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Otto Preminger

Highest Rated: 100% Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

Lowest Rated: 18% Forever Amber (1947)

Birthday: Dec 5, 1905

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Along with his fellow Austrian émigré Erich von Stroheim, Otto Preminger enjoyed a long reign in Hollywood as the quintessence of the dictatorial European auteur. With his theatre work in Vienna having attracted attention from Broadway and Tinseltown, Preminger sailed to America in 1935 to begin a long relationship with Twentieth Century Fox. Preminger directed several films before leaving Hollywood for New York, where his stage work drew critical huzzahs and a return ticket to Hollywood. This time Preminger scored with the proto-noir "Laura" (1944), which netted him an Oscar nomination. A string of stylish thrillers, including "Black Angel" (1945) and "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1950), established him as a world-class filmmaker. Dying in 1986 from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease, Preminger's legacy endured, due to the legend of his larger-than-life personality, his unforgettable physical presence, and the films he had created during his lifetime.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 87% Where the Sidewalk Ends
Watchlist 100% 91% Anatomy of a Murder Watchlist
100% 76% The Pied Piper
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100% 90% Laura
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100% 62% The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
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92% 63% Whirlpool
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91% 93% Stalag 17
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88% 68% Bonjour Tristesse
Watchlist 86% 82% M*A*S*H Watchlist
86% 33% The 13th Letter
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Otto Preminger

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Filmography

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The Human Factor 33% 29% 1979 Director, Producer The Hobbit 71% 65% 1977 Elvenking Voice Hollywood on Trial 1976 Actor Rosebud 44% 20% 1975 Director Such Good Friends 33% 1971 Director, Producer Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon 22% 12% 1970 Director, Producer M*A*S*H 86% 82% 1970 Producer Skidoo 42% 40% 1968 Director Hurry Sundown 22% 29% 1967 Director, Producer Bunny Lake Is Missing 86% 77% 1965 Director, Producer In Harm's Way 37% 79% 1965 Director, Producer The Cardinal 47% 66% 1963 Director, Producer Advise and Consent 77% 88% 1962 Director, Producer Exodus 65% 69% 1960 Director, Producer Anatomy of a Murder 100% 91% 1959 Director, Producer Porgy and Bess 71% 78% 1959 Director Bonjour Tristesse 88% 68% 1958 Director, Producer Saint Joan 25% 52% 1957 Director, Producer The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell 100% 62% 1955 Director The Man With the Golden Arm 81% 83% 1955 Director, Producer Carmen Jones 75% 78% 1954 Director, Producer River of No Return 57% 54% 1954 Director The Moon Is Blue 44% 54% 1953 Director, Producer Stalag 17 91% 93% 1953 Col. von Scherbach Actor The Girl on the Roof 1953 Director, Producer
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