Otto Preminger
Born in Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary — Dec 05 1905• Died Apr 23 1986
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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…
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Otto Preminger's Credits
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Batman
Mister Freeze
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist
Suspense
Captain von Weissenborn
Film '72
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
Reflets de Cannes
Self
Anatomy of a Murder
Production
Exodus
Production
The Hobbit
Elvenking (voice)
Stalag 17
Oberst von Scherbach
Laura
Directing
The Man with the Golden Arm
Directing
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self (archive footage)
Je später der Abend
Self
River of No Return
Directing
In Harm's Way
Directing
Advise & Consent
Directing
Whirlpool
Directing
Carmen Jones
Directing
The Human Factor
Directing
Angel Face
Production
Bonjour Tristesse
Directing
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Directing
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Directing
Skidoo
Directing
The Cardinal
Directing
Such Good Friends
Directing
Hurry Sundown
Directing
The Moon Is Blue
Directing
Fallen Angel
Directing
Forever Amber
Directing
A Royal Scandal
Directing
Rosebud
Directing
The Pied Piper
Major Diessen
Saint Joan
Directing
Porgy and Bess
Directing
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Directing
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Directing
The Fan
Directing
The 13th Letter
Production
Rickles
Daisy Kenyon
Directing
That Lady in Ermine
Directing
Centennial Summer
Directing
Kidnapped
Directing
Danger – Love at Work
Directing
The Girl on The Roof
Voice
Where Do We Go from Here?
General Rahl (uncredited)
Die Titelmacher
Self
They Got Me Covered
Fauscheim
Ain't Misbehavin
Self (archive footage)
The Making of A Movie
Himself
Margin for Error
Karl Baumer
Under Your Spell
Directing
In the Meantime, Darling
Directing
Die grosse Liebe
Directing
The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger
Himself