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Ludwig Bemelmans

Writer · Died October 1, 1962, aged 64 · Meran, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary [now Merano, Alto Adige, Italy]

Ludwig Bemelmans was born on 27 April 1898 in Meran, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary [now Merano, Alto Adige, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958), Yolanda and the Thief (1945) and The Magnavox Theater (1950). He was married to Madeline Freund. He died on 1 October 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 27, 1898
Died
October 1, 1962 (aged 64)
From
Meran, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary [now Merano, Alto Adige, Italy]
Works as
Writer
Titles
7 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Ludwig Bemelmans' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Society
30%
Morality
18%
Self
14%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · 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 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Warm
3
Romantic
1
Contemplative
1
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5

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 Ludwig Bemelmans' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ludwig Bemelmans' 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, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Madeline in Tahiti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Characters

  • Madeline: My Fair Madeline(2002)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Madeline: Lost in Paris(1999)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Madeline(1998)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Madeline and the Gypsies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Original Story

  • Madeline's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Characters

  • Madeline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Characters

  • The New Adventures of Madeline(1989)

    Show 65 episodes · Book · Creator

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Alice of Wonderland in Paris(1966)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Madeline's Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Writer

  • Madeline and the Gypsies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Writer

  • Madeline and the Bad Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Writer

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Original Story

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Madeline's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Writer

  • Madeline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story

  • Yolanda and the Thief(1945)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Madeline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Novel

  • Madeline at the Ballet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 1945 to 2007.

Biggest box office

Madeline (1998)

$30M worldwide

Highest rated

Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

The New Adventures of Madeline (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing18 of 18: 17 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew1 of 18: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s6 · crew1960s1 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s2 · 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 Ludwig Bemelmans' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

Madeline: My Fair Madeline (2002)

93rd percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999)

Midcredits 61st · 47% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 37/100 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 Ludwig Bemelmans work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ludwig Bemelmans' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Saul Cooper shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers