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Martin Böttcher

Martin Böttcher

Composer · Died April 20, 2019, aged 91 · Berlin, Germany

Martin Hermann Böttcher was a German film composer, conductor and arranger. He wrote the music for hundreds of films; especially well known are his scores for the Karl May adaptations of the 1960s.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 17, 1927
Died
April 20, 2019 (aged 91)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Composer
Titles
17 on Motif · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 34% in 30 days

What are Martin Böttcher's films like?

Across their 17 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure8 titlesTypical Motif score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Motif score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Motif score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Motif score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
56%
Bonds
23%
Power
11%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Self
2%
Survival
2%
Justice14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 7 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 16 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
13
Warm
8
Tense
8
Hopeful
3
Absurd
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Martin Böttcher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 17 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Martin Böttcher's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 17 with a Motif page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Winnetou - Das Geheimnis vom Silbersee(2016)

    Composer

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Pfarrer Braun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 22 episodes · Composer

  • Gnadenlos - Zur Prostitution gezwungen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Alte Freundschaften (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Der Trotzkopf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 8 episodes · Compositor

  • Bread and Stones (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer

  • Eine geschiedene Frau (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • The Illegal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Willi wird das Kind schon schaukeln (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Verliebte Ferien in Tirol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Composer

  • Moonlighting Mistress(1970)

    Composer

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Sound

  • The Valley of Death(1968)

    Composer

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Die Ente klingelt um halb acht (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • The College Girl Murders(1967)

    Composer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Creature with the Blue Hand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Zärtliche Haie(1967)

    Composer

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Long Legs, Long Fingers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Winnetou and the Crossbreed(1966)

    Composer

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Flaming Frontier(1965)

    Composer

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Desperado Trail(1965)

    Composer

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Oil Prince(1965)

    Composer

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Nach Feierabend (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Amongst Vultures(1964)

    Composer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Last of the Renegades(1964)

    Composer

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Yellow Devil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • The Monster of London City (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Mission to Hell(1964)

    Composer

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mark of the Tortoise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • The Phantom of Soho (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Apache Gold(1963)

    Composer

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Secret of the Black Widow(1963)

    Composer

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Black Abbot (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Treasure of Silver Lake(1962)

    Composer

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Er kanns nicht lassen(1962)

    Composer

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Inn on the River(1962)

    Composer

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Max der Taschendieb (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • Unser Haus in Kamerun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Murder Party (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Der Hochtourist (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The Forger of London (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Und sowas nennt sich Leben (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The Black Sheep (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Marina (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • technique – 3 studies in jazz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • The Day the Rains Came (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Die schöne Lügnerin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Meine 99 Bräute (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • 13 Little Donkeys and the Sun Court (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Forbidden Paradise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Ihr 106. Geburtstag (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Schmutziger Engel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Last Stop Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Willkommen an Bord (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • The Casino Affair (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Kindermädchen für Papa gesucht (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Lemkes sel. Witwe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Der nackte Morgen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Teenage Wolfpack (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 58 titles from 1956 to 2003.

Highest rated

Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)

Motif 77th

Most popular right now

Last of the Renegades (1964)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music56 of 58: 56 only music, 0 with another role · typical Motif score43rdOther crew2 of 58: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s14 · crew1960s34 · crew1970s6 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Martin Böttcher's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Motif score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · composer

Zärtliche Haie (1967)

84th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)

Motif 77th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 63/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Martin Böttcher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Martin Böttcher's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Karl May shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers