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Otto Preminger, (born Dec. 5, 1906, Vienna, Austria—died April 23, 1986, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Austrian-born U.S. film director. While studying law in his native Vienna, he worked with Max Reinhardt ’s theatre and soon became its director. In 1935 he went to the U.S. to direct Libel on Broadway. Invited to Hollywood, he made the successful ...
3. Advise & Consent (1962) “Advise & Consent” is a 1962 political drama film directed by Otto Preminger, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Allen Drury. The film explores the political process of confirming a controversial nominee for Secretary of State and the power struggles that ensue.
Oct 16, 2007 · Hardcover – Deckle Edge, October 16, 2007. The first full-scale life of the controversial, greatly admired yet often underrated director/producer who was known as “Otto the Terrible.”. Nothing about Otto Preminger was small, trivial, or self-denying, from his privileged upbringing in Vienna as the son of an improbably successful Jewish ...
Nov 5, 2013 · Features —. Nov 5, 2013. O tto Preminger, so beloved of Cahiers du cinéma in the late 1950s, has slipped out of the pantheon of American directors in recent decades. The final phase of his career, although prolific, yielded barely a film still discussed by film buffs today. And yet, in his heyday, Preminger embodied all the characteristics ...
Nov 7, 2021 · Join me for episode 56 of Vanguard of Hollywood as I discuss the fascinating life and career of Otto Preminger with film historian and Preminger biographer, Foster Hirsch. Foster is a professor in the prestigious film studies program at Brooklyn College, and the author of nearly two dozen books. As one of the foremost film interviewers, Foster ...
Renowned producer-director Otto Preminger captures international terrorism in this film about five teenage girls who are kidnapped from a yacht by the P.L.O. Stars Peter O'Toole and Richard Attenborough. Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Richard Attenborough, Cliff Gorman, Claude Dauphin. Votes: 977 | Gross: $0.55M
A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
