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Paul Goldsmith

Career

Active from 1972 to 2009, with a break from 1997 to 2008, busiest in 1972 and 1986 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for When We Were Kings
When We Were Kings
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Goldsmith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Warfare
    0.5, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intrigue 2
  • Cultural Event 2
  • Rumble in the Jungle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts (2021)

Camera Operator

2000s

1 title · average score 67
Soul Power
Soul Power (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

1990s

2 titles · average score 76
When We Were Kings
When We Were Kings (1996)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

A Shock to the System
A Shock to the System (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

1980s

13 titles · average score 58
Big Time
Big Time (1989)

Director of Photography

Mountain View
Mountain View (1989)

Director of Photography

Winnie
Winnie (1988)

Director of Photography

The Killing Time
The Killing Time (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys (1987)
GoodWatch score 72

Second Unit Director of Photography

Annihilator
Annihilator (1986)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Intimate Encounters
Intimate Encounters (1986)

Director of Photography

Down and Out in America
Down and Out in America (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

Additional Camera

Hero in the Family
Hero in the Family (1986)

Cinematography

Wavelength
Wavelength (1983)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Bette Midler: No Frills
Bette Midler: No Frills (1983)

Cinematography

The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth (1981)

Director of Photography

1970s

12 titles · average score 64
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall (1979)

Director of Photography

Renaldo and Clara
Renaldo and Clara (1978)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

The Lord of the Universe
The Lord of the Universe (1974)

Director of Photography

A Sunday Dinner
A Sunday Dinner (1974)

Director of Photography

Parker Adderson, Philosopher
Parker Adderson, Philosopher (1974)

Cinematography

Jeremy
Jeremy (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Snapshots
Snapshots (1973)

Director of Photography

To Be Young, Gifted and Black
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)

Director of Photography

The Rimers of Eldritch
The Rimers of Eldritch (1972)

Director of Photography

Please Stand By
Please Stand By (1972)

Director of Photography

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

Camera Operator

1960s

2 titles · average score 70
Putney Swope
Putney Swope (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

Lighting Design

Commuter Game
Commuter Game (1969)

Camera Operator