Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein Trailers

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Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores. In a career which spanned fifty years, he composed music for hundreds of film and television productions. His most popular works include the scores to The Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments, The Great Escape, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ghostbusters, The Black Cauldron, Airplane!, and The Rookies. Bernstein won an Oscar for his score to Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and was nominated for fourteen Oscars in total. He also won two Golden Globes and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. Bernstein wrote the theme songs or other music for more than 200 films and TV shows, including The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Ten Commandments (1956), The Man with the Golden Arm, To Kill a Mockingbird, Robot Monster, and the fanfare used in the National Geographic television specials. His theme for The Magnificent Seven is also familiar to television viewers, as it was used in commercials for Marlboro cigarettes. Bernstein also provided the score to many of the short films of Ray and Charles Eames. In 1961 Bernstein co-founded Äva Records an American record label based in Los Angeles together with Fred Astaire, Jackie Mills and Tommy Wolf.

Most Popular Elmer Bernstein Trailers

Total trailers found: 196

The Ten Commandments Trailer (1956)

05 October 1956

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

Ghostbusters Trailer (1984)

08 June 1984

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes.

Thoroughly Modern Millie Trailer (1967)

22 March 1967

Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties.

The Magnificent Seven Trailer (1960)

12 October 1960

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

The Babe Trailer (1992)

17 April 1992

A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game.

Leonard Part 6 Trailer (1987)

18 December 1987

After separating from his wife, Leonard Parker (Cosby) quit the spy business and became a restaurateur.

Hawaii Trailer (1966)

10 October 1966

Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives.

The Great Escape Trailer (1963)

03 July 1963

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war.

Airplane! Trailer (1980)

02 July 1980

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

Cast a Giant Shadow Trailer (1966)

30 March 1966

An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage.

The Buccaneer Trailer (1958)

11 December 1958

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city.

A Girl Named Tamiko Trailer (1962)

27 December 1962

A photographer based in Tokyo, who's in love with local beauty Tamiko, begins to court an embassy official so she can help him gain entry into the United States.

Walk on the Wild Side Trailer (1962)

21 March 1962

At a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction for both clients and the shrewd madam.

The Scalphunters Trailer (1968)

29 February 1968

Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.

Trading Places Trailer (1983)

07 June 1983

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

The Good Mother Trailer (1988)

04 November 1988

After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by her ex, who claims that her lover has a bad influence on the kid.

Genocide Trailer (1982)

14 March 1982

The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise and the events of the Holocaust could happen again.

From the Terrace Trailer (1960)

15 July 1960

Alfred Eaton, an ambitious young executive, climbs to the top of New York's financial world as his marriage crumbles.

Making 'Taxi Driver' Trailer (1999)

14 June 1999

A behind the scenes snapshot of the making of one of the greatest films ever made. Filled with trivia, interviews from cast and crew, and more.

Where's Jack? Trailer (1969)

01 April 1969

Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London.

Summer and Smoke Trailer (1961)

16 November 1961

In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.

By Love Possessed Trailer (1961)

19 July 1961

An unhappily married woman engages in an affair with her husband's law partner.

Amazing Grace and Chuck Trailer (1987)

22 May 1987

Average American boy Chuck Murdock goes on a school outing to a nuclear weapons facility, where he learns about the destructive power that sits at the fingertips of the military.

The Blues Brothers Trailer (1980)

16 June 1980

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

The Miracle Trailer (1959)

12 November 1959

A novice leaves a Spanish convent to follow a 19th-century British soldier she loves.

The Great Santini Trailer (1979)

26 October 1979

As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! Trailer (1968)

18 October 1968

Harold Fine is a self-described square - a 35-year-old Los Angeles lawyer who's not looking forward to middle age nor his upcoming wedding.

A Walk in the Spring Rain Trailer (1970)

17 June 1970

A sophisticated, middle-aged grandmother, wed to a New York law professor, falls in love with a down-to-earth Tennessee farmer.

Desire Under the Elms Trailer (1958)

12 March 1958

Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion.

An American Werewolf in London Trailer (1981)

21 August 1981

American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors.

Chinese Coffee Trailer (2000)

02 September 2000

When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt.

Doctors' Wives Trailer (1971)

03 February 1971

The wives of several high-powered doctors feel neglected due to their husbands' focus on their careers, so they embark on a regimen of sex, drugs and booze.

The Eternal Sea Trailer (1955)

19 April 1955

Biography of Admiral John Hoskins' efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.

Never Wave at a WAC Trailer (1953)

28 January 1953

A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more of her boyfriend, a Colonel.

Saddle the Wind Trailer (1958)

20 March 1958

Steve Sinclair is a world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful farmer. Things go wrong when his wild younger brother Tony arrives on the scene with his new bride Joan Blake.

Devil in a Blue Dress Trailer (1995)

29 September 1995

In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects.

Boots Malone Trailer (1952)

11 January 1952

An agent for horse jockeys faces his greatest challenge.

Kings Go Forth Trailer (1958)

28 June 1958

When Harris applies for the position of a radioman in Loggins' army unit, he is hired immediately. While on a mission together in France, they both fall in love with Monique.

The World of Henry Orient Trailer (1964)

19 March 1964

A mischievous, adventuresome fourteen-year-old girl and her best friend begin following an eccentric concert pianist around New York City after she develops a crush on him.

Rampage Trailer (1963)

09 October 1963

In colonial Malaysia, British big game-hunter Otto Abbot and American trapper Harry Stanton clash over the ethics of catching versus killing animals and over Abbot's mistress, Anna.

Animal House Trailer (1978)

28 July 1978

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

Saturday's Hero Trailer (1951)

01 March 1951

A talented high school football player encounters trouble in a college program.

The Black Cauldron Trailer (1985)

24 July 1985

Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King.

Report to the Commissioner Trailer (1975)

05 February 1975

Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson to gather evidence.

Frankie Starlight Trailer (1995)

22 November 1995

The quirky story of a young boy's adventures growing up with his stunningly beautiful mother and the two very different men who love her.

The Rainmaker Trailer (1997)

18 November 1997

When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company.

Love with the Proper Stranger Trailer (1963)

25 December 1963

Angie Rossini, an innocent New York City sales clerk from a repressive Italian-American family, engages in a short-lived affair with a handsome jazz musician named Rocky Papasano.

The Bridge at Remagen Trailer (1969)

25 June 1969

In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.

Make Haste to Live Trailer (1954)

25 March 1954

A single mother in New Mexico senses her own death in the hands of a mysterious stalker.

Cape Fear Trailer (1991)

13 November 1991

Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist.

The Amazing Mr. Blunden Trailer (1972)

07 December 1972

Mysterious old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in their squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse.

Twilight Trailer (1998)

06 March 1998

A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.

Midas Run Trailer (1969)

07 May 1969

A veteran secret service officer from Britain hijacks a government shipment of $15 million of gold out of an irritation for never being knighted.

Roommates Trailer (1995)

03 March 1995

An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.

McQ Trailer (1974)

04 January 1974

Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.

Zulu Dawn Trailer (1979)

14 May 1979

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

The Good Son Trailer (1993)

24 September 1993

A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.

Class Trailer (1983)

22 July 1983

Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing.

The Cemetery Club Trailer (1993)

03 February 1993

The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives.

The Story on Page One Trailer (1959)

01 December 1959

An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuffle.