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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% 62% The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
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100% 90% Laura
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100% 76% The Pied Piper
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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

Movies

Credit
33% 29% The Human Factor Director,
Producer 		- 1979
71% 65% The Hobbit Elvenking (Voice) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood on Trial Unknown (Character) - 1976
44% 20% Rosebud Director - 1975
No Score Yet 33% Such Good Friends Director,
Producer 		- 1971
22% 12% Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon Director,
Producer 		- 1970
86% 82% M*A*S*H Producer - 1970
42% 40% Skidoo Director - 1968
22% 29% Hurry Sundown Director,
Producer 		- 1967
86% 77% Bunny Lake Is Missing Director,
Producer 		- 1965
37% 79% In Harm's Way Director,
Producer 		- 1965
47% 66% The Cardinal Director,
Producer 		- 1963
77% 88% Advise and Consent Director,
Producer 		- 1962
65% 69% Exodus Director,
Producer 		- 1960
100% 91% Anatomy of a Murder Director,
Producer 		- 1959
71% 78% Porgy and Bess Director - 1959
88% 68% Bonjour Tristesse Director,
Producer 		- 1958
25% 52% Saint Joan Director,
Producer 		- 1957
100% 62% The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Director - 1955
81% 83% The Man With the Golden Arm Director,
Producer 		- 1955
75% 78% Carmen Jones Director,
Producer 		- 1954
57% 54% River of No Return Director - 1954
44% 54% The Moon Is Blue Director,
Producer 		- 1953
91% 93% Stalag 17 Col. von Scherbach (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Girl on the Roof Director,
Producer 		- 1953
77% 78% Angel Face Director,
Producer 		- 1952
86% 33% The 13th Letter Director - 1951
100% 87% Where the Sidewalk Ends Director,
Producer 		- 1950
No Score Yet 70% The Fan Director,
Producer 		- 1949
92% 63% Whirlpool Director - 1949
No Score Yet 42% That Lady in Ermine Director - 1948
86% 59% Daisy Kenyon Director,
Producer 		- 1947
18% 52% Forever Amber Director - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Centennial Summer Director - 1946
85% 62% Fallen Angel Director,
Producer 		- 1945
33% 33% A Royal Scandal Director - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet In the Meantime, Darling Director - 1944
100% 90% Laura Director,
Producer 		- 1944
No Score Yet 17% Margin for Error Karl Baumer (Character),
Director 		- 1943
20% 80% They Got Me Covered Fauscheim (Character) - 1943
100% 76% 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
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