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Benjamin Frankel

Highest Rated: 88% The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

Lowest Rated: 60% The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

Birthday: Jan 31, 1906

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Benjamin Frankel produced music that was featured in many Hollywood productions. Frankel began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like "Love in Exile" (1936), the adventure "Fire Over Africa" (1954) with Maureen O'Hara and the Deborah Kerr dramatic adaptation "The End of the Affair" (1955). His music also appeared in "The Man Who Loved Redheads" (1955) starring Moira Shearer and "The Prisoner" (1955) with Alec Guinness. In the fifties, Frankel's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the dramatic adaptation "A Kid For Two Farthings" (1956) with Celia Johnson, "Simon and Laura" (1956) with Peter Finch and the drama "Storm Over the Nile" (1956) with Laurence Harvey. His work was also in "The Iron Petticoat" (1956). Frankel's music was also featured in "Libel" (1959) starring Dirk Bogardethe Yul Brynner crime adaptation "Surprise Package" (1960) and the adaptation "The Curse of the Werewolf" (1961) with Clifford Evans. His music was also featured in the comedic adventure "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll" (1961) with Ernest Borgnine and the Leslie Caron drama "Guns of Darkness" (1962). Most recently, Frankel worked on the drama "Battle of the Bulge" (1965) with Henry Fonda. Frankel was nominated for a Best Original Score - Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for "Battle of the Bulge" in 1965. Frankel passed away in February 1973 at the age of 67.

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Highest rated movies

88% 83% The Importance of Being Earnest
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86% 90% Night and the City
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80% 57% The End of the Affair
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63% 67% Battle of the Bulge
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60% 58% The Curse of the Werewolf
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No Monkey Business
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Fire Over Africa
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Season of Passion
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71% Footsteps in the Fog
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19% The Old Dark House
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Filmography

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63% 67% Battle of the Bulge Original Music - 1965
No Score Yet 19% The Old Dark House Original Music - 1963
60% 58% The Curse of the Werewolf Original Music - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Libel Original Music - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Season of Passion Original Music - 1959
No Score Yet 71% Orders to Kill Original Music - 1958
No Score Yet 71% Footsteps in the Fog Original Music - 1955
80% 57% The End of the Affair Original Music - 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fire Over Africa Original Music - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Net Original Music - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Denning Drives North Original Music - 1953
88% 83% The Importance of Being Earnest Music - 1952
86% 90% Night and the City Original Music - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Portrait From Life Original Music - 1948
No Score Yet 41% Dear Murderer Original Music - 1947
No Score Yet 26% Bon Voyage Original Music - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet Madagascar Landing Original Music - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet No Monkey Business Original Music - 1935