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Otto Preminger
Director

Otto Preminger

5 Dec 1905Born
23 Apr 1986Died
80Age at death
46Credits

Biography

Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director.

After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962).

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He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1979The Human FactorFilm: Director
  2. 1977The HobbitFilm: Elvenking (voice)
  3. 1975RicklesFilm
  4. 1975RosebudFilm: Director
  5. 1971Such Good FriendsFilm: Director
  6. 1970Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie MoonFilm: Director
  7. 1968SkidooFilm: Director
  8. 1967Hurry SundownFilm: Director
  9. 1966BatmanSeries: Mister Freeze (2 episodes)
  10. 1965Bunny Lake Is MissingFilm: Director
  11. 1965In Harm's WayFilm: Director
  12. 1963The CardinalFilm: Director
  13. 1962Advise & ConsentFilm: Director
  14. 1960ExodusFilm: Director
  15. 1959Anatomy of a MurderFilm: Director
  16. 1959Porgy and BessFilm: Director
  17. 1958Bonjour TristesseFilm: Director
  18. 1957Saint JoanFilm: Director
  19. 1955The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellFilm: Director
  20. 1955The Man with the Golden ArmFilm: Director
  21. 1954Carmen JonesFilm: Director
  22. 1954River of No ReturnFilm: Director
  23. 1953The Girl on The RoofFilm: Voice, Director
  24. 1953The Moon Is BlueFilm: Director
  25. 1953Stalag 17Film: Oberst von Scherbach
  26. 1953Angel FaceFilm: Director
  27. 1951The 13th LetterFilm: Director
  28. 1950Where the Sidewalk EndsFilm: Director
  29. 1950WhirlpoolFilm: Director
  30. 1949The FanFilm: Director
  31. 1949SuspenseSeries: Captain von Weissenborn (1 episode)
  32. 1948That Lady in ErmineFilm: Director
  33. 1947Daisy KenyonFilm: Director
  34. 1947Forever AmberFilm: Director
  35. 1946Centennial SummerFilm: Director
  36. 1945Fallen AngelFilm: Director
  37. 1945Where Do We Go from Here?Film: General Rahl (uncredited)
  38. 1945A Royal ScandalFilm: Director
  39. 1944LauraFilm: Director
  40. 1944In the Meantime, DarlingFilm: Director
  41. 1943They Got Me CoveredFilm: Fauscheim
  42. 1943Margin for ErrorFilm: Karl Baumer, Director
  43. 1942The Pied PiperFilm: Major Diessen
  44. 1937Danger – Love at WorkFilm: Director
  45. 1936Under Your SpellFilm: Director
  46. 1931Die grosse LiebeFilm: Director

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