Fred Zinnemann
- Directing
- April 29, 1907 · Rzeszów, Poland
- March 14, 1997
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alfred "Fred" Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997), born in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, was an American film director. He won four Academy Awards for directing films in various genres, including thrillers, westerns, film noir and play adaptations. He made 25 feature films during his 50-year career. Zinnemann was among the first directors to insist on using authentic locations and for mixing stars with civilians to give his films more realism. Within the film industry, he was considered a maverick for taking risks and thereby creating unique films, with many of his stories being dramas about lone and principled individuals tested by tragic events. According to one historian, Zinnemann's style demonstrated his sense of "psychological realism and his apparent determination to make worthwhile pictures that are nevertheless highly entertaining." Some of his most notable films were The Men (1950), High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun's Story (1959), A Man For All Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and Julia (1977). His films have received 65 Oscar nominations, winning 24. Zinnemann directed and introduced a number of stars in their U.S. film debuts, including Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger, Pier Angeli, Julie Harris, Brandon deWilde, Montgomery Clift, Shirley Jones and Meryl Streep. He directed 19 actors to Oscar nominations, including Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Audrey Hepburn, Glynis Johns, Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Wendy Hiller, Jason Robards, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Gary Cooper and Maximilian Schell. Fred Zinnemann died in London, England in 1997. He was 89 years old.
Known for
Filmography
- Rat Pack · Self
- Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · Self
- As I See It · Self
- The Making of High Noon · Self
- Fred Zinnemann: A Director's Life · Self
- Elstree: Britain's Hollywood · Self
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey · Self
- Sonntagsgespräch · Self
- Hands Up! · Self
- Five Days One Summer · Director, Producer
- Julia · Director
- Spécial cinéma · Self
- The Day of the Jackal · Director
- A Man for All Seasons · Producer, Director
- Behold a Pale Horse · Director, Producer
- The Sundowners · Director
- The Nun's Story · Director, Producer
- The David Susskind Show · Self
- A Hatful of Rain · Director
- Oklahoma! · Director
- Screen Director's Playhouse · Self, Director
- From Here to Eternity · Director
- The Oscars · Self
- The Member of the Wedding · Director
- High Noon · Director
- El encuentro · Producer
- Teresa · Director
- Benjy · Director
- The Men · Director
- Act of Violence · Director
- The Search · Interpreter (uncredited), Director
- Bambi · Self
- Little Mister Jim · Director
- My Brother Talks to Horses · Director
- The Seventh Cross · Director
- Eyes in the Night · Director
- Kid Glove Killer · Director
- The Lady or the Tiger? · Director
- The Greenie · Co-Director
- Your Last Act · Director
- Forbidden Passage · Director
- A Way in the Wilderness · Director
- Stuffie · Director
- The Old South · Director
- Forgotten Victory · Director
- The Ash Can Fleet · Director
- One Against the World · Director
- Help Wanted · Director
- While America Sleeps · Director
- Weather Wizards · Director
- The Story of Doctor Carver · Director
- That Mothers Might Live · Director
- Friend Indeed · Director
- The Wave · Director
- The Man from Yesterday · Assistant Director
- The Spy · Assistant Director
- All Quiet on the Western Front · German Soldier / French Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
- People on Sunday · Assistant Camera
- Explodigger 1010 · Camera Intern
- The March of the Machines · Assistant Camera