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Bert Shefter

Composer · Died June 29, 1999, aged 97 · Poltava, Poltavskaya guberniya, Russian Empire [now in Poltavs'ka oblast', Ukraine]

Born
May 15, 1902
Died
June 29, 1999 (aged 97)
From
Poltava, Poltavskaya guberniya, Russian Empire [now in Poltavs'ka oblast', Ukraine]
Works as
Composer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Bert Shefter's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Survival
19%
Bonds
17%
Self
12%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Survival14 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 39 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 28 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 29 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 20 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 33 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 24 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Dread
8
Melancholic
11
Thrilling
8
Contemplative
9
Other
20

How their films linger

Bittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bert Shefter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bert Shefter's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

65 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page.

  • They Call Him Marcado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Composer

  • Emiliano Zapata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • The Christine Jorgensen Story(1970)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Bubble(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Motorpsycho!(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Curse of the Fly(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Last Man on Earth(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • King Kong vs. Godzilla(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cattle King(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Jack the Giant Killer(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • About Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Music Supervisor

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Misty(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Operation Bottleneck(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Long Rope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Police Dog Story(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Five Guns to Tombstone(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Frontier Uprising(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Gun Fight(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Gambler Wore a Gun(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Tess of the Storm Country(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Walking Target(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Lost World(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Cage of Evil(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Music Box Kid(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Noose for a Gunman(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Virgin Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Three Came to Kill(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • A Dog's Best Friend(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Vice Raid(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Fly(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Big Circus(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Gigantis: The Fire Monster(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Cosmic Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Counterplot(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Pier 5, Havana(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Witches from Another World(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Villa!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Wind Across the Everglades(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Fiend Who Walked the West(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • It! The Terror from Beyond Space(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sierra Baron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Cattle Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Ambush at Cimarron Pass(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Rodan! The Flying Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • The Deerslayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Gun Duel in Durango(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • She Devil(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Kronos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • 5 Steps to Danger(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Desperados Are in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • The Big Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Sins of Jezebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • No Escape(1953)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Great Jesse James Raid(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Tall Texan(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Leave It to the Marines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Pier 23 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Roaring City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Danger Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Music Director

  • Fingerprints Don't Lie(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • One Too Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer · Conductor

Career shape

A full career of 57 titles from 1950 to 1971.

Highest rated

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

Jack the Giant Killer (1962)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music55 of 57: 53 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thOther crew4 of 57: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1950s31 · crew1960s23 · crew1970s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Bert Shefter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 43; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th21

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 43 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed15
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · composer

The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)

62nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

Midcredits 70th · 64% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 45/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Bert Shefter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bert Shefter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Sawtell shares the most, 34.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles