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Alfred Newman is a Actor, Sound and Additional Music American born on 17 march 1901 at New Haven (USA)

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman participated to 255 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 52 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Sound

Airport
Airport (1970)
, 2h17
Directed by Henry Hathaway, George Seaton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating65% 3.2981353.2981353.2981353.2981353.298135
Chicago is paralyzed by a snowstorm affecting Lincoln International Airport. A Trans Global Airlines (TGA) Boeing 707 flight crew misjudge their turn off of Runway 29 on to the taxiway, becoming stuck in the snow and closing Runway 29, forcing airport manager Mel Bakersfield (Burt Lancaster) to work overtime. This causes tension with his wife, Cindy (Dana Wynter). Divorce is looming as he nurtures a closer relationship with a co-worker, TGA customer relations agent Tanya Livingston (Jean Seberg). Bakersfield's brother-in-law, Vernon Demarest (Dean Martin), is a TGA captain scheduled to be the checkride captain for TGA to evaluate Captain Anson Harris (Barry Nelson) during TGA's Flight 2 to Rome. Flight 2 is aboard TGA's flagship service craft, a Boeing 707 known as The Golden Argosy. Although Demarest is married to Bakersfield's sister, Sarah (Barbara Hale), he is secretly having an affair with Gwen Meighen (Jacqueline Bisset), chief stewardess on Flight 2, who informs him before the flight that she is pregnant with his child.
How the West Was Won, 2h35
Directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors James Stewart, Carroll Baker, Debbie Reynolds, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Carolyn Jones
Roles Conductor
Rating70% 3.548513.548513.548513.548513.54851
Zebulon Prescott (Karl Malden) and his family set out west for the frontier via the Erie Canal, the “west” at this time being the Illinois country. On the journey, they meet mountain man Linus Rawlings (James Stewart), who is traveling east to Pittsburgh to trade his furs. He and Zebulon's daughter Eve (Carroll Baker) are attracted to each other, but Linus is not ready to settle down.
The Robe
The Robe (1953)
, 2h15
Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Children's films
Actors Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson, Dean Jagger
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating67% 3.3504253.3504253.3504253.3504253.350425
The action takes place in Ancient Rome, Judaea, Capri, and Galilee in a time period stretching from A.D. 32 to A.D. 38
Camelot
Camelot (1967)
, 2h59
Directed by Joshua Logan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Films about royalty
Actors Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings, Lionel Jeffries, Laurence Naismith
Roles Music
Rating65% 3.297793.297793.297793.297793.29779
In the opening scene, King Arthur (Richard Harris) is preparing for a great battle against his friend, Sir Lancelot (Franco Nero), a battle he does not wish to fight but has been forced into. Arthur reflects on the sad circumstances which have led him to this situation, and asks his childhood mentor, Merlyn, for advice. Merlyn appears to him and tells Arthur to think back.
The King and I, 2h19
Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Adventure, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Théâtre, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films, Films about language and translation, Films about royalty
Actors Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Maureen Hingert, Martin Benson, Alan Mowbray
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating73% 3.6973253.6973253.6973253.6973253.697325
Strong-willed, widowed schoolteacher Anna Leonowens arrives in Bangkok from Wales with her young son Louis after being summoned to tutor the many children of King Mongkut. The two are introduced to the Kralahome, King Mongkut's confidante and Siam's prime minister. His severe countenance makes Louis apprehensive, but Anna refuses to be intimidated and convinces him to disguise his fear ("I Whistle a Happy Tune"). The Kralahome explains he has come to escort them to the Royal Palace where they will live – a violation of Anna's contract, which calls for them to live in a separate house outside the walls of the palace. Despite her threat to return to Singapore, Anna reluctantly disembarks with Louis and the Kralahome.
All About Eve, 2h18
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about films, Films about television, Théâtre, Children's films
Actors Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating81% 4.0992854.0992854.0992854.0992854.099285
At an awards dinner, Eve Harrington—the newest and brightest star on Broadway—is being presented the Sarah Siddons Award for her breakout performance as Cora in Footsteps on the Ceiling. Theatre critic Addison DeWitt observes the proceedings and, in a sardonic voiceover, recalls how Eve's star rose as quickly as it did.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 2h3
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Western
Actors John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien, Woody Strode
Rating80% 4.0477854.0477854.0477854.0477854.047785
Senator Ransom "Ranse" Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) arrive by train in the frontier town of Shinbone, in an unnamed western state, to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). As they make their way toward the undertaker's establishment to pay their respects to the deceased, a reporter (Joseph Hoover) and his editor, Maxwell Scott (Carleton Young) approach and ask Stoddard to explain why a United States Senator would make the long journey from Washington just to attend the funeral of a local rancher.
Gentleman's Agreement, 1h58
Directed by Elia Kazan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about racism, Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, Children's films
Actors Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm, June Havoc, Anne Revere
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating71% 3.5974353.5974353.5974353.5974353.597435
Philip Schuyler Green (Gregory Peck) is a widowed journalist who has just moved to New York City with his son Tommy (Dean Stockwell) and mother (Anne Revere). Green meets with magazine publisher John Minify (Albert Dekker), who asks Green, a gentile, to write an article on antisemitism ("some people don't like other people just because they're Jews"). He is not very enthusiastic at first, but after initially struggling with how to approach the topic in a fresh way, Green is inspired to adopt a Jewish identity ("Phil Greenberg") and writes about his first-hand experiences.
Nevada Smith, 2h8
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Films about animals, Assassinat, Films about snakes, Reptile
Actors Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, John Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette, Raf Vallone
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating68% 3.44833.44833.44833.44833.4483
In the West of the 1890s, a trio of outlaws, Bill Bowdre (Arthur Kennedy), Jesse Coe (Martin Landau) and Tom Fitch (Karl Malden), robs, tortures and brutally kills the white father and Indian mother of young Max Sand (Steve McQueen). Max sets out to avenge their deaths. Fitch keeps a tobacco pouch made from the breast of Max's mother, that contains a piece of beaded deerskin from her shirt. Max uses this clue to help him find the men.
How Green Was My Valley, 1h58
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about the labor movement, Political films, Children's films
Actors Walter Pidgeon, Irving Pichel, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, Roddy McDowall
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating76% 3.8465953.8465953.8465953.8465953.846595
The film opens with a monologue by an older Huw Morgan (voice by Irving Pichel): "I am packing my belongings in the shawl my mother used to wear when she went to the market. And I'm going from my valley. And this time, I shall never return." The valley and its villages are now blackened by the coal mines that fill the area.
The Black Swan, 1h27
Directed by Henry King, Albert R. Broccoli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Children's films
Actors Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, Thomas Mitchell, George Sanders, Anthony Quinn
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating66% 3.3467453.3467453.3467453.3467453.346745
After England and Spain make peace, notorious pirate Henry Morgan (Laird Cregar) decides to reform. As a reward, he is made Governor of Jamaica, with a mandate to rid the Caribbean of his former comrades, by persuasion or force if necessary. He replaces the former governor, Lord Denby (George Zucco), but is not trusted by either the lawful residents or the pirates.
The Song of Bernadette, 2h36
Directed by Henry King, Albert R. Broccoli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Children's films, Films about virginity
Actors Jennifer Jones, William Eythe, Charles Bickford, Vincent Price, Lee J. Cobb, Gladys Cooper
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating75% 3.794293.794293.794293.794293.79429
François Soubirous (Roman Bohnen), a former miller now unemployed, is forced to take odd jobs and live at the city jail with his wife (Anne Revere), his two sons, and his two daughters. One morning he goes to find work, and is told to take contaminated trash from the hospital and dump it in the cave at Massabielle.
The Razor's Edge, 2h25
Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes La provence, Children's films
Actors Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, Herbert Marshall
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating72% 3.64563.64563.64563.64563.6456
The film, in which W. Somerset Maugham (Herbert Marshall) is himself a minor character, drifting in and out of the lives of the major players, opens at a party held following World War I in 1919 at a country club in Chicago, Illinois. Elliott Templeton (Clifton Webb), an expatriate, has returned to the United States for the first time since before the war to visit his sister, Louisa Bradley (Lucile Watson), and his niece, Isabel (Gene Tierney), engaged to be married to Larry Darrell (Tyrone Power), of whom Elliott strongly disapproves for rejecting both inclusion in their social stratum and working in the common world.
Anastasia
Anastasia (1956)
, 1h45
Directed by Anatole Litvak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Historical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Martita Hunt, Akim Tamiroff, Sacha Pitoëff
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating69% 3.4974453.4974453.4974453.4974453.497445
Ten years of turmoil have passed since the teenage Anastasia and her family (parents, sisters and brother) were presumed to have been killed by Bolshevik revolutionaries. Does the refugee Anna who has turned up in Paris have the bearing, speech, and intimate knowledge of the imperial family that the real grand duchess would have? Or is she merely a recovering amnesiac with a striking resemblance who has been cleverly groomed by the émigré General Bounine (Brynner) to stake a claim to 10 million pounds left by the Tsar in an English bank? In a series of encounters with former familiars and members of the imperial court, Anna begins to display a confidence and style that astonish her skeptical interlocutors, yet retains our sympathy by seeming more interested in recovering her own identity than the imperial bank account. In a climactic meeting with the Empress in Copenhagen, Anna and the Empress take the measure of each other, alternately projecting imperial self-possession and the anguish of family longing. Meanwhile, Bounine has become increasingly jealous of the attentions the fortune-hunting Prince Paul pays to Anna. At a grand ball at which her engagement to Paul is to be announced, the Empress has a private word with Anna/Anastasia, who subsequently elopes with Bounine.
The Snake Pit, 1h48
Directed by Anatole Litvak
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Children's films
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Leif Erickson
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating75% 3.795183.795183.795183.795183.79518
Virginia Cunningham (Olivia de Havilland) is an apparently schizophrenic inmate at a mental institution called the Juniper Hill State Hospital. She hears voices and seems so out of touch with reality that she doesn’t recognize her husband Robert (Mark Stevens).