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Walter Goehr(1903-1960)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Walter Goehr was born on 28 May 1903 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer, known for Great Expectations (1946), A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and I Know Where I'm Going! (1945). He died on 4 December 1960 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.
BornMay 28, 1903
DiedDecember 4, 1960(57)
BornMay 28, 1903
DiedDecember 4, 1960(57)
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Known for

Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Valerie Hobson, Martita Hunt, John Mills, and Tony Wager in Great Expectations (1946)
Great Expectations
7.8
  • Composer
  • 1946
David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A Matter of Life and Death
8.0
  • Music Department
  • 1946
Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
I Know Where I'm Going!
7.4
  • Music Department
  • 1945
Betrayed (1954)
Betrayed
6.1
  • Composer
  • 1954

Credits

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Composer

  • Betrayed (1954)
    Betrayed
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Lucky Nick Cain (1951)
    Lucky Nick Cain
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • Stop Press Girl (1949)
    Stop Press Girl
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Valerie Hobson, Martita Hunt, John Mills, and Tony Wager in Great Expectations (1946)
    Great Expectations
    7.8
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • Derek Farr and Vera Lindsay in The Spell of Amy Nugent (1941)
    The Spell of Amy Nugent
    5.4
    • Composer (as George Walter)
    • 1941
  • The Ghost Train (1941)
    The Ghost Train
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Will Fyffe, Arthur Goullet, Anthony Hulme, and Guy Middleton in For Freedom (1940)
    For Freedom
    5.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • What a Man!
    • Composer (as George Walter)
    • 1939
  • Paul Lukas, Linden Travers, and Hugh Williams in Dangerous Secrets (1937)
    Dangerous Secrets
    6.3
    • Composer (as George Walter)
    • 1937
  • Neil Hamilton and Brigitte Horney in I Married a Spy (1937)
    I Married a Spy
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
    The Amateur Gentleman
    5.9
    • musical score
    • 1936
  • Le rapide 713
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1935
  • Josephine Baker in Princesse Tam-Tam (1935)
    Princesse Tam-Tam
    6.3
    • Composer (as Goehr)
    • 1935
  • Lilian Harvey in Invitation to the Waltz (1935)
    Invitation to the Waltz
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1935
  • David Golder (1931)
    David Golder
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1931

Music Department

  • Salome
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1957
  • Betrayed (1954)
    Betrayed
    6.1
    • conductor
    • 1954
  • Lucky Nick Cain (1951)
    Lucky Nick Cain
    5.9
    • conductor
    • 1951
  • Stop Press Girl (1949)
    Stop Press Girl
    6.2
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1949
  • Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Valerie Hobson, Martita Hunt, John Mills, and Tony Wager in Great Expectations (1946)
    Great Expectations
    7.8
    • conductor
    • 1946
  • David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
    A Matter of Life and Death
    8.0
    • conductor
    • 1946
  • The Queen of Spades
    TV Movie
    • orchestra conducted by
    • 1946
  • Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    I Know Where I'm Going!
    7.4
    • conductor
    • 1945
  • A Canterbury Tale (1944)
    A Canterbury Tale
    7.3
    • conductor
    • 1944
  • The Volunteer (1944)
    The Volunteer
    6.0
    Short
    • conductor
    • 1944
  • Will Fyffe, Arthur Goullet, Anthony Hulme, and Guy Middleton in For Freedom (1940)
    For Freedom
    5.4
    • music arranger (as George Walter)
    • 1940
  • Paul Lukas, Linden Travers, and Hugh Williams in Dangerous Secrets (1937)
    Dangerous Secrets
    6.3
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
    The Amateur Gentleman
    5.9
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Lilian Harvey in Invitation to the Waltz (1935)
    Invitation to the Waltz
    5.7
    • music arranger (as G. Walter Goehr)
    • 1935
  • Les yeux noirs (1935)
    Les yeux noirs
    7.5
    • conductor
    • 1935

Soundtrack

  • Betrayed (1954)
    Betrayed
    6.1
    • music: "Johnny Come Home"
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • G. Walter Goehr
  • Born
    • May 28, 1903
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • December 4, 1960
    • Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Twentieth-century conductor and composer who made many recordings of standard works in the classical repertoire, with several of the top classical artists of the time as soloists.

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