Otto Preminger
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday5 December 1905
Died23 April 1986 (age 80)
Place of birthWiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
Known credits68
Biography
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 the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of …
The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger
2022 · Himself
Ain't Misbehavin
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Self (archive footage)
The Human Factor
1979 · Director
The Human Factor
1979 · Producer
The Hobbit
1977 · Elvenking (voice)
Die Titelmacher
1976 · Self
Rickles
1975
Rosebud
1975 · Director
Rosebud
1975 · Producer
Je später der Abend
1973 · Self
Such Good Friends
1971 · Director
Such Good Friends
1971 · Producer
Film '72
1971 · Self
Samedi soir
1971 · Self
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
1970 · Director
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
1970 · Producer
Skidoo
1968 · Director
Skidoo
1968 · Producer
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
Hurry Sundown
1967 · Director
Hurry Sundown
1967 · Producer
Batman
1966 · Mister Freeze
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965 · Director
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965 · Producer
In Harm's Way
1965 · Director
In Harm's Way
1965 · Producer
The Making of A Movie
1965 · Himself
The Cardinal
1963 · Director
The Cardinal
1963 · Producer
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
1962 · Himself
Advise & Consent
1962 · Director
Advise & Consent
1962 · Producer
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Treffpunkt New York
1961 · Self
Exodus
1960 · Producer
Exodus
1960 · Director
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · Producer
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · Director
Porgy and Bess
1959 · Director
Small World
1958 · Self
Bonjour Tristesse
1958 · Director
Bonjour Tristesse
1958 · Producer
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
Saint Joan
1957 · Director
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