Willy Schmidt-Gentner

Directors · Musicians · conductor

🇩🇪 Germany

German and Austrian film score composer (1894-1964)

About Willy Schmidt-Gentner

Willy Schmidt-Gentner (6 April 1894 – 12 February 1964) was one of the most successful German composers of film music in the history of German-language cinema. He moved to Vienna in 1933. At his most productive, he scored up to 10 films a year, including numerous classics and masterpieces of the German and Austrian cinema.

Quick facts

Known for: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, Um eine Nasenlänge
Born: 1894-04-06
Died: 1964-02-12
Artist type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Neustadt am Rennsteig
Associated area: Germany
Active period: 1894-04-06 – 1964-02-12
IPI: 00027960959