Otto Preminger
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 5, 1905, Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- April 23, 1986
- Movies
- 51
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2022 | The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger | Himself |
| 2013 | Ain't Misbehavin | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self (archive footage) |
| 1977 | The Hobbit | Elvenking (voice) |
| 1976 | Die Titelmacher | Self |
| 1975 | Rickles | |
| 1965 | The Making of A Movie | Himself |
| 1953 | The Girl on The Roof | Voice |
| 1953 | Stalag 17 | Oberst von Scherbach |
| 1945 | Where Do We Go from Here? | General Rahl (uncredited) |
| 1943 | They Got Me Covered | Fauscheim |
| 1943 | Margin for Error | Karl Baumer |
| 1942 | The Pied Piper | Major Diessen |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 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 | Director, Producer |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | Director, Producer |
| 1960 | Exodus | Producer, Director |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder | Producer, Director |
| 1959 | Porgy and Bess | Director |
| 1958 | Bonjour Tristesse | Director, Producer |
| 1957 | Saint Joan | Director, Producer |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Director |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden Arm | Director, Producer |
| 1954 | Carmen Jones | Director, Producer |
| 1954 | River of No Return | Director |
| 1953 | The Girl on The Roof | Director |
| 1953 | The Moon Is Blue | Director, Producer |
| 1953 | Angel Face | Producer, Director |
| 1951 | The 13th Letter | Producer, Director |
| 1950 | Where the Sidewalk Ends | Director, Producer |
| 1950 | Whirlpool | 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 | Director, Producer |
| 1945 | A Royal Scandal | Director |
| 1944 | Laura | Director, Producer |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling | Director |
| 1943 | Margin for Error | Director |
| 1937 | Danger – Love at Work | Director |
| 1936 | Under Your Spell | Director |
| 1931 | Die grosse Liebe | Director, Producer |
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