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Gottfried Huppertz(1887-1937)

  • Composer
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Gottfried Huppertz was born on 11 March 1887 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Metropolis (1927), Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) and Le domino vert (1935). He died on 7 February 1937 in Berlin, Germany.
BornMarch 11, 1887
DiedFebruary 7, 1937(49)
BornMarch 11, 1887
DiedFebruary 7, 1937(49)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis
8.2
  • Composer
  • 1927
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
8.1
  • Composer
  • 1924
Le domino vert (1935)
Le domino vert
6.2
  • Composer
  • 1935
Elisabeth und der Narr (1934)
Elisabeth und der Narr
6.6
  • Composer
  • 1934

Credits

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Composer

  • Das Erbe der Nibelungen (2011)
    Das Erbe der Nibelungen
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2011
  • Voyage to Metropolis (2010)
    Voyage to Metropolis
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Composer (1927 score)
    • 2010
  • Katharina Berger, Heinz Evelt, Erich Haußmann, Gottfried Huppertz, J.A. Hübler-Kahla, Carl Junghans, Gustav A. Knauer, Karl May, Georg Muschner, Alexander Mügge, Fred Raupach, Paul Rischke, Aruth Wartan, Grete Wawra, and Lothar Stark in Durch die Wüste (1936)
    Durch die Wüste
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • Le domino vert (1935)
    Le domino vert
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1935
  • Der grüne Domino (1935)
    Der grüne Domino
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1935
  • Hanneles Himmelfahrt (1934)
    Hanneles Himmelfahrt
    5.8
    • Composer (as G. Huppertz)
    • 1934
  • Elisabeth und der Narr (1934)
    Elisabeth und der Narr
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1934
  • Fritz Rasp, Hanns Beck-Gaden, Marianne Hoppe, Gottfried Huppertz, Fritz Kampers, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos, Oscar Marion, Franz Osten, Camilla Spira, Eduard von Winterstein, Hans Curjel, and Josef Fenneker in The Judas of Tyrol (1933)
    The Judas of Tyrol
    3.1
    • Composer
    • 1933
  • Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (1927)
    Metropolis
    8.2
    • Composer
    • 1927
  • The Chronicles of the Gray House (1925)
    The Chronicles of the Gray House
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1925
  • Fritz Lang in Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)
    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
    7.9
    • Composer
    • 1924
  • Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)
    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
    8.1
    • Composer
    • 1924

Actor

  • Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (1927)
    Metropolis
    8.2
    • Man Playing Violin (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Theo Matejko in Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
    Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
    7.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1922
  • Four Around the Woman (1921)
    Four Around the Woman
    5.9
    • Oberkellner
    • 1921

Music Department

  • The Fear (El Miedo) (2006)
    The Fear (El Miedo)
    5.1
    • composer: stock music
    • 2006

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • G. Huppertz
  • Born
    • March 11, 1887
    • Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Died
    • February 7, 1937
    • Berlin, Germany

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Gottfried Huppertz died of a heart attack, forgotten for almost 40 years until rediscovered due to his early film work of Die Nibelungen and Metropolis.

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