Portrait of Paul Dessau

Sound

Paul Dessau

Career

Active from 1930 to 1968, with a break from 1950 to 1967, busiest in 1930 and 1938 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Storm Over Mont Blanc
Storm Over Mont Blanc
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Dessau Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Mr. Puntilla and His Man Matti
Mr. Puntilla and His Man Matti (1974)

Music

1960s

6 titles
Farewell
Farewell (1968)

Original Music Composer

400 cm³
400 cm³ (1967)

Music

Mother Courage and Her Children - A chronicle from the Thirty Years' War
Mother Courage and Her Children - A chronicle from the Thirty Years' War (1965)

Music

The Russian Miracle
The Russian Miracle (1963)

Music

Kavkazský křídový kruh
Kavkazský křídový kruh (1962)

Music

Mother Courage and Her Children
Mother Courage and Her Children (1961)

Music

1950s

5 titles · average score 63
Operation Teutonic Sword
Operation Teutonic Sword (1958)

Music

Vacation in Sylt
Vacation in Sylt (1957)

Music

You and Many a Comrade
You and Many a Comrade (1956)

Music

The November Revolution 1918
The November Revolution 1918 (1956)

Music

The Black Castle
The Black Castle (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

Music

1940s

7 titles · average score 68
Tomorrow is a Wonderful Day
Tomorrow is a Wonderful Day (1949)

Original Music Composer

The Vicious Circle
The Vicious Circle (1948)

Original Music Composer

Ruthless
Ruthless (1948)
GoodWatch score 78

Music Supervisor

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

Music

House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

Additional Music

They Met on Skis
They Met on Skis (1940)

Music

1930s

14 titles · average score 65
Crossroads
Crossroads (1938)

Original Music Composer

Final Accord
Final Accord (1938)

Original Music Composer

The Novel of Werther
The Novel of Werther (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

Music

Gibraltar
Gibraltar (1938)

Music

Yoshiwara
Yoshiwara (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

French White Cargo
French White Cargo (1937)

Music

Work
Work (1936)

Original Music Composer

Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba (1936)

Music

Anna and Elizabeth
Anna and Elizabeth (1933)

Music

The White Ecstasy
The White Ecstasy (1931)

Original Music Composer

Storm Over Mont Blanc
Storm Over Mont Blanc (1930)
GoodWatch score 65

Music Director, Original Music Composer

The Great Desire
The Great Desire (1930)

Music

1920s

2 titles
Whirl of Youth
Whirl of Youth (1928)

Music

Alice's Monkey Business
Alice's Monkey Business (1926)

Music