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Robert Farnon

Career

Active from 1947 to 1983, with a break from 1969 to 1978, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Farnon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Pathos
    4.0, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Period Piece 2
  • Classic Swashbuckler 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Escapist 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles
Legend of the Champions
Legend of the Champions (1983)

Original Music Composer

Friend or Foe
Friend or Foe (1982)

Original Music Composer

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 49
Bear Island
Bear Island (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (1979)

Music

The Disappearance
The Disappearance (1977)
GoodWatch score 35

Music

Applause
Applause (1973)
GoodWatch score 63

Music Supervisor

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 58
Shalako
Shalako (1968)
GoodWatch score 44

Original Music Composer

Poor Cherry
Poor Cherry (1967)

Music

Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

Music

The Truth About Spring
The Truth About Spring (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

Music

The Trial of Dr. Fancy
The Trial of Dr. Fancy (1964)

Conductor

Into the Dark
Into the Dark (1963)

Original Music Composer

Late Summer
Late Summer (1963)

Music

The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

A Night Out
A Night Out (1960)

Music

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 57
Expresso Bongo
Expresso Bongo (1959)
GoodWatch score 46

Music Director

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

The Little Hut
The Little Hut (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

True as a Turtle
True as a Turtle (1957)

Conductor, Original Music Composer

His Majesty O'Keefe
His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

Lilacs in the Spring
Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

Circle of Danger
Circle of Danger (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 77
Spring in Park Lane
Spring in Park Lane (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Elizabeth of Ladymead
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)

Music

William Comes to Town
William Comes to Town (1948)

Music

Just William's Luck
Just William's Luck (1947)

Original Music Composer

I Know Where I'm Going!
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
GoodWatch score 83

Music Arranger