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Otto Preminger

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Otto Preminger

Born December 5, 1905 in Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-HungaryDied April 23, 198637 films

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

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

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Anatomy of a Murder posterFirst watchAnatomy of a Murder19597.8Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Laura poster7.6Laura1944River of No Return poster6.7River of No Return1954The Man with the Golden Arm poster7.1The Man with the Golden Arm1955Bunny Lake Is Missing poster7.2Bunny Lake Is Missing1965Where the Sidewalk Ends poster7.2Where the Sidewalk Ends1950Angel Face poster7.1Angel Face1953Exodus poster6.7Exodus1960Advise & Consent poster7.2Advise & Consent1962

Filmography

37 films as director
  1. 1979The Human FactorDirector
  2. 1975RosebudDirector
  3. 1971Such Good FriendsDirector
  4. 1970Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie MoonDirector
  5. 1968SkidooDirector
  6. 1967Hurry SundownDirector
  7. 1965Bunny Lake Is MissingDirector
  8. 1965In Harm's WayDirector
  9. 1963The CardinalDirector
  10. 1962Advise & ConsentDirector
  11. 1960ExodusDirector
  12. 1959Anatomy of a MurderDirector
  13. 1959Porgy and BessDirector
  14. 1958Bonjour TristesseDirector
  15. 1957Saint JoanDirector
  16. 1955The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellDirector
  17. 1955The Man with the Golden ArmDirector
  18. 1954Carmen JonesDirector
  19. 1954River of No ReturnDirector
  20. 1953The Girl on The RoofDirector
  21. 1953The Moon Is BlueDirector
  22. 1953Angel FaceDirector
  23. 1951The 13th LetterDirector
  24. 1950Where the Sidewalk EndsDirector
  25. 1950WhirlpoolDirector
  26. 1949The FanDirector
  27. 1947Daisy KenyonDirector
  28. 1947Forever AmberDirector
  29. 1946Centennial SummerDirector
  30. 1945Fallen AngelDirector
  31. 1945A Royal ScandalDirector
  32. 1944LauraDirector
  33. 1944In the Meantime, DarlingDirector
  34. 1943Margin for ErrorDirector
  35. 1937Danger – Love at WorkDirector
  36. 1936Under Your SpellDirector
  37. 1931Die grosse LiebeDirector