangenheit (1954)
    Weg in die Vergangenheit
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Eight Witnesses (1954)
    Eight Witnesses
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Das Licht der Liebe (1954)
    Das Licht der Liebe
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Cirque d'amour (1954)
    Cirque d'amour
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Der treue Husar (1954)
    Der treue Husar
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Ceux du voyage (1954)
    Ceux du voyage
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Ma chanson te suivra (1954)
    Ma chanson te suivra
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Wenn am Sonntagabend die Dorfmusik spielt (1953)
    Wenn am Sonntagabend die Dorfmusik spielt
    4.0
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Von Liebe reden wir später (1953)
    Von Liebe reden wir später
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • L'histoire pasionnante d' une star (1952)
    L'histoire pasionnante d' une star
    5.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Heli Finkenzeller, Willy Fritsch, Paul Klinger, Bobby E. Lüthge, Kurt Reimann, Hans Richter, Marina Ried, Ludwig Schmitz, Hans Stüwe, Fritz Wagner, Sonja Ziemann, and Otto Assmann in Pour l'amour d'une femme (1952)
    Pour l'amour d'une femme
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • La vigne joyeuse (1952)
    La vigne joyeuse
    6.4
    • Composer (as Willi Schmidt-Gentner)
    • 1952

Music Department



  • Emile et les détectives (1954)
    Emile et les détectives
    6.6
    • conductor
    • 1954
  • Ceux du voyage (1954)
    Ceux du voyage
    5.7
    • conductor
    • 1954
  • Heli Finkenzeller, Willy Fritsch, Paul Klinger, Bobby E. Lüthge, Kurt Reimann, Hans Richter, Marina Ried, Ludwig Schmitz, Hans Stüwe, Fritz Wagner, Sonja Ziemann, and Otto Assmann in Pour l'amour d'une femme (1952)
    Pour l'amour d'une femme
    5.2
    • musical adaptation & director
    • 1952
  • Adrian Hoven and Johanna Matz in Saison in Salzburg (1952)
    Saison in Salzburg
    6.8
    • musical director
    • 1952
  • Verlorene Melodie (1952)
    Verlorene Melodie
    7.4
    • composer: song "Mambo"
    • composer: songs "Komm'mach Tanzmusik" and "Das Glück kommt über Nacht"
    • 1952
  • Cordula (1950)
    Cordula
    5.2
    • music arranger
    • 1950
  • Um eine Nasenlänge (1949)
    Um eine Nasenlänge
    4.8
    • musical director (as Willi Schmidt-Gentner)
    • 1949
  • Marika Rökk in Fregola (1948)
    Fregola
    • musical director
    • 1948
  • Brigitte Horney and Attila Hörbiger in Am Ende der Welt (1947)
    Am Ende der Welt
    6.3
    • composer: song "Ich weiß ein Lied aus alter Zeit"
    • 1947
  • Tragique destin (1943)
    Tragique destin
    5.0
    • musical director
    • 1943
  • Sang viennois (1942)
    Sang viennois
    6.8
    • music adaptor
    • 1942
  • Heimkehr (1941)
    Heimkehr
    3.6
    • music arranger
    • 1941
  • Opérette (1940)
    Opérette
    7.8
    • arranger
    • 1940
  • Premiere
    6.1
    • musical director
    • 1938
  • Traudl Stark in Peter im Schnee (1937)
    Peter im Schnee
    7.7
    • composer: songs "Eine Frau muss klug sein", "Ich bin immer nur das fünfte Rad am Wagen"
    • 1937

Director



  • Karl Ludwig Diehl and Traudl Stark in Seine Tochter ist der Peter (1936)
    Seine Tochter ist der Peter
    6.8
    • Director (supervision)
    • 1936
  • Magda Schneider and Carl Esmond in Prater (1936)
    Prater
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Käthe von Nagy in Die Pompadour (1935)
    Die Pompadour
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Willy Schmidt Gentner
  • Born
    • April 6, 1894
    • Neustadt am Rennsteig, Thuringia, Germany
  • Died
    • February 12, 1964
    • Vienna, Austria(natural causes)
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    Willy Schmidt-Gentner remained a busy film composer after the war and his scores accompanied a lot of feature movies till to the middle of the 50s.

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