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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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Directing

1931

[ ] Die grosse Liebe (Director)

1936

[ ] Under Your Spell (Director)

1937

[ ] Danger – Love at Work (Director)

1938

[ ] Kidnapped (Co-Director)

1943

[ ] Margin for Error (Director)

1944

[ ] Laura (Director)
[ ] In the Meantime, Darling (Director)

1945

[ ] Fallen Angel (Director)
[ ] A Royal Scandal (Director)

1946

[ ] Centennial Summer (Director)

1947

[ ] Daisy Kenyon (Director)
[ ] Forever Amber (Director)

1948

[ ] That Lady in Ermine (Director)

1949

[ ] The Fan (Director)

1950

[ ] Whirlpool (Director)
[ ] Where the Sidewalk Ends (Director)

1951

[ ] The 13th Letter (Director)

1953

[ ] Angel Face (Director)
[ ] The Moon Is Blue (Director)
[ ] The Girl on The Roof (Director)

1954

[ ] River of No Return (Director)
[ W ] Carmen Jones (Director)

1955

[ ] The Man with the Golden Arm (Director)
[ ] The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (Director)

1957

[ ] Saint Joan (Director)

1958

[ ] Bonjour Tristesse (Director)

1959

[ ] Anatomy of a Murder (Director)
[ ] Porgy and Bess (Director)

1960

[ ] Exodus (Director)

1962

[ ] Advise & Consent (Director)

1963

[ ] The Cardinal (Director)

1965

[ ] Bunny Lake Is Missing (Director)
[ ] In Harm's Way (Director)

1967

[ ] Hurry Sundown (Director)

1968

[ ] Skidoo (Director)

1970

[ ] Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (Director)

1971

[ ] Such Good Friends (Director)

1975

[ ] Rosebud (Director)

1979

[ ] The Human Factor (Director)

Production

1931

[ ] Die grosse Liebe (Producer)

1944

[ ] Laura (Producer)

1945

[ ] Fallen Angel (Producer)

1946

[ ] Centennial Summer (Producer)

1947

[ ] Daisy Kenyon (Producer)

1949

[ ] The Fan (Producer)

1950

[ ] Whirlpool (Producer)
[ ] Where the Sidewalk Ends (Producer)

1951

[ ] The 13th Letter (Producer)

1953

[ ] Angel Face (Producer)
[ ] The Moon Is Blue (Producer)

1954

[ W ] Carmen Jones (Producer)

1955

[ ] The Man with the Golden Arm (Producer)

1957

[ ] Saint Joan (Producer)

1958

[ ] Bonjour Tristesse (Producer)

1959

[ ] Anatomy of a Murder (Producer)

1960

[ ] Exodus (Producer)

1962

[ ] Advise & Consent (Producer)

1963

[ ] The Cardinal (Producer)

1965

[ ] Bunny Lake Is Missing (Producer)
[ ] In Harm's Way (Producer)

1967

[ ] Hurry Sundown (Producer)

1968

[ ] Skidoo (Producer)

1970

[ ] Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (Producer)

1971

[ ] Such Good Friends (Producer)

1975

[ ] Rosebud (Producer)

1979

[ ] The Human Factor (Producer)

Actor

1942

[ ] The Pied Piper (Major Diessen)

1943

[ ] Margin for Error (Karl Baumer)
[ ] They Got Me Covered (Fauscheim)

1945

[ ] Where Do We Go from Here? (General Rahl (uncredited))

1953

[ ] Stalag 17 (Oberst von Scherbach)
[ ] The Girl on The Roof (Voice)

1965

[ ] The Making of A Movie (Himself)

1975

[ ] Rickles (????)

1976

[ ] Die Titelmacher (Self)

1977

[ ] The Hobbit (Elvenking (voice))

1991

[ ] Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (Self (archive footage))

2022

[ ] The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger (Himself)