Summaries

The life and films of iconic producer. director, and actor Otto Preminger are depicted through clips from his films and interviews with co-workers.

Burgess Meredith narrates this exhaustive documentary of filmmaker Otto Preminger, an iconic producer, director, and actor, whose career spanned the Golden Age in Hollywood in the 40s to the international movie scene of the 70s. Scenes from classic films like "Laura," Anatomy of a Murder," "Exodus," and "Advise and Consent" are shown along with such co-workers as Saul Bass, Vincent Price, Deborah Kerr, Michael Caine, Frank Sinatra, and James Stewart. Over a long career Preminger managed to maintain his artistic integrity as well as push the limits of censorship and the Hollywood Backlist.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • censorship
  • vienna austria
  • reference to edward r. murrow
  • reference to darryl f. zanuck
  • blackballing
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Oct 27, 1991
Countries of origin United States Austria
Language English
Filming locations Austrian Natioal Library, Vienna, Austria
Production companies Otto Preminger Films Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)

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Tech specs

Runtime 2h 3m
Color Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

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