Fred Zinnemann

Director and producer. Born 29 April 1907 in Rzeszów, Poland. Died 14 March 1997.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 8 titles

Oscars3 won · 8 nominated

Born

29 April 1907, Rzeszów, Poland

Died

14 March 1997

Active

1952–1977

Frequently works with

Deborah Kerr

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

71Critics

We rate Fred’s work 7 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 8 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 8 films
Screen time: 17 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $131m across 7 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 8 nominated
Active: 1952–1977

Genres

Drama5
History2
Romance2
Western2
Action1
Adventure1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestHigh Noon1952

60WorstJulia1977

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21920s

141930s

141940s

111950s

31960s

21970s

11980s

Co-stars most worked with

Deborah Kerr2 titles