Hanns Eisler
An image from Rain, one of the productions that also features Hanns Eisler.
Hanns Eisler

Hanns Eisler

July 6, 1898 — Leipzig, Germany

Hanns Eisler (1898–1962) was a German-Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. Because of his Jewish background and his communist convictions, Eisler was in exile during the 1930s and 1940s.

Night and Fog

Night and Fog

1959

Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

1943

Rain

Rain

1929

None But the Lonely Heart

None But the Lonely Heart

1944

The Witches of Salem

The Witches of Salem

1957

The Woman on the Beach

The Woman on the Beach

1947

Deadline at Dawn

Deadline at Dawn

1946

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

1946