Franz Waxman

German film composer (1906-1967)

Franz Waxman was a German-born composer and conductor of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre. His film scores include Bride of Frankenstein, Rebecca, Sunset Boulevard, A Place in the Sun, Stalag 17, Rear Window, Peyton Place, The Nun's Story, and Taras Bulba. He received 12 Academy Award nominations and won two Oscars in consecutive years. He also received a Golden Globe Award for the former film. Bernard Herrmann said that the score for Taras Bulba was "the score of a lifetime."

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 72 films (1935–1961) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 56 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1935	Bride of Frankenstein	James Whale	78 min		B&W
1935	BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.	Universal Pictures Corp.	8 reels		B&W
1935	Diamond Jim.	Universal Pictures Corp.	10 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1935	EAST OF JAVA.	Universal Productions Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1935	Remember Last Night?	Universal Pictures Corporation	1:19:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1936	ABSOLUTE QUIET.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1936	The Devil Doll	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp	1:19:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1936	TROUBLE FOR TWO.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	8 reels		B&W
1937	A day at the races	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. (Publisher)	1:49:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1937	A DAY AT THE RACES.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	12 reels		B&W
1937	Captains courageous	Films inc.	116 mi	16mm	B&W	sound
1937	Captains Courageous	Victor Fleming	115 min		B&W
1937	CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS	New York University Film Library	12 min	16mm	B&W	Sound
1937	CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS	New York University Film Library	12 min	16mm	B&W	Sound
1937	CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS	New York University Film Library	11 min	16mm	B&W	Sound
1937	PERSONAL PROPERTY.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	8 reels		B&W
1937	The Emperor's Candlesticks	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp	1:29:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1937	THE EMPEROR'S CANDLESTICKS.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	10 reels		B&W
1938	A Christmas Carol	Edwin L. Marin	69 min	16mm	Color & B&W
1938	Test pilot	Victor Fleming	118 min		B&W
1938	THREE COMRADES.	Loew's Inc.	10 reels		B&W
1939	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Films Inc. (FI)	1600		B&W
1940	Boom Town.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.	13 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1940	Strange Cargo ▶	Frank Borzage	114 min		B&W
1940	Strange Cargo.	Frank Borzage	12 reels		B&W	sound
1940	The Philadelphia Story.	George Cukor	12 reels		B&W	sound
1941	Suspicion	Alfred Hitchcock	99	16mm	B&W
1942	Woman Of The Year.	George Stevens	12 reels		B&W	sound
1943	AIR FORCE.	warner bros.	5000	16mm	B&W	sound
1944	Destination Tokyo.	Delmer Daves	135 min		B&W
1944	To Have and Have Not	Howard Hawks	96 min	16mm	B&W
1945	The Last Bomb ▶	National Archives and Records Administration	35 min	16mm/video file	Color
1945	THE LAST BOMB ▶	Frank Lloyd	35 min		Color
1945	To Have And Have Not.	Howard Hawks	11 reels.		B&W
1947	Night Unto Night.	Don Siegel	84 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	Nora Prentiss.	Vincent Sherman	111 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	The Paradine Case	Alfred Hitchcock	125 min	16mm	B&W
1947	The Paradine Case.	unknown	132 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS.	Peter Godfrey	99 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	The Unsuspected.	Michael Curtiz	103 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	Sorry, Wrong Number.	Paramount Pictures Corporation	89 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	Task Force.	Delmer Daves	116 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	Night And The City.	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	95 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	Rope of Sand ▶	William Dieterle	104 min		B&W
1950	Rope of Sand	William Dieterle	104 min	16mm	B&W
1950	Sunset Boulevard	Films inc.	110 mi	16mm	B&W	sound
1950	TASK FORCE	Delmer Daves	100 min		Color & B&W
1950	The Furies	Anthony Mann	109 min	16mm	B&W
1951	A Place in the Sun	George Stevens	2:00		B&W
1951	A Place in the sun	George Stevens	117 min		B&W