Wilhelm Neef (28 January 1916 – 20 March 1990) was a German conductor and

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

. He produced a number of

film scores A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to e ...

for the

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

film industry.

Selected filmography

* ''

Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975- ...

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Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975- ...

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The Mayor of Zalamea ''The Mayor of Zalamea'' ( es, El Alcalde de Zalamea) is a play written by Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600–1681) during the Golden Age of Spanish drama. It was probably written in 1636. It pays homage to a play by the same name by Lope de Ve ...

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The Captain from Cologne ''The Captain from Cologne'' (german: Der Hauptmann von Köln) is an East German film directed by Slatan Dudow. It was released in 1956. Cast * Rolf Ludwig as Albert Hauptmann * Erwin Geschonneck as Hans Karjanke * Else Wolz as Adele * Christe ...

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Castles and Cottages ''Schlösser und Katen'' (''Castles And Cottages'') is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1957. Plot Part 1: ''Hunchback Anton'' In a feudal estate in Mecklenburg, the hunchback coachman Anton Zuckma ...

'' (1957) * ''

Intrigue and Love ''Intrigue and Love'', sometimes ''Love and Intrigue'', ''Love and Politics'' or ''Luise Miller'' (german: Kabale und Liebe, ; literally "''Cabal and Love''") is a five-act play written by the German dramatist Friedrich Schiller. His third play, ...

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Minna von Barnhelm ''Minna von Barnhelm or the Soldiers' Happiness'' (german: Minna von Barnhelm oder das Soldatenglück, ) is a ''lustspiel'' or comedy by the German author Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It has five acts, was begun in 1763 and completed in 1767 – ...

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Christine Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...

'' (1963) * ''

The Sons of Great Bear ''The Sons of Great Bear'' (german: Die Söhne der großen Bärin; literally, The Sons of the Great She-Bear) is a 1966 East German Western film, directed by the Czechoslovak filmmaker Josef Mach and starring the Yugoslav actor Gojko Mitić in t ...

'' (1966) * ''

Husaren in Berlin ''Husaren in Berlin'' is a 1971 East German film directed by Erwin Stranka. Plot summary Cast *Manfred Krug as Andreas Hatik von Futak * Evelyn Opoczynski as Andrea *István Iglódi *Rolf Herricht as Augustin *Gábor Agárdi * Antol Farka ...

'' (1971)

Bibliography

* Spencer, Kristopher. ''Film And Television Scores, 1950-1979: A Critical Survey by Genre''. McFarland, 2008.

External links

* 1916 births 1990 deaths German male conductors (music) Musicians from Cologne 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century German male musicians 20th-century German composers {{Germany-composer-stub