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Max Steiner

Biography

Max Steiner

Composer & sound

Born
May 10, 1888
Age at death
83 years old
Place of birth
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Years active
1931 – 1964
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94

Credits

94

Movies

0

TV series

34

Years active

6.9

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Max Steiner

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Career timeline

  1. 1888 · Born

    Born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

  2. 1931 · Screen debut

    Cimarron (Movie)

  3. 1933 · Breakthrough

    King Kong (Movie)

  4. 1964 · Latest release

    A Distant Trumpet (Movie)

  5. 1971 · Died

    December 28, 1971

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama68
  • Romance32
  • War20
  • Crime17
  • Western15
  • Adventure13
Highest-rated title Casablanca 1943 8.1 Most popular title Casablanca 1943 8.1

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Max Steiner in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 1964 A Distant Trumpet Movie
  2. 1963 Spencer's Mountain Movie
  3. 1963 FBI Code 98 Movie
  4. 1961 Parrish Movie
  5. 1959 A Summer Place Movie
  6. 1959 The FBI Story Movie
  7. 1959 The Hanging Tree Movie
  8. 1957 Band of Angels Movie
  9. 1956 The Searchers Movie
  10. 1956 Helen of Troy Movie
  11. 1955 Illegal Movie
  12. 1955 The McConnell Story Movie
  13. 1955 The Last Command Movie
  14. 1955 Battle Cry Movie
  15. 1955 The Violent Men Movie
  16. 1954 King Richard and the Crusaders Movie
  17. 1954 The Caine Mutiny Movie
  18. 1953 So Big Movie
  19. 1952 Springfield Rifle Movie
  20. 1952 The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima Movie
  21. 1952 Room for One More Movie
  22. 1951 Distant Drums Movie
  23. 1951 Jim Thorpe – All-American Movie
  24. 1951 Operation Pacific Movie
  25. 1950 Dallas Movie
  26. 1950 The Breaking Point Movie
  27. 1950 The Flame and the Arrow Movie
  28. 1950 Caged Movie
  29. 1949 White Heat Movie
  30. 1949 The Fountainhead Movie
  31. 1949 Flamingo Road Movie
  32. 1948 Fighter Squadron Movie
  33. 1948 Johnny Belinda Movie
  34. 1948 Key Largo Movie
  35. 1948 Silver River Movie
  36. 1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Movie
  37. 1947 Life with Father Movie
  38. 1947 Pursued Movie
  39. 1947 The Beast with Five Fingers Movie
  40. 1946 Cloak and Dagger Movie
  41. 1946 The Big Sleep Movie
  42. 1946 A Stolen Life Movie
  43. 1946 Tomorrow Is Forever Movie
  44. 1945 Mildred Pierce Movie
  45. 1945 The Corn Is Green Movie
  46. 1944 The Conspirators Movie
  47. 1944 Arsenic and Old Lace Movie
  48. 1944 Since You Went Away Movie
  49. 1944 Passage to Marseille Movie
  50. 1943 Watch on the Rhine Movie
  51. 1943 Casablanca Movie
  52. 1942 Now, Voyager Movie
  53. 1942 In This Our Life Movie
  54. 1942 Captains of the Clouds Movie
  55. 1941 They Died with Their Boots On Movie
  56. 1941 Sergeant York Movie
  57. 1941 Dive Bomber Movie
  58. 1941 The Bride Came C.O.D. Movie
  59. 1940 Santa Fe Trail Movie
  60. 1940 The Letter Movie
  61. 1940 A Dispatch from Reuters Movie
  62. 1940 City for Conquest Movie
  63. 1940 All This, and Heaven Too Movie
  64. 1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Movie
  65. 1939 Gone with the Wind Movie
  66. 1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story Movie
  67. 1939 Each Dawn I Die Movie
  68. 1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy Movie
  69. 1939 Dark Victory Movie
  70. 1939 Dodge City Movie
  71. 1939 They Made Me a Criminal Movie
  72. 1938 Angels with Dirty Faces Movie
  73. 1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Movie
  74. 1938 Jezebel Movie
  75. 1937 The Life of Emile Zola Movie
  76. 1937 Slim Movie
  77. 1937 Kid Galahad Movie
  78. 1937 A Star Is Born Movie
  79. 1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade Movie
  80. 1936 The Garden of Allah Movie
  81. 1936 Little Lord Fauntleroy Movie
  82. 1935 Alice Adams Movie
  83. 1935 She Movie
  84. 1935 The Informer Movie
  85. 1934 Of Human Bondage Movie
  86. 1934 Stingaree Movie
  87. 1934 The Lost Patrol Movie
  88. 1933 The Son of Kong Movie
  89. 1933 Little Women Movie
  90. 1933 Morning Glory Movie
  91. 1933 King Kong Movie
  92. 1932 The Most Dangerous Game Movie
  93. 1931 Cracked Nuts Movie
  94. 1931 Cimarron Movie

Quick facts

When did Max Steiner die?

Max Steiner died on December 28, 1971 at the age of 83.

Where was Max Steiner born?

Max Steiner was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria].

What was Max Steiner’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Max Steiner is Cimarron (1931).

How many movies and series has Max Steiner made?

Our catalogue lists 94 titles for Max Steiner: 94 movies and 0 TV series.

What is Max Steiner’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Casablanca has the highest audience rating, with 8.1/10 on TMDB.

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