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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Otto Preminger
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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33% |
|
The Human Factor |
Director, Producer |
- | 1979 |
71% |
|
The Hobbit | Elvenking (Voice) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood on Trial | Unknown (Character) | - | 1976 |
44% |
|
Rosebud | Director | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet |
|
Such Good Friends |
Director, Producer |
- | 1971 |
22% |
|
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon |
Director, Producer |
- | 1970 |
85% |
|
M*A*S*H | Producer | - | 1970 |
42% |
|
Skidoo | Director | - | 1968 |
22% |
|
Hurry Sundown |
Director, Producer |
- | 1967 |
86% |
|
Bunny Lake Is Missing |
Director, Producer |
- | 1965 |
37% |
|
In Harm's Way |
Director, Producer |
- | 1965 |
47% |
|
The Cardinal |
Director, Producer |
- | 1963 |
77% |
|
Advise and Consent |
Director, Producer |
- | 1962 |
65% |
|
Exodus |
Director, Producer |
- | 1960 |
100% |
|
Anatomy of a Murder |
Director, Producer |
- | 1959 |
71% |
|
Porgy and Bess | Director | - | 1959 |
88% |
|
Bonjour Tristesse |
Director, Producer |
- | 1958 |
25% |
|
Saint Joan |
Director, Producer |
- | 1957 |
100% |
|
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Director | - | 1955 |
81% |
|
The Man With the Golden Arm |
Director, Producer |
- | 1955 |
75% |
|
Carmen Jones |
Director, Producer |
- | 1954 |
57% |
|
River of No Return | Director | - | 1954 |
44% |
|
The Moon Is Blue |
Director, Producer |
- | 1953 |
91% |
|
Stalag 17 | Col. von Scherbach (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Girl on the Roof |
Director, Producer |
- | 1953 |
77% |
|
Angel Face |
Director, Producer |
- | 1952 |
86% |
|
The 13th Letter | Director | - | 1951 |
100% |
|
Where the Sidewalk Ends |
Director, Producer |
- | 1950 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Fan |
Director, Producer |
- | 1949 |
92% |
|
Whirlpool | Director | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet |
|
That Lady in Ermine | Director | - | 1948 |
86% |
|
Daisy Kenyon |
Director, Producer |
- | 1947 |
18% |
|
Forever Amber | Director | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Centennial Summer | Director | - | 1946 |
85% |
|
Fallen Angel | Director | - | 1945 |
33% |
|
A Royal Scandal | Director | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In the Meantime, Darling | Director | - | 1944 |
100% |
|
Laura |
Director, Producer |
- | 1944 |
No Score Yet |
|
Margin for Error |
Karl Baumer (Character), Director |
- | 1943 |
20% |
|
They Got Me Covered | Fauscheim (Character) | - | 1943 |
100% |
|
The Pied Piper | Major Diessen (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Danger, Love at Work | Director | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Under Your Spell | Director | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Great Love | Director | - | 1931 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1968 1972 |
72% | 79% | Batman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Producers' Showcase | Director | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suspense | Unknown (Character) | 1954 |