Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger was born on Dec 05, 1905 in Ukraine]. Otto Preminger's big-screen debut came with The Great Love directed by Otto Preminger in 1931. Otto Preminger is known for Bunny Lake Is Missing directed by Otto Preminger, Laurence Olivier stars as Superintendent Newhouse and Carol Lynley as Ann Lake. Otto Preminger has got 6 awards and 26 nominations so far. The most recent award Otto Preminger achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new movie Otto Preminger plays is The Human Factor which will be released on Jan 01, 1980.

Otto Ludwig Preminger was born in Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary. His father was a prosecutor, and Otto originally intended to follow his father into a law career; however, he fell in love with the theater in his 20's and became one of the most imaginative stage producers and directors. He was only 24 when engaged by Max Reinhardt to take over his theatre where he produced all kids of plays. He directed his first film in 1931, and came to the US in 1936 to direct 'Libel' on the Broadway stage. He then moved to Hollywood where he signed with Fox becoming the first independent producer / director .He alternated between stage and film until the great success of Laura (1944) made him an A-list director in Hollyood.For two decades after "Laura was released in 1944, Preminger ranked as one of the top directors in the world. His powers began to wane after Tempête à Washington (1962), and by the end of the decade, he was considered washed-up. However, such was the potency of his craftsmanship that he continued to direct major motion pictures into the 1970s, with Rosebud (1975) getting scathing reviews. His last directorial effort was La guerre des otages (1979), which won him respectful notices.Otto Preminger died on April 23, 1986 in New York City from the effects of lung cancer and Alzheimer's disease. He was 80 years old.