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Karl-Ernst Sasse(1923-2006)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Karl-Ernst Sasse was born on 5 December 1923 in Bremen, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for The Last Laugh (1924), Destiny (1921) and Der Dritte (1972). He was married to Inge Burg. He died on 12 November 2006 in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Brandenburg, Germany.
BornDecember 5, 1923
DiedNovember 12, 2006(82)
BornDecember 5, 1923
DiedNovember 12, 2006(82)
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Known for

F.W. Murnau, Emil Jannings, and Theo Matejko in The Last Laugh (1924)
The Last Laugh
8.0
  • Composer(1996)
  • 1924
Destiny (1921)
Destiny
7.6
  • Composer(as Karl-Ernst Sasse Sr.)
  • 1921
Der Dritte (1972)
Der Dritte
7.0
  • Composer
  • 1972
Betty Amann in Asphalt (1929)
Asphalt
7.4
  • Composer(1995)
  • 1929

Credits

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Composer

  • The Einstein of Sex (1999)
    The Einstein of Sex
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Heutemorgen
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Winfried Glatzeder and Vadim Glowna in Tandem (1991)
    Tandem
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Stein (1991)
    Stein
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Der Hut (1991)
    Der Hut
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Spreewaldfamilie (1990)
    Spreewaldfamilie
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1990–1991
  • 'Wenn die Hähne kräh'n...'
    TV Short
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Pavel Sanaev in Erster Verlust (1990)
    Erster Verlust
    7.6
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Police Call 110 (1971)
    Police Call 110
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1975–1990
  • Drei Wohnungen
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Insekten II
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Schulmeister Spitzbart (1989)
    Schulmeister Spitzbart
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965)
    Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1980–1989
  • Ich, Thomas Müntzer, Sichel Gottes (1989)
    Ich, Thomas Müntzer, Sichel Gottes
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Götz Schubert and Matthias Wien in Zwei schräge Vögel (1989)
    Zwei schräge Vögel
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1989

Music Department

  • Die Tigerin (1992)
    Die Tigerin
    5.1
    • additional music
    • 1992
  • Horst Drinda and Michèle Marian in Gelb ist nicht nur die Farbe der Sonne (1979)
    Gelb ist nicht nur die Farbe der Sonne
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • music consultant
    • 1979
  • Ein Katzensprung (1977)
    Ein Katzensprung
    5.1
    • music consultant
    • 1977
  • Der Dritte (1972)
    Der Dritte
    7.0
    • music consultant
    • 1972
  • Unterwegs zu Lenin (1970)
    Unterwegs zu Lenin
    6.7
    • musical advisor
    • 1970
  • Junge Frau von 1914 (1970)
    Junge Frau von 1914
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • music consultant
    • 1970
  • Das Stacheltier - Aber genau!
    Short
    • conductor
    • 1965
  • Das Stacheltier - Das blaue Zimmer
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • The Small White Mouse (1964)
    The Small White Mouse
    6.5
    • musical director
    • 1964
  • Das Stacheltier - Gisela May singt und spricht Kurt Tucholsky
    Short
    • conductor
    • 1963
  • Füchsin und Biber
    • conductor
    • 1963
  • Fetzers Flucht (1962)
    Fetzers Flucht
    TV Movie
    • music performer
    • 1962
  • Revue um Mitternacht (1962)
    Revue um Mitternacht
    6.5
    • musical director
    • 1962
  • Italienisches Capriccio (1961)
    Italienisches Capriccio
    5.8
    • conductor
    • 1961
  • Silvesterpunsch (1960)
    Silvesterpunsch
    4.8
    • conductor
    • 1960

Actor

  • Pestalozzis Berg (1989)
    Pestalozzis Berg
    5.3
    • 1989
  • Der lange Ritt zur Schule (1982)
    Der lange Ritt zur Schule
    6.1
    • Musiklehrer
    • 1982
  • Fleur Lafontaine (1978)
    Fleur Lafontaine
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Pianist
    • 1978
  • Die Wahlverwandtschaften (1974)
    Die Wahlverwandtschaften
    6.5
    • Klavierspieler
    • 1974
  • Im Himmel ist doch Jahrmarkt (1969)
    Im Himmel ist doch Jahrmarkt
    5.8
    • Geiger
    • 1969
  • Regina Beyer and Manfred Krug in Hauptmann Florian von der Mühle (1968)
    Hauptmann Florian von der Mühle
    6.2
    • Stehgeiger (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • The Small White Mouse (1964)
    The Small White Mouse
    6.5
    • Dirigent des Tanzorchesters
    • 1964
  • Das Stacheltier - Der Dieb von San Marengo (1963)
    Das Stacheltier - Der Dieb von San Marengo
    • Weißhaariger Häftling
    • 1963
  • Manfred Krug in On the Sunny Side (1962)
    On the Sunny Side
    6.8
    • Rhytmusdozent
    • 1962

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Karl-Ernst Sasse Sr.
  • Born
    • December 5, 1923
    • Bremen, Germany
  • Died
    • November 12, 2006
    • Potsdam-Babelsberg, Brandenburg, Germany(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Inge Burg1949 - November 12, 2006 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Composed the score for over 500 films. However his very first work, the score for an East German TV film "Der Taxifahrer" never reached the public as the film was sacked by the East German authorities.

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