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Don Kranze

Producer · Died August 24, 2019, aged 93 · U.S.A.

Don Kranze was born on September 3, 1925 in the USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for The Graduate (1967), 12 Angry Men (1957) and The Other (1972). He died on August 24, 2019.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 3, 1925
Died
August 24, 2019 (aged 93)
From
U.S.A.
Works as
Producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Don Kranze's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Survival
31%
Bonds
16%
Power
16%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
2
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Tense
1
Warm
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Don Kranze's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Don Kranze'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

16 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Night Shift(1982)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper(1981)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Other(1972)

    Assistant Director · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • T.R. Baskin(1971)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Summer of '42(1971)

    Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • There Was a Crooked Man...(1970)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Sterile Cuckoo(1969)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Stalking Moon(1968)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Graduate(1967)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Up the Down Staircase(1967)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Advise & Consent(1962)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Splendor in the Grass(1961)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Hustler(1961)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A Face in the Crowd(1957)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • 12 Angry Men(1957)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Edge of the City(1957)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1957 to 1982.

Biggest box office

Night Shift (1982)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Summer of '42 (1971)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Night Shift (1982)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing3 of 16: 2 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew14 of 16: 13 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score88th

By decade

1950s3 · crew1960s7 · crew1970s4 · crew1980s2 · 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 Don Kranze's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 16; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · producer

Summer of '42 (1971)

Midcredits 82nd · 75% liked

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 Don Kranze work with?

People who share at least 2 of Don Kranze's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Mulligan shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors