Portrait of Joseph Kosma

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Joseph Kosma

Career

Active from 1936 to 1974, busiest in 1956 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph Kosma Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 8
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Classic Film 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • European Cinema 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Anthology Film 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Classic French Cinema 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles · average score 69
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

La Fenêtre
La Fenêtre (1970)

Music

1960s

14 titles · average score 68
Bitter Fruit
Bitter Fruit (1967)

Original Music Composer

Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North (1967)

Music

Light-Fingered George
Light-Fingered George (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

In the French Style
In the French Style (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

The Elusive Corporal
The Elusive Corporal (1962)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

The Doll
The Doll (1962)

Original Music Composer

Snobs!
Snobs! (1962)

Music

The Secret of the Blue Men
The Secret of the Blue Men (1961)

Music

Experiment in Evil
Experiment in Evil (1960)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

Croesus
Croesus (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Love and the Frenchwoman
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day (1960)

Music

1950s

40 titles · average score 63
Katia
Katia (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

Picnic on the Grass
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Three Days to Live
Three Days to Live (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

A Certain Mr. Jo
A Certain Mr. Jo (1958)

Original Music Composer

The Case of Dr. Laurent
The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

That Is the Dawn
That Is the Dawn (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Main Street
Main Street (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

People of No Importance
People of No Importance (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Rhine Virgin
Rhine Virgin (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

The Green Glove
The Green Glove (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Without Leaving an Address
Without Leaving an Address (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Juliette, or Key of Dreams (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

1940s

16 titles · average score 74
Blood of the Beasts
Blood of the Beasts (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

The Lovers of Verona
The Lovers of Verona (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Truant School
Truant School (1949)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Man to Men
Man to Men (1948)

Original Music Composer

The Eleven O'Clock Woman
The Eleven O'Clock Woman (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Bethsabée
Bethsabée (1947)

Original Music Composer

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (1947)

Original Music Composer, Music

Love Around the House
Love Around the House (1947)

Original Music Composer

A Day in the Country
A Day in the Country (1946)
GoodWatch score 88

Original Music Composer

Gates of the Night
Gates of the Night (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise (1945)
GoodWatch score 90

Additional Music

Adieu Léonard
Adieu Léonard (1943)

Original Music Composer

1930s

8 titles · average score 81
The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game (1939)
GoodWatch score 88

Original Music Composer

La Bête Humaine
La Bête Humaine (1938)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

La Marseillaise
La Marseillaise (1938)
GoodWatch score 74

Music

The Time of the Cherries
The Time of the Cherries (1938)

Music

Street Singer
Street Singer (1938)

Music

Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion (1937)
GoodWatch score 90

Original Music Composer

The Crime of Monsieur Lange
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
GoodWatch score 87

Original Music Composer

Jenny
Jenny (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

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