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Horst Wessel(1907-1930)

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Horst Wessel was born on 9 September 1907 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is known for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008), The Big Red One (1980) and Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001). He died on 23 February 1930 in Berlin, Germany.
BornSeptember 9, 1907
DiedFebruary 23, 1930(22)
BornSeptember 9, 1907
DiedFebruary 23, 1930(22)
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Known for

Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008
Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin in The Big Red One (1980)
The Big Red One
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1980
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
8.3
Video Game
  • Soundtrack
  • 2001
Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
The Man in the High Castle
7.9
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

Credits

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Music Department

  • How the Nazis Came to Power
    Short
    • composer: song "Die Fahne hoch"
    • 1991
  • Hitler: A Career (1977)
    Hitler: A Career
    7.5
    • composer: song "Die Fahne hoch"
    • 1977

Soundtrack

  • Kit Harington, Marisa Abela, and Myha'la in Industry (2020)
    Industry
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Horst Wessel Lied"
    • 2026
  • Eero Aho and Johannes Holopainen in The Unknown Soldier (2018)
    The Unknown Soldier
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Horst-Wessel-Lied"
    • 2019
  • The Unknown Soldier (2017)
    The Unknown Soldier
    7.7
    • lyrics: "Horst-Wessel-Lied"
    • 2017
  • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
    The Man in the High Castle
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Die Fahne hoch" (aka "Horst Wessel Lied")
    • 2015
  • The Decent One (2014)
    The Decent One
    6.8
    • writer: "Horst Wessel Lied"
    • 2014
  • Moritz Bleibtreu and Tobias Moretti in Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (2010)
    Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
    6.1
    • lyrics: "Horst Wessel Lied"
    • 2010
  • Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
    7.7
    • writer: "Horst Wessel Lied"
    • 2008
  • Michael Kitchen in Foyle's War (2002)
    Foyle's War
    8.6
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Horst Wessel Song" (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Carice van Houten, Michiel Huisman, and Sebastian Koch in Black Book (2006)
    Black Book
    7.7
    • writer: "Horst Wessel Lied Choral" (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Robert Carlyle in Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
    Hitler: The Rise of Evil
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • lyrics: "Horst Wessel Song"
    • 2003
  • Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001)
    Return to Castle Wolfenstein
    8.3
    Video Game
    • lyrics: "Die Fahne Hoch"
    • 2001
  • Fatherland (1994)
    Fatherland
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Horst Wessel Lied" (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • Degenerate Art (1993)
    Degenerate Art
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Horst Wessel Song"
    • 1993
  • Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
    Wolfenstein 3D
    7.9
    Video Game
    • writer: "Horst-Wessel-Lied" (uncredited)
    • 1992
  • Warsaw: Year 5703 (1992)
    Warsaw: Year 5703
    6.3
    • lyrics: "Horst wessel Lied"
    • 1992

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 9, 1907
    • Bielefeld, Germany
  • Died
    • February 23, 1930
    • Berlin, Germany(killed in brawl)
  • Parents
      Wilhelm Ludwig Georg Wessel
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    One of the early members of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Worker's Party). He was eulogized as a martyr for National Socialism after dying in a brawl involving members of a rival political group. A song he had written for the party, entitled "Die Fahne Hoch (Raise High the Flag)", later known as "Das Horst Wessel Lied (The Horst Wessel Song)", became a Nazi anthem.

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