Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 29, 1907
Died
Mar 14, 1997
Place of Birth
Rzeszów, Poland
Credits
60 titles
Fred Zinnemann
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
As I See It
Self
The Making of High Noon
Self
Fred Zinnemann: A Director's Life
Self
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
Sonntagsgespräch
Self
Hands Up!
Self (1981 footage)
Five Days One Summer
Director
Julia
Director
Spécial cinéma
Self
The Day of the Jackal
Director
A Man for All Seasons
Producer
Behold a Pale Horse
Director
The Sundowners
Director
The Nun's Story
Director
The David Susskind Show
Self
A Hatful of Rain
Director
Oklahoma!
Director
Screen Director's Playhouse
Self
From Here to Eternity
Director
The Oscars
Self
The Member of the Wedding
Director
High Noon
Director
El encuentro
Producer
Teresa
Director
Benjy
Director
The Men
Director
Act of Violence
Director
The Search
Interpreter (uncredited)
Bambi
Self
Little Mister Jim
Director
My Brother Talks to Horses
Director
The Seventh Cross
Director
Eyes in the Night
Director
Kid Glove Killer
Director
The Lady or the Tiger?
Director
The Greenie
Co-Director
Your Last Act
Director
Forbidden Passage
Director
A Way in the Wilderness
Director
Stuffie
Director
The Old South
Director
Forgotten Victory
Director
The Ash Can Fleet
Director
One Against the World
Director
Help Wanted
Director
While America Sleeps
Director
Weather Wizards
Director