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    Fred Zinnemann

    1907-04-29 (117 years old) in Rzeszów, Poland

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

    Movies

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    Rat Pack
    90 %|Jan 11, 2022
    Documentary
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    And the Oscar Goes To...
    69.71000000000001 %|Feb 1, 2014
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
    60 %|Jan 1, 2009
    TV Movie, Documentary
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    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
    62 %|Jul 17, 2005
    Documentary
    actor
    As I See It
    0 %|Aug 29, 1997
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    The Making of High Noon
    60 %|Jan 2, 1992
    Documentary
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    Fred Zinnemann: A Director's Life
    0 %|Mar 9, 1990
    Documentary
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    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
    54 %|Mar 3, 1985
    Documentary
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    Hands Up!
    58 %|Jan 21, 1985
    Drama
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    The Search
    69 %|Mar 26, 1948
    Drama, War
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    All Quiet on the Western Front
    77.59 %|Apr 29, 1930
    Drama, War

    Series

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    Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
    0 %|Apr 7, 1989
    Documentary
    actor
    Sonntagsgespräch
    0 %|Feb 10, 1985
    Talk
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    Spécial cinéma
    0 %|Sep 25, 1974
    Talk
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    The David Susskind Show
    50 %|Jan 18, 1959
    Talk
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    Screen Director's Playhouse
    65 %|Oct 5, 1955
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Oscars
    70 %|Mar 19, 1953
    poster
    Bambi Awards
    90 %|Jan 1, 1948
    Reality