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Herbert Trantow(1903-1993)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Herbert Trantow was born on 19 September 1903 in Dresden, Germany. He was a composer, known for Lana, Queen of the Amazons (1964), Adventure in Berlin (1952) and Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen (1955). He was married to Edith Kirchhoff. He died on 8 January 1993 in Berlin, Germany.
BornSeptember 19, 1903
DiedJanuary 8, 1993(89)
BornSeptember 19, 1903
DiedJanuary 8, 1993(89)
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Known for

Catherine Schell in Lana, Queen of the Amazons (1964)
Lana, Queen of the Amazons
4.2
  • Composer
  • 1964
Adventure in Berlin (1952)
Adventure in Berlin
6.0
  • Composer
  • 1952
Karlheinz Böhm, Dieter Borsche, and Sonja Ziemann in Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen (1955)
Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen
6.2
  • Composer
  • 1955
Topsy Küppers in Uns gefällt die Welt (1956)
Uns gefällt die Welt
  • Composer
  • 1956

Credits

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Composer

  • The Castle (1968)
    The Castle
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Woyzeck
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Rasputin
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Irrungen - Wirrungen
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Jedermannstraße 11 (1962)
    Jedermannstraße 11
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1962–1965
  • Catherine Schell in Lana, Queen of the Amazons (1964)
    Lana, Queen of the Amazons
    4.2
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Akte Wiltau
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Eine leichte Person
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Die Laokoon-Gruppe
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Das Vergnügen, anständig zu sein
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Gabriel Schillings Flucht
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Riviera-Story (1961)
    Riviera-Story
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Corny Collins, Michael Heltau, and Cordula Trantow in Verdammt die jungen Sünder nicht (1961)
    Verdammt die jungen Sünder nicht
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Die große Reise
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Gert Fröbe and Luise Ullrich in Bis daß das Geld euch scheidet (1960)
    Bis daß das Geld euch scheidet
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1960

Music Department

  • Karlheinz Böhm, Dieter Borsche, and Sonja Ziemann in Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen (1955)
    Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen
    6.2
    • composer: song "Mach nicht uh, wenn Du mal Mambo tanzt"
    • 1955
  • Komm zurück... (1953)
    Komm zurück...
    6.6
    • musical director
    • 1953
  • Adventure in Berlin (1952)
    Adventure in Berlin
    6.0
    • musical director
    • 1952
  • Winnie Markus and Rudolf Prack in Tausend rote Rosen blüh'n (1952)
    Tausend rote Rosen blüh'n
    5.6
    • composer: songs "Nur ich bin die Frau deines Lebens" and "Tausend rote Rosen blühn"
    • 1952
  • Ruth Buchardt and Paul Henckels in Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl (1944)
    Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl
    6.4
    • composer: song "Paragraphen, Paragraphen"
    • 1944

Soundtrack

  • Sacred Lie (1955)
    Sacred Lie
    6.0
    • music: "Traeume und Wuensche"
    • 1955
  • Ruth Buchardt and Paul Henckels in Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl (1944)
    Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl
    6.4
    • music: "Paragraphen Paragraphen"
    • 1944

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 19, 1903
    • Dresden, Germany
  • Died
    • January 8, 1993
    • Berlin, Germany(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Edith Kirchhoff(1 child)
  • Children
    • Cordula Trantow

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Herbert Trantow is the father of actress Cordula Trantow and the grandfather of musician Cornelius Trantow.

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