Heino Gaze (20 February 1908 – 24 October 1967) was a German

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.Fritsche p.249 He worked on more than thirty

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s during his career. He composed "La Le Lu (nur der Mann im Mond schaut zu)", sung by

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in the film

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. His song "Kalkutta liegt am Ganges" became a hit in the

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when it was performed by

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under the title "

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Selected filmography

* ''

Homesick for You ''Homesick for You'' (german: Heimweh nach dir) is a 1952 West German musical film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Margot Hielscher, Peter Pasetti and Josefin Kipper.Parish p.260 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The ...

'' (1952) * ''

Cuba Cabana ''Cuba Cabana'' is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Zarah Leander, O.W. Fischer and Paul Hartmann. It was the second film of an early 1950s comeback for Leander, who had been a major star during the Nazi e ...

'' (1952) * '' Pension Schöller'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

Dutch Girl ''Dutch Girl'' (german: Hollandmädel) is a 1953 German musical comedy film directed by Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla and starring Sonja Ziemann, Gunnar Möller and Hans Moser.Bock & Bergfelder p.553 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin ...

'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' Josef the Chaste'' (1953) * ''

Money from the Air ''Money from the Air'' (german: Geld aus der Luft) is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Josef Meinrad, Lonny Kellner, and Grethe Weiser. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios of Real Film in Hamburg. ...

'' (1954) * ''

A Heart Full of Music ''A Heart Full of Music'' (German: ''Ein Herz voll Musik'') is a 1955 West German musical romantic comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Vico Torriani, Ina Halley and Ruth Stephan.Silberman & Wrage p.147 It was shot in Eastmancolo ...

'' (1955) * '' Heaven Is Never Booked Up'' (1955) * ''

'' (1955) * ''

Request Concert ''Request Concert'' (german: Wunschkonzert) is a 1955 West German musical comedy film directed by Erik Ode and starring Germaine Damar, Georg Thomalla and Renate Holm.Hobsch p. 59 It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios and on location in nearby Ha ...

'' (1955) * '' Tired Theodore'' (1957) * ''

Victor and Victoria ''Victor and Victoria'' (german: Viktor und Viktoria) is a 1933 German Musical film, musical comedy film written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, starring Renate Müller as a woman pretending to be a female impersonator. The following year, S ...

'' (1957) * ''

Beneath the Palms on the Blue Sea ''Beneath the Palms on the Blue Sea'' (german: Unter Palmen am blauen Meer, it, Vacanze a Portofino) is a 1957 German-Italian musical film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Bibi Johns, Giulia Rubini and Harald Juhnke.Bock & Bergfelder p.78 Cas ...

'' (1957) * ''

Widower with Five Daughters ''Widower with Five Daughters'' (german: Witwer mit 5 Töchtern) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer, and Helmuth Lohner. It was shot at Göttingen Studios, with location shootin ...

'' (1957) * ''

Father, Mother and Nine Children '' Father, Mother and Nine Children'' (german: Vater, Mutter und neun Kinder) is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Camilla Spira and Corny Collins.Bock & Bergfelder p.113 The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1958) * ''

Triplets on Board ''Triplets on Board'' (german: Drillinge an Bord) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Hans Müller and starring Heinz Erhardt, Ann Smyrner and Ingrid van Bergen. Three identical brothers all go on the same cruise using only one ticket.H ...

'' (1959) * ''

That's No Way to Land a Man ''That's No Way to Land a Man'' (german: So angelt man keinen Mann) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Grethe Weiser, Karin Dor and Karin Baal.Bock & Bergfelder p. 158 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. The ...

'' (1959) * '' The High Life'' (1960) * ''

Snow White and the Seven Jugglers ''Snow White and the Seven Jugglers'' (German: ''Schneewittchen und die sieben Gaukler'') is a 1962 Swiss-West German musical comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Caterina Valente, Walter Giller and Georg Thomalla.Bock & Bergfelder ...

'' (1962)

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1908 births 1967 deaths German composers People from Halle (Saale) {{Germany-composer-stub