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 di…

Directed

1. High Noon (1952) — Director
2. From Here to Eternity (1953) — Director
3. The Day of the Jackal (1973) — Director
4. A Man for All Seasons (1966) — Director
5. The Nun's Story (1959) — Director
6. Oklahoma! (1955) — Director
7. Julia (1977) — Director
8. Act of Violence (1949) — Director
9. The Men (1950) — Director
10. The Search (1948) — Director
11. The Sundowners (1960) — Director
12. The Seventh Cross (1944) — Director
13. Behold a Pale Horse (1964) — Director
14. Eyes in the Night (1942) — Director
15. A Hatful of Rain (1957) — Director
16. The Member of the Wedding (1952) — Director
17. The Wave (1936) — Director
18. Kid Glove Killer (1942) — Director
19. Five Days One Summer (1982) — Director
20. That Mothers Might Live (1938) — Director
21. Forbidden Passage (1941) — Director
22. Teresa (1951) — Director
23. The Old South (1940) — Director
24. Benjy (1951) — Director
25. Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) — Director
26. Weather Wizards (1939) — Director
27. The Story of Doctor Carver (1938) — Director
28. Help Wanted (1939) — Director
29. Friend Indeed (1937) — Director
30. While America Sleeps (1939) — Director
31. Little Mister Jim (1947) — Director
32. My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) — Director
33. Your Last Act (1941) — Director
34. The Ash Can Fleet (1939) — Director
35. One Against the World (1939) — Director
36. A Way in the Wilderness (1940) — Director
37. Stuffie (1940) — Director
38. The Lady or the Tiger? (1942) — Director
39. Forgotten Victory (1939) — Director

Also appeared in

1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — German Soldier / French Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
2. The Search (1948) — Interpreter (uncredited)
3. The Oscars (1953) — Self
4. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985) — Self
5. Hands Up! (1985) — Self (1981 footage)
6. Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005) — Self (archive footage)
7. Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) — Self
8. The Making of High Noon (1992) — Self
9. Rat Pack (2022) — Self (archive footage)
10. The David Susskind Show (1959) — Self
11. Spécial cinéma (1974) — Self
12. Bambi (1948) — Self
13. As I See It (1997) — Self
14. Fred Zinnemann: A Director's Life (1990) — Self
15. Sonntagsgespräch (1985) — Self
16. Elstree: Britain's Hollywood (1989) — Self