Otto Preminger

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1905-12-05

Deathday 1986-04-23 (80 years old)

Place of Birth Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary

Also Known As Otto Ludwig Preminger, 오토 프레밍거

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.

Known For

Director

1979
The Human Factor

as Director

1975
Rosebud

as Director

1971
Such Good Friends

as Director

1968
Skidoo

as Director

1967
Hurry Sundown

as Director

1965
1965
In Harm's Way

as Director

1963
The Cardinal

as Director

1962
Advise & Consent

as Director

1960
Exodus

as Director

1959
1959
Porgy and Bess

as Director

1958
Bonjour Tristesse

as Director

1957
Saint Joan

as Director

1954
River of No Return

as Director

1954
Carmen Jones

as Director

1953
Angel Face

as Director

1953
The Moon Is Blue

as Director

1953
1951
The 13th Letter

as Director

1950
Whirlpool

as Director

1950
1949
The Fan

as Director

1948
1947
Daisy Kenyon

as Director

1947
Forever Amber

as Director

1946
Centennial Summer

as Director

1945
Fallen Angel

as Director

1945
A Royal Scandal

as Director

1944
Laura

as Director

1944
1943
Margin for Error

as Director

1938
Kidnapped

as Co-Director

1937
1936
Under Your Spell

as Director

1931
The Great Love

as Director

Actor

1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as Self (archive footage)

1977
The Hobbit

as Elvenking (voice)

1976
1971
Samedi soir

as Self

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1966
Batman

as Mister Freeze

1956
1955
1954
1953
Stalag 17

as Oberst von Scherbach

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

1949
Suspense

as Captain von Weissenborn

1945
Where Do We Go from Here?

as General Rahl (uncredited)

1943
They Got Me Covered

as Fauscheim

1943
Margin for Error

as Karl Baumer

1942
The Pied Piper

as Major Diessen

Producer

1979
The Human Factor

as Producer

1975
Rosebud

as Producer

1971
Such Good Friends

as Producer

1968
Skidoo

as Producer

1967
Hurry Sundown

as Producer

1965
1965
In Harm's Way

as Producer

1963
The Cardinal

as Producer

1962
Advise & Consent

as Producer

1960
Exodus

as Producer

1959
1958
Bonjour Tristesse

as Producer

1957
Saint Joan

as Producer

1954
Carmen Jones

as Producer

1953
Angel Face

as Producer

1953
The Moon Is Blue

as Producer

1951
The 13th Letter

as Producer

1950
Whirlpool

as Producer

1950
1949
The Fan

as Producer

1947
Daisy Kenyon

as Producer

1946
Centennial Summer

as Producer

1945
Fallen Angel

as Producer

1944
Laura

as Producer

1931
The Great Love

as Producer