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Walter Saxer

Walter Saxer

Producer, actor and writer · Born July 31, 1947 (79) · St.Gallen, Switzerland

Born
July 31, 1947 (79)
From
St.Gallen, Switzerland
Works as
Producer, actor and writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Walter Saxer's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 7

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Dread
3
Tense
3
Absurd
3
Contemplative
3
Other
4

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous5

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 Walter Saxer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Subscription and free streaming for Walter Saxer'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

23 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Al borde del abismo: la aventura peruana de Werner Herzog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The White Diamond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Line Producer

  • Scream of Stone(1991)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Echoes From a Somber Empire(1990)

    Delegated Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Bride of the Orient(1989)

    Executive Producer · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Cobra Verde(1987)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Sepa: Our Lord of Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Writer

  • God's Angry Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Sound

  • Huie's Sermon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Sound

  • Fitzcarraldo(1982)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Der Komantsche(1979)

    Production Manager · Sound Assistant · as Nazi Soldier

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Woyzeck(1979)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Nosferatu the Vampyre(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Production Manager

  • Stroszek(1977)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Beer Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Production Manager · as Betrunkener

  • Heart of Glass(1976)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck...(1976)

    Sound Designer · Sound Recordist

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser(1974)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God(1972)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Fata Morgana(1971)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Even Dwarfs Started Small(1970)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1971 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 23: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting1 of 23: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 23: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing7 of 23: 5 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew15 of 23: 12 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

23 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s13 · 2 acting · 13 crew1980s6 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s1 · crew2020s1 · acting

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 Walter Saxer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Is Walter Saxer's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Walter Saxer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Walter Saxer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Werner Herzog shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles