Dimitri Tiomkin

Composer. Born 10 May 1894 in Kremenchug, Poltava governorate, Russian Empire. Died 11 November 1979.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars4 won · 18 nominated

Born

10 May 1894, Kremenchug, Poltava governorate, Russian Empire

Died

11 November 1979

Active

1937–1961

Frequently works with

Frank Capra, Howard Hawks, Thomas Mitchell, Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Carl Foreman

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

75Critics

We rate Dimitri’s work 5 points above the press, across 14 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above9

60 to 798

Under 601

Of 18 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 18 films
Screen time: 40 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $137m across 12 films with figures
Academy Awards: 4 Oscars4 won · 18 nominated
Active: 1937–1961

Genres

Drama12
Adventure6
Western6
Crime4
Romance4
Thriller3

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestIt's a Wonderful Life1946

50WorstThe Alamo1960

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

121930s

501940s

501950s

121960s

21970s

11990s

12000s

Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri Tiomkin in numbers