FrameThrower · Actors · Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
4 films · 192 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1957–1985
Born 3 June 1925 · Bronx, New York, USA · died 29 September 2010
Tony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in over 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. In his later years, Curtis made numerous television appearances.
Although his early film roles were partly the result of his good looks, by the later half of the 1950's he became a notable and strong screen presence. He began proving himself to be a “fine dramatic actor,” having the range to act in numerous dramatic and comedy roles.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 4 films · 192 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1957–1985
- Golden Globe Awards
- David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Sitges Grand Honorary Award2000
- Bambi Award1973
- Henrietta Award1961
- Henrietta Award1958
- Bambi Award1958
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 192 frames from the 4 films we hold. This is the look of the work Tony takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 4 films we hold, 72% of their frames are night, 57% low key — the look of the work Tony takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
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Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 192 frames from Tony Curtis's 4 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.