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Alfred "Fred" Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997), born in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, was an American film director. He won four Academy Awards for directing films in various genres, including thrillers, westerns, film noir and play adaptations. He made 25 feature films during his 50-year career.
Zinnemann was among the first directors to insist on using authentic locations and for mixing stars with civilians to give his films more realism. Within the film industry, he was considered a maverick for taking risks and thereby creating unique films, with many of his stories being dramas about lone and principled individuals tested by tragic events. According to one historian, Zinnemann's style demonstrated his sense of "psychological realism and his apparent determination to make worthwhile pictures that are nevertheless highly entertaining."
Some of his most notable films were The Men (1950), High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun's Story (1959), A Man For All Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and Julia (1977). His films have received 65 Oscar nominations, winning 24.
Zinnemann directed and introduced a number of stars in their U.S. film debuts, including Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger, Pier Angeli, Julie Harris, Brandon deWilde, Montgomery Clift, Shirley Jones and Meryl Streep. He directed 19 actors to Oscar nominations, including Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Audrey Hepburn, Glynis Johns, Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Wendy Hiller, Jason Robards, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Gary Cooper and Maximilian Schell.
Fred Zinnemann died in London, England in 1997. He was 89 years old.
Filmography
all 60
Movies 55
Director 42
self 14
TV Shows 5
Producer 1
Rat Pack (2022)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (2009)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
Hands Up! (1985)
Five Days One Summer (1982)
Julia (1977)
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
The Sundowners (1960)
The Nun's Story (1959)
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
Oklahoma! (1955)
High Noon (1952)
El encuentro (1952)
Teresa (1951)
Benjy (1951)
The Men (1950)
Act of Violence (1949)
The Search (1948)
Little Mister Jim (1947)
The Seventh Cross (1944)
Eyes in the Night (1942)
Kid Glove Killer (1942)
The Greenie (1942)
Your Last Act (1941)
Forbidden Passage (1941)
Stuffie (1940)
The Old South (1940)
Forgotten Victory (1939)
The Ash Can Fleet (1939)
Help Wanted (1939)
While America Sleeps (1939)
Weather Wizards (1939)
Friend Indeed (1937)
Redes (1936)
The Man from Yesterday (1932)
The Spy (1931)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
People on Sunday (1930)
Explodigger 1010 (1929)
The March of the Machines (1927)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1907-04-29
Deathday1997-03-14 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceRzeszów, Poland
ChildrenTim Zinnemann
CitizenshipsAustria, United States of America
Also Known AsAlfred Zinnemann, 弗雷德·金尼曼
AwardsBAFTA Award for Best Film, Academy Award for Best Director, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, BAFTA Award for Best British Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Academy Fellowship Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject), Directors Guild of America Award, Berlinale Camera
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