Otto Preminger Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austro–Hungarian-American theatre and film director.

After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.

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User Comments You must Log in or Register to post comments. thaklos I love how ambiguous this film's conclusion is, most of the people involved in the case are so suspect, morally and otherwise, that it's impossible to say whether Manion is guilty, and yet that isn't the point. This film's success is a result of its willingness to portray Stewart's Biegler as both imperfect and uncertain, and yet still willing to passionately defend a person based, not on his own certainty, but rather on the principles that he holds dear. FitFortDanga Fairly good courtroom drama. Jimmy Stewart does his usual Jimmy Stewart thing. This feels kinda formulaic and predictable by today's standards, but perhaps in 1959 it was still fresh. All the talk of rape and sperm and panties must have been rather shocking at the time. Stain Where's the beef? Not really that exciting a movie, despite its reputation, and although I like Duke Ellington the score is often used in a highly obtrusive way. Sort of like the Stevie Wonder music in _Jungle Fever_ sometimes actually drowning out the dialogue