Ernest Gold

Composer. Born 13 July 1921 in Vienna, Austria. Died 17 March 1999.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won · 4 nominated

Born

13 July 1921, Vienna, Austria

Died

17 March 1999

Active

1957–1965

Frequently works with

Stanley Kramer, Abby Mann

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Ernest’s work 4 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $19m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 4 nominated
Active: 1957–1965

Genres

Drama4
Crime2
Adventure1
History1
Mystery1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestWitness for the Prosecution1957

62WorstShip of Fools1965

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

101940s

201950s

91960s

121970s

51980s

22010s

Directors most worked with

Stanley Kramer3 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 4 nominated

Nominated1970Best Original Score, no Musical · The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Nominated1964Best Original Song · It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Nominated1964Best Original Score · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Won1961Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · Exodus
Nominated1960Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · On the Beach

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.