Otto Preminger

Otto Ludwig Preminger (December 5, 1906 – April 23, 1986) was a film director. Born in Vienna, of assimilated Jewish ancestry, he worked with Max Reinhardt before emigrating to America. At first he directed and acted for 20th Century Fox, his Austrian accent typecasting him as a screen Nazi.

Filmography

• Die große Liebe (1931)
• Under Your Spell (1936)
• Danger, Love at Work (1937)
• Margin for Error (1943)
• In the Meantime, Darling (1944)
• Laura (1944)
• Czarina (1945)
• Fallen Angel (1945)
• Forever Amber (1947)
• Daisy Kenyon (1947)
• The Fan (1949)
• Whirlpool (1950)
• Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
• The 13th Letter (1951)
• Angel Face (1952)
• The Moon is Blue (1953)
• Carmen Jones (1954)
• River of No Return (1954)
• One Man Mutiny (1955)
• The Man with the Golden Arm (1956)
• Saint Joan (1957)
• Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
• Porgy and Bess (1959)
• Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
• Exodus (1960)
• Advise and Consent (1962)
• The Cardinal (1963)
• In Harm's Way (1964)
• Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)
• Hurry Sundown (1967)
• Tell Me That You Love Me (1968)
• Skidoo (1968)
• Such Good Friends (1971)
• Rosebud (1975)
• The Human Factor (1979).

Awards

Preminger received one Oscar nomination for Best Picture for Anatomy of a Murder. He was twice nominated for the best director award for Laura and for The Cardinal.

Related Topics:
Oscar - Best Picture

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