Bernhard Eichhorn

Bernhard Eichhorn (17 April 1904 – 6 February 1980^[1]) was a German composer, who produced a number of film scores.

Bernhard Eichhorn
Born	17 April 1904 Schortewitz, German Empire
Died	6 February 1980 Miesbach, Bavaria, West Germany
Occupation	Composer
Years active	1940 – 1976

Biography

Eichhorn was born in Schortewitz.^[2] In 1927, he joined the Universität und Akademie für Tonkunst in Munich, under Arthur Kutscher.^[3] In 1927/28, he was Korrepetitor at the Bavarian State Opera and afterwards Kapellmeister at the Bayerische Landesbühne.^[3] From 1934 to 1944, he was music director at the Staatstheater Dresden.^[3] From 1945 to 1947, Eichhorn was Kapellmeister at the Städtische Bühnen München.^[2] Since then, he lived as a freelance composer for film, radio, television and the stage.^[2]

He died in Miesbach.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Anuschka (1942)
• Doctor Crippen (1942)
• Under the Bridges (1946)
• In Those Days (1947)
• The Time with You (1948)
• The Orplid Mystery (1950)
• Royal Children (1950)
• The Violin Maker of Mittenwald (1950)
• The Cloister of Martins (1951)
• White Shadows (1951)
• House of Life (1952)
• The Monastery's Hunter (1953)
• Hubertus Castle (1954)
• Rose-Girl Resli (1954)
• The Silent Angel (1954)
• The Dark Star (1955)
• Sky Without Stars (1955)
• Lost Child 312 (1955)
• The Vulture Wally (1956)
• The Girl from Flanders (1956)
• The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
• Love From Paris (1957)
• Iron Gustav (1958)
• Jons und Erdme (1959)
• The Goose of Sedan (1959)
• A Glass of Water (1960)
• The Good Soldier Schweik (1960)
• The Dream of Lieschen Mueller (1961)
• Blind Justice (1961)

Bibliography

• Reimer, Robert (2000). Cultural history through a National Socialist lens : essays on the cinema of the Third Reich. Rochester, NY: Camden House. ISBN 978-1-57113-164-5. OCLC 43186070.