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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
December 5, 1905
Died
April 23, 1986
Place of Birth
Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
Also Known As
- Otto Ludwig Preminger
- 오토 프레밍거
Otto Preminger
0.6 Popularity
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
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Himself
The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger
2022
7.7
Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
6.5
Elvenking (voice)
The Hobbit
1977
🎬
0.0
Self
Die Titelmacher
1976
0.0
Rickles
1975
🎬
0.0
Self
Je später der Abend
1973
🎬
4.7
Self
Film '72
1971
🎬
6.0
Self
Samedi soir
1971
6.8
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
6.6
Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Credits
The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger
as Himself
2022
0.0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
1991
7.7
The Hobbit
as Elvenking (voice)
1977
6.5
🎬
Die Titelmacher
as Self
1976
0.0
Rickles
1975
0.0
🎬
Je später der Abend
as Self
1973
0.0
🎬
Film '72
as Self
1971
4.7
🎬
Samedi soir
as Self
1971
6.0
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
6.6
Batman
as Mister Freeze
1966
7.3
🎬
The Making of A Movie
as Himself
1965
0.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
as Himself
1962
5.0
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
🎬
Treffpunkt New York
as Self
1961
0.0
🎬
Small World
as Self
1958
7.3
🎬
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
7.0
Cinépanorama
as Self
1956
8.0
🎬
Hollywood Preview
as Self
1955
6.0
Reflets de Cannes
as Self
1954
2.0
The Girl on The Roof
as Voice
1953
4.4
Stalag 17
as Oberst von Scherbach
1953
7.7
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
1950
6.9
Suspense
as Captain von Weissenborn
1949
4.9
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Where Do We Go from Here?
as General Rahl (uncredited)
1945
5.3
They Got Me Covered
as Fauscheim
1943
5.9
Margin for Error
as Karl Baumer
1943
5.7
The Pied Piper
as Major Diessen
1942
6.8