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Otto Preminger

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

Born

Dec 05, 1905

Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary

Died

Apr 23, 1986

Known For

Directing

Movies

13 acting

66 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

The Hobbit
The Hobbit
1977 as Elvenking (voice)
★ 6.6
Stalag 17
Stalag 17
1953 as Oberst von Scherbach
★ 7.7
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
1942 as Major Diessen
★ 6.9
Where Do We Go from Here?
Where Do We Go from Here?
1945 as General Rahl (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Margin for Error
Margin for Error
1943 as Karl Baumer
★ 6.3
The Girl on The Roof
The Girl on The Roof
1953 as Voice
★ 5.3
They Got Me Covered
They Got Me Covered
1943 as Fauscheim
★ 6.2
movie
Ain't Misbehavin
2013 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.2
movie
Die Titelmacher
1976 as Self
movie
The Making of A Movie
1965 as Himself