Otto Preminger
- Directing
- December 5, 1905 · Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
- April 23, 1986
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 a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.
Known for
Filmography
- The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger · Self
- Ain't Misbehavin · Self
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · Self
- The Human Factor · Director, Producer
- The Hobbit · Elvenking (Voice)
- Die Titelmacher · Self
- Rickles
- Rosebud · Director, Producer
- Je später der Abend · Self
- Such Good Friends · Director, Producer
- Film '72 · Self
- Samedi soir · Self
- Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon · Director, Producer
- Skidoo · Director, Producer
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In · Self
- Hurry Sundown · Director, Producer
- Batman · Mister Freeze
- Bunny Lake Is Missing · Director, Producer
- In Harm's Way · Director, Producer
- The Making of A Movie · Self
- The Cardinal · Director, Producer
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine · Self
- Advise & Consent · Director, Producer
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Treffpunkt New York · Self
- Exodus · Producer, Director
- Anatomy of a Murder · Producer, Director
- Porgy and Bess · Director
- Small World · Self
- Bonjour Tristesse · Director, Producer
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- Saint Joan · Director, Producer
- Cinépanorama · Self
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell · Director
- The Man with the Golden Arm · Director, Producer
- Hollywood Preview · Self
- Carmen Jones · Director, Producer
- River of No Return · Director
- Reflets de Cannes · Self
- The Girl on The Roof · Voice, Director
- The Moon Is Blue · Director, Producer
- Stalag 17 · Oberst von Scherbach
- Angel Face · Producer, Director
- The 13th Letter · Producer, Director
- Where the Sidewalk Ends · Director, Producer
- What's My Line? · Self
- Whirlpool · Director, Producer
- The Fan · Director, Producer
- Suspense · Captain von Weissenborn
- That Lady in Ermine · Director
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Daisy Kenyon · Director, Producer
- Forever Amber · Director
- Centennial Summer · Director, Producer
- Fallen Angel · Director, Producer
- Where Do We Go from Here? · General Rahl (uncredited)
- A Royal Scandal · Director
- Laura · Director, Producer
- In the Meantime, Darling · Director
- They Got Me Covered · Fauscheim
- Margin for Error · Karl Baumer, Director
- The Pied Piper · Major Diessen
- Kidnapped · Co-Director
- Danger – Love at Work · Director
- Under Your Spell · Director
- Die grosse Liebe · Director, Producer