Pierement Waltz
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The "Pierement Waltz" is a piece of music composed by Philip Green
for the 1959 film Operation Amsterdam
, in which it was played on a Dutch street organ. The piece of music was later released on record to the general public.
Philip Green (composer)
Philip Green , sometimes credited as Harry Philip Green, was a film and television composer and conductor. His father was Philip Green, a boot clicker, and his mother was Elizabeth Vogel. Green's first credited work was on 1943's The Sky's the Limit...
for the 1959 film Operation Amsterdam
Operation Amsterdam
Operation Amsterdam is a 1959 British action film, directed by Michael McCarthy, and featuring Peter Finch, Eva Bartok and Tony Britton. It is based on a true story as described in the book Adventure in Diamonds, by David E Walker. The action of the story covers a few days in May 1940 when the...
, in which it was played on a Dutch street organ. The piece of music was later released on record to the general public.