Why this filmmaker matters
Franz Waxman has 0 scores in the Nutevio catalogue.
Performer
Franz Waxman
Composer in the Nutevio catalogue.
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1935–1959
- Known for
- Composer
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Reading Franz Waxman
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Signature style
The recognisable elements are rewatchability, visual style, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Legacy
Waxman set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Best known for
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Frequent collaborators
Canonical people credited alongside this name across multiple titles.
Billy Wilder
Director
8 shared titles · Sunset Boulevard
Spencer Tracy
Actor
6 shared titles · Boom Town
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
5 shared titles · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Anatole Litvak
Director
4 shared titles · Sorry, Wrong Number
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
4 shared titles · Dark Passage
Alfred Hitchcock
Director
4 shared titles · Rear Window
James Stewart
Actor
3 shared titles · Rear Window
Clark Gable
Actor
3 shared titles · Boom Town
Lionel Barrymore
Actor
3 shared titles · Captains Courageous
John Lee Mahin
Screenplay
3 shared titles · Boom Town
Howard Hawks
Director
3 shared titles · To Have and Have Not
Victor Fleming
Director
3 shared titles · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Genre profile
- Drama19
- Romance11
- Adventure8
- Mystery7
- Thriller7
- War7
- Comedy6
- Science Fiction4
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Quick facts
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1935–1959
- Scores composed
- 0
- In the Nutevio catalogue
- Known for
- Composer
- scored score
- 6.6
- Nutevio editorial metric
- Collection appearances
- 0
- Across the library
- Films rated 8+
- 0