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      Otto Preminger

      Otto Preminger

      Highest Rated: 100% Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

      Lowest Rated: 18% Forever Amber (1947)

      Birthday: Dec 5, 1905

      Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

      Along with his fellow Austrian émigré Erich von Stroheim, Otto Preminger enjoyed a long reign in Hollywood as the quintessence of the dictatorial European auteur. With his theatre work in Vienna having attracted attention from Broadway and Tinseltown, Preminger sailed to America in 1935 to begin a long relationship with Twentieth Century Fox. Preminger directed several films before leaving Hollywood for New York, where his stage work drew critical huzzahs and a return ticket to Hollywood. This time Preminger scored with the proto-noir "Laura" (1944), which netted him an Oscar nomination. A string of stylish thrillers, including "Black Angel" (1945) and "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1950), established him as a world-class filmmaker. Dying in 1986 from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease, Preminger's legacy endured, due to the legend of his larger-than-life personality, his unforgettable physical presence, and the films he had created during his lifetime.

      Highest rated movies

      The Pied Piper
      Stalag 17
      They Got Me Covered

      Photos

      THE PIED PIPER, Otto Preminger, 1942, (c) 20th Century Fox, TM & Copyright STALAG 17, William Holden, Otto Preminger, 1953 MARGIN FOR ERROR, Otto Preminger, Joan Bennett, 1943, TM and copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved . IN HARM'S WAY, director Otto Preminger, 1965 BONJOUR TRISTESSE, Jean Seberg, Francoise Sagan and director Otto Preminger between scenes, 1958. ANATOMY OF A MURDER, director Otto Preminger, composer Duke Ellington, 1959 ANATOMY OF A MURDER, from left: James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, director Otto Preminger on set, 1959, aoam1959js-fsct02(aoam1959js-fsct02) BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING, director Otto Preminger (far left), on set, 1965 blim1965-fsct01(blim1965-fsct01) LAURA, director Otto Preminger, Gene Tierney on set, 1944, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Filmn Corp. CARMEN JONES, Director Otto Preminger (center) directs Harry Belafonte and Dorothy Dandridge on their fight scene, 1954. TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. ANATOMY OF A MURDER, from left: Joseph Welch, director Otto Preminger on set, 1959, aoam1959js-fsct09(aoam1959js-fsct09) SAINT JOAN, from left, front, Jean Seberg, director Otto Preminger, on-set, 1957 MARGIN FOR ERROR, Otto Preminger, Joan Bennett, 1943, TM and copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved . BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING, director Otto Preminger, Laurence Olivier on set, 1965 SAINT JOAN, from left, British journalists Harold Stillman, Christopher Mann, with Jean Seberg, and director Otto Preminger, prior to film's production, late 1956 ADVISE AND CONSENT, director Otto Preminger (center, hands in pockets), Henry Fonda (looking right) on set, 1962 ROSEBUD, director Otto Preminger, Peter O'Toole on set, 1975 STALAG 17, Michael Moore [2], Don Taylor, William Holden, Otto Preminger, Sig Ruman, 1953 MARGIN FOR ERROR, Otto Preminger (left), 1943, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved MARGIN FOR ERROR, from left: Otto Preminger, Joan Bennett, 1943, TM & Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp.
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      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      33% 28% The Human Factor Director,
      Producer       		- 1979
      71% 65% The Hobbit Elvenking (Voice) - 1977
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood on Trial Unknown (Character) - 1976
      44% 21% Rosebud Director - 1975
      No Score Yet 33% Such Good Friends Director,
      Producer       		- 1971
      22% 12% Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon Director,
      Producer       		- 1970
      84% 83% M*A*S*H Producer - 1970
      42% 39% Skidoo Director - 1968
      22% 29% Hurry Sundown Director,
      Producer       		- 1967
      86% 78% Bunny Lake Is Missing Director - 1965
      37% 80% In Harm's Way Director,
      Producer       		- 1965
      47% 67% The Cardinal Director,
      Producer       		- 1963
      77% 88% Advise and Consent Director - 1962
      65% 69% Exodus Director,
      Producer       		- 1960
      100% 91% Anatomy of a Murder Director,
      Producer       		- 1959
      72% 78% Porgy and Bess Director - 1959
      88% 68% Bonjour Tristesse Director,
      Producer       		- 1958
      25% 52% Saint Joan Director,
      Producer       		- 1957
      100% 61% The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Director - 1955
      81% 83% The Man With the Golden Arm Director,
      Producer       		- 1955
      78% 78% Carmen Jones Director,
      Producer       		- 1954
      57% 54% River of No Return Director - 1954
      44% 54% The Moon Is Blue Director,
      Producer       		- 1953
      91% 93% Stalag 17 Col. von Scherbach (Character) - 1953
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Girl on the Roof Director,
      Producer       		- 1953
      77% 77% Angel Face Director,
      Producer       		- 1952
      86% 33% The 13th Letter Director - 1951
      100% 88% Where the Sidewalk Ends Director,
      Producer       		- 1950
      No Score Yet 70% The Fan Director,
      Producer       		- 1949
      92% 63% Whirlpool Director - 1949
      No Score Yet 42% That Lady in Ermine Director - 1948
      86% 59% Daisy Kenyon Director,
      Producer       		- 1947
      18% 52% Forever Amber Director - 1947
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Centennial Summer Director - 1946
      85% 61% Fallen Angel Director - 1945
      33% 31% A Royal Scandal Director - 1945
      No Score Yet No Score Yet In the Meantime, Darling Director - 1944
      100% 90% Laura Director,
      Producer       		- 1944
      No Score Yet 17% Margin for Error Karl Baumer (Character),
      Director       		- 1943
      20% 79% They Got Me Covered Fauscheim (Character) - 1943
      100% 80% The Pied Piper Major Diessen (Character) - 1942
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Danger, Love at Work Director - 1937
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Under Your Spell Director - 1936
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great Love Director - 1931

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1968 1972
      72% 78% Batman Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Producers' Showcase Director 1954
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Suspense Unknown (Character) 1954