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Bruno Balz(1902-1988)

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Bruno Balz was the greatest German lyricist (Lied-Texter) of all time. Miss Zarah Leander with the help of Michael Jary saved his life from the Nazis and get him out of a Concentration Camp during WWII. "Victor and Viktoria" was his first success in 1933. He did a lot of lyrics for Michael Jary, songs as "Der Wind hat mir ein Lied erzählt" ("Le Vent m'a dit une chanson") for the film La Habanera (1937) in which Miss Leander sold millions of Odeon records in three languages (German, Swedish and French).

Another song is "Davon geht die Welt nicht unter" ("Ce n'est pas la fin du monde"), which was an anti-Nazi song. After WWII Bruno Balz worked with Zarah in the film "Gabriella" and also wrote "Das machen nur die Beine von Dolores" ("The Legs Of Dolores", "Le Charme de Dolores") and "Wir wollen niemals auseinandergeh'n", which was meant for Zarah Leander.
BornOctober 6, 1902
DiedMarch 14, 1988(85)
BornOctober 6, 1902
DiedMarch 14, 1988(85)
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Known for

Jude Law and Joseph Fiennes in Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Enemy at the Gates
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh'n")
  • 2001
Kristin Scott Thomas, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Michelle Williams in Suite Française (2014)
Suite Française
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Das ist Berlin")
  • 2014
Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds
8.3
  • Soundtrack("Davon geht die Welt nicht unter")
  • 2009
Brad Renfro in Apt Pupil (1998)
Apt Pupil
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Das Ist Berlin")
  • 1998

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Music Department

  • Musikalische Erinnerungen (Lieder von Bruno Balz 1)
  • Die Drei von der Tankstelle (1955)
    Die Drei von der Tankstelle
  • Waltz King (1955)
    Waltz King
  • Ein Leben für Do (1954)
    Ein Leben für Do
  • Heino Gaze, Bruno Balz, Fritz Peter Buch, O.W. Fischer, Paul Hartmann, Zarah Leander, Werner Müller, and Hans Richter in Cuba Cabana (1952)
    Cuba Cabana
  • Pension Schöller (1952)
    Pension Schöller
  • Hans Müller and Eva Ingeborg Scholz in One, Two, Three: Corona (1948)
    One, Two, Three: Corona
  • Hildegard Knef in Zwischen gestern und morgen (1947)
    Zwischen gestern und morgen
  • Ein Mann mit Grundsätzen? (1943)
    Ein Mann mit Grundsätzen?
  • Jenny und der Herr im Frack (1941)
    Jenny und der Herr im Frack
    • (uncredited)
  • U-Boote westwärts! (1941)
    U-Boote westwärts!
  • Silvesternacht am Alexanderplatz (1939)
    Silvesternacht am Alexanderplatz
  • René Deltgen, Gustav Diessl, and Carola Höhn in Der grüne Kaiser (1939)
    Der grüne Kaiser
  • Little Sinner
  • The Stars Shine (1938)
    The Stars Shine

Composer

  • Fahrt ins Glück (1948)
    Fahrt ins Glück
  • Liebeskomödie (1943)
    Liebeskomödie
  • Mady Christians in Because I Loved You (1929)
    Because I Loved You

Actor

  • Die Stunde, die du glücklich bist

Personal details

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    • October 6, 1902
    • Berlin, Germany
    • March 14, 1988
    • Bad Wiessee, Bavaria, Germany(natural causes)

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    Bruno Balz was saved from the Konzentration Camp with the help from the Swedish singer Zarah Leander.

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