Image: Wikimedia CommonsOtto Preminger
Austrian-American director, producer, and actor (1905–1986)
- Born December 5, 1905
- 18 movies
Otto Preminger was an Austrian-American film and theatre director, producer and actor who directed more than 35 features across a five-decade career. He was one of the most influential directors in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s, first noticed for film noir mysteries such as Laura and Fallen Angel. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, and pushed the boundaries of censorship with The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm and Anatomy of a Murder.
Otto Preminger appears in 18 films in The Rerun, from 1944 to 1965. That includes 17 titles as director. Most of that work is in drama, crime and romance. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Dana Andrews (3), Henry Fonda (2), Frank Sinatra (2), Gene Tierney (2), Peter Lawford (2).
Known for
- Laura (1944), Director. A film noir mystery that first brought him attention.
- The Moon Is Blue (1953), Director. Pushed the boundaries of censorship in Hollywood.
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Director. Pushed the boundaries of censorship in Hollywood.
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Director. Pushed the boundaries of censorship in Hollywood.
- Carmen Jones (1954), Director.
- Exodus (1960), Director.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Otto Preminger been in?
- Otto Preminger appears in Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), The Cardinal (1963), Advise & Consent (1962), Exodus (1960), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Porgy and Bess (1959), Saint Joan (1957), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Carmen Jones (1954), River of No Return (1954), Stalag 17 (1953) and Angel Face (1953) on The Remote.
- When was Otto Preminger born?
- Otto Preminger was born on 5 December 1905.
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