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Gene Kauer

Composer · Died June 30, 1983, aged 61 · Wieda, Lower Saxony, Germany

Gene Kauer was born on 30 July 1921 in Wieda, Lower Saxony, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966), Faces of Death 1-3, and Monstrosity (1963). He died on 30 June 1983 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 30, 1921
Died
June 30, 1983 (aged 61)
From
Wieda, Lower Saxony, Germany
Works as
Composer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Gene Kauer's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 1st percentile
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Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
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Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
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Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
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Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
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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
Survival
44%
Morality
21%
Bonds
20%
Self
7%
Power
5%
Society
4%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · 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 9 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 3 · 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 11 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
7
Absurd
5
Warm
3
Joyful
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Gene Kauer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gene Kauer'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

41 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • The Worst of Faces of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Faces of Death III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • The One-Armed Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Sacred Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Between the Sheets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • Faces of Death II(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Monstroid(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mean Business(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family(1978)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Faces of Death(1978)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Claws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • Across the Great Divide(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of the Wilderness Family(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Brother of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer · Conductor

  • The Proud and Damned(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Summer Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Swamp Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Composer

  • Ride the Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • The Ice House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • Warkill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Unkissed Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Agent for H.A.R.M.(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Fortress of the Dead(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Guerillas in Pink Lace(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hell of Borneo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Monstrosity(1963)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Swingin' Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Like Wow! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer · Conductor · Actor

  • Five Minutes to Live(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Beast of Yucca Flats(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The Cape Canaveral Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • The Big Bounce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Ma Barker's Killer Brood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Revenge of the Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Girl with an Itch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Outlaw Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • The Astounding She-Monster(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1957 to 1999.

Highest rated

Across the Great Divide (1976)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

Faces of Death (1978)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 40: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic40 of 40: 37 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score5thOther crew3 of 40: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

40 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s4 · crew1960s18 · 1 acting · 18 crew1970s10 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s1 · 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 Gene Kauer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 6th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · composer

The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)

98th percentile spread · 72% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Across the Great Divide (1976)

Midcredits 61st · 56% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 33/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 45, detractors 20. 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 Gene Kauer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gene Kauer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Douglas M. Lackey shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles