Otto Preminger
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.
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- 2022 ·The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Premingeras Himself
- 1991 ·Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras Self (archive footage)
- 1977 ·The Hobbitas Elvenking (voice)
- 1976 ·Die Titelmacheras Self
- 1975 ·Ricklesas
- 1973 ·Je später der Abendas Self
- 1971 ·Samedi soiras Self
- 1968 ·The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest
- 1967 ·Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self
- 1966 ·Batmanas Mister Freeze
- 1964 ·Hollywood and the Starsas Self
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- 1962 ·The Merv Griffin Showas Self
- 1962 ·Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazineas Himself
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self
- 1961 ·Treffpunkt New Yorkas Self
- 1956 ·Cinépanoramaas Self
- 1955 ·Hollywood Previewas Self
- 1954 ·Reflets de Cannesas Self
- 1953 ·The Girl on The Roofas Voice
- 1953 ·Stalag 17as Oberst von Scherbach
- 1950 ·What's My Line?as Self - Panelist
- 1949 ·Suspenseas Captain von Weissenborn
- 1948 ·The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
- 1945 ·Where Do We Go from Here?as General Rahl (uncredited)
- 1943 ·They Got Me Coveredas Fauscheim
- 1943 ·Margin for Erroras Karl Baumer
- 1942 ·The Pied Piperas Major Diessen