Fred Zinnemann
Austrian film director (1907-1997) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 89
Alfred Zinnemann was an Austrian and American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Austria-Hungary and educated in France and Germany, Zinnemann began his career in Europe before emigrating to the US, where he specialized in shorts before making 25 feature films during his 50-year career.
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The Making of High NoonFilm1989
Elstree: Britain's HollywoodSeries1986Berlinale CameraAward1985SonntagsgesprächSeries1982
Five Days One SummerFilm, Director, Producer1978BAFTA FellowshipAward1974
Spécial cinémaSeries1973
The Day of the JackalFilm, Director1968BAFTA Award for Best British FilmAwardBAFTA Award for Best FilmAward1967Academy Award for Best DirectorAwardGolden Globe Award for Best DirectorAward1960
The SundownersFilm, Director1959
The David Susskind ShowSeries1957
A Hatful of RainFilm, Director1955
Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries, Director1954Academy Award for Best DirectorAwardGolden Globe Award for Best DirectorAward1953
The OscarsSeries
From Here to EternityFilm, 1953Director1952Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)Award1951
BenjyFilm, Director1949
Act of ViolenceFilm, Director1948
BambiSeries1947
Little Mister JimFilm, Director1941
Forbidden PassageFilm, Director1939
Help WantedFilm, Director1937
Friend IndeedFilm, Director1930
All Quiet on the Western FrontFilm, German Soldier / French Ambulance Driver (uncredited)1907Born29 April 1907People around Fred
Stanley Kramer Produced The Men and High Noon
Vanessa Redgrave Fred produced A Man for All Seasons (1967)
Deborah Kerr Fred directed From Here to Eternity (1953)
Montgomery Clift Fred directed From Here to Eternity (1953)
Rod Steiger Fred directed Oklahoma! and Teresa
Lee Van Cleef Fred directed From Here to Eternity (1953)
Donna Reed Fred directed From Here to Eternity (1953)
Peter Finch Fred directed The Nun's Story and Man's Fate
Van Heflin Fred directed Act of Violence (1948)
Lambert Wilson Fred directed Julia and Five Days One Summer
Michael Lonsdale Fred directed The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Edward Arnold Fred directed Eyes in the Night (1942)
Mildred Dunnock Fred directed The Nun's Story (1960)
Steven Geray Fred directed The Seventh Cross (1944)
Patricia Collinge Fred directed The Nun's Story and Teresa
Virginia Christine Fred directed High Noon and The Men
Buddy Adler Produced From Here to Eternity (1953)
Nella Walker Fred directed The Clock and Kid Glove Killer
Robert J. Wilke Fred directed From Here to Eternity (1953)
Ave Ninchi Fred directed The Nun's Story and Teresa
Connie Gilchrist Fred directed Act of Violence (1948)
Rosalie Crutchley Fred directed The Nun's Story (1960)
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins Fred directed Little Mister Jim (1947)
Maurice Denham Fred directed The Day of the Jackal and Julia
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All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
High Noon 1952
The Day of the Jackal 1973
A Man for All Seasons 1966
From Here to Eternity 1953
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He won four Academy Awards, both for directing and producing, and made films in a variety of genres including thrillers, westerns, film noir, and stage adaptations.
