Otto Preminger

Director and producer. Born 5 December 1905 in Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary. Died 23 April 1986.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 5 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

5 December 1905, Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary

Died

23 April 1986

Active

1942–1959

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Otto’s work 3 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $24m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscar nominations
Active: 1942–1959

Genres

Drama5
Crime3
Mystery2
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestAnatomy of a Murder1959

65WorstCarmen Jones1954

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41930s

131940s

151950s

81960s

61970s

Awards

Academy Awards3 nominated

Nominated1964Best Director · The Cardinal
Nominated1960Best Picture · Anatomy of a Murder
Nominated1945Best Director · Laura

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.