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Victor Trivas

Victor Trivas

Writer and director · Died April 12, 1970, aged 73 · St. Petersburg, Russia

Born
July 9, 1896
Died
April 12, 1970 (aged 73)
From
St. Petersburg, Russia
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 18 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 27Up 4% in 30 days

What are Victor Trivas' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
65%
Self
26%
Bonds
9%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 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 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Cathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 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 Victor Trivas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Victor Trivas' 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

18 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Die Gejagten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Book

  • The Head(1959)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Diamond Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • The Secret of Convict Lake(1951)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Where the Sidewalk Ends(1950)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Boom in the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Idea

  • The Stranger(1946)

    Adaptation · Original Story

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Song of Russia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Story

  • Three Russian Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Adaptation

  • The Mayor's Dilemma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Scenario Writer

  • Song of the Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Big City Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Writer

  • Mirages of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Writer

  • Hell on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Writer

  • The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • Call of the Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director · Production Manager · Screenplay

  • Daughters of Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Production Design

  • The Love of Jeanne Ney(1927)

    Art Direction · as Passant

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1927 to 1961.

Biggest box office

The Stranger (1946)

$92 worldwide

Highest rated

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 18: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting4 of 18: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting16 of 18: 12 only writing, 4 with another roleOther crew3 of 18: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

18 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1920s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew1930s6 · crew1940s4 · crew1950s4 · crew1960s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Victor Trivas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 57/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Victor Trivas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Victor Trivas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Hecht shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers