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Otto Preminger
Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
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 i…
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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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2013
Ain't Misbehavin
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1979
The Human Factor
Movie Director
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1977
The Hobbit
Movie Elvenking (voice)
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1976
Die Titelmacher
Movie Self
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1975
Rickles
Movie
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1975
Rosebud
Movie Director
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1973
Je später der Abend
TV show Self
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1971
Such Good Friends
Movie Director
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1971
Film '72
TV show Self
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1971
Samedi soir
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1970
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Movie Director
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1968
Skidoo
Movie Director
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1968
The Dick Cavett Show
TV show Self - Guest
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1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV show Self (uncredited)
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1967
Hurry Sundown
Movie Director
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1966
Batman
TV show Mister Freeze
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1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Movie Director
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1965
In Harm's Way
Movie Director
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1965
The Making of A Movie
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1963
The Cardinal
Movie Producer
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV show Self
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1962
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
TV show Himself
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1962
Advise & Consent
Movie Director
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
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1961
Treffpunkt New York
TV show Self
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1960
Exodus
Movie Director
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1959
Anatomy of a Murder
Movie Director
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1959
Porgy and Bess
Movie Director
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1958
Small World
TV show Self
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1958
Bonjour Tristesse
Movie Producer
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1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV show Self
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1957
Saint Joan
Movie Director
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1956
Cinépanorama
TV show Self
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1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Movie Director
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1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
Movie Producer
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1955
Hollywood Preview
TV show Self
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1954
Carmen Jones
Movie Director
