Otto Preminger
Born: 1906-12-05 Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
Died: 1986-04-23
Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austro–Hungarian-American 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 homosexualit ...
Acting (in our collection)
The Hobbit
(1977)
Stalag 17
(1953)
Directing (in our collection)
Such Good Friends
(1971)
Skidoo
(1968)
Hurry Sundown
(1967)
Bunny Lake Is Missing
(1965)
In Harm's Way
(1965)
The Cardinal
(1963)
Advise & Consent
(1962)
Exodus
(1960)
Anatomy of a Murder
(1959)
Bonjour Tristesse
(1958)
The Man with the Golden Arm
(1955)
Carmen Jones
(1954)
River of No Return
(1954)
Angel Face
(1953)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
(1950)
Whirlpool
(1950)
Daisy Kenyon
(1947)
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Laura
(1944)