Otto Preminger
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-12-05
Day of Death
1986-04-23 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
Otto Preminger
Biography
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.
Acting
(2022)
(1991)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
(1977)
The Hobbit
as Elvenking (voice)
(1976)
Die Titelmacher
as Self
(1975)
(1953)
Stalag 17
as Oberst von Scherbach
(1953)
The Girl on The Roof
as Voice
(1945)
Where Do We Go from Here?
as General Rahl (uncredited)
(1943)
Margin for Error
as Karl Baumer
(1943)
They Got Me Covered
as Fauscheim
(1942)
The Pied Piper
as Major Diessen
Crew
(1979)
The Human Factor
Director, Producer
(1975)
Rosebud
Director, Producer
(1971)
Such Good Friends
Director, Producer
(1970)
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Director, Producer
(1968)
Skidoo
Director, Producer
(1967)
Hurry Sundown
Director, Producer
(1965)
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Director, Producer
(1965)
In Harm's Way
Director, Producer
(1963)
The Cardinal
Producer, Director
(1962)
Advise & Consent
Director, Producer
(1960)
Exodus
Director, Producer
(1959)
Anatomy of a Murder
Director, Producer
(1959)
Porgy and Bess
Director
(1958)
Bonjour Tristesse
Producer, Director
(1957)
Saint Joan
Director, Producer
(1955)
The Man with the Golden Arm
Producer, Director
(1955)
(1954)
River of No Return
Director
(1954)
Carmen Jones
Director, Producer
(1953)
Angel Face
Producer, Director
(1953)
The Moon Is Blue
Director, Producer
(1953)
The Girl on The Roof
Director
(1951)
The 13th Letter
Director, Producer
(1950)
Whirlpool
Director, Producer
(1950)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Director, Producer
(1949)
The Fan
Director, Producer
(1948)
That Lady in Ermine
Director
(1947)
Daisy Kenyon
Director, Producer
(1947)
Forever Amber
Director
(1946)
Centennial Summer
Director, Producer
(1945)
Fallen Angel
Producer, Director
(1945)
A Royal Scandal
Director
(1944)
Laura
Producer, Director
(1944)
In the Meantime, Darling
Director
(1943)
Margin for Error
Director
(1938)
Kidnapped
Co-Director
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
Director
(1936)
Under Your Spell
Director
(1931)
The Great Love
Director, Producer