- Gottfried Huppertz was born on March 11, 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 February 7, 1937 in Berlin, Germany.
- 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.
- His original 1927 score for Metropolis was restored, in a digital recording, for the 2002 DVD release by Kino International as per the documentation on the DVD.
- The film composer Gottfried Huppertz was only involved in few movies comparatively still he takes an important position among the German film composers. The main reason is his participation in some of Fritz Lang's most popular silent movies.
- Huppertz was also recorded singing two songs with other singers as promotion for the operetta "Verliebte Leute," which was released in 1922 on a 78rpm record.
- In 1920 Huppertz moved to Berlin and began acting at the Nollendorfplatz Theater, and shortly afterwards met his future wife, Charlotte Lindig.
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