Franz Waxman

Composer. Born 24 December 1906 in Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]. Died 24 February 1967.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars2 won · 9 nominated

Born

24 December 1906, Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]

Died

24 February 1967

Active

1930–1960

Frequently works with

Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Joan Fontaine, Joan Harrison, John Michael Hayes, Joshua Logan, Lionel Barrymore

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

84Fi1m

80Critics

We rate Franz’s work 4 points above the press, across 9 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above11

60 to 795

Under 601

Of 17 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 16 films, 1 series
Screen time: 32 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $109m across 11 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 9 nominated
Active: 1930–1960

Genres

Drama10
Romance7
Mystery4
Thriller4
Adventure3
War3

Best and worst on Fi1m

94BestRear Window1954

57WorstCimarron1960

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

501930s

521940s

441950s

111960s

12000s

Franz Waxman

Franz Waxman in numbers