Portrait of Otto Preminger

Directing

Otto Preminger

Career

Active from 1931 to 1979, busiest in 1953 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Laura
Laura
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Otto Preminger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Film Noir 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Femme Fatale 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 48
The Human Factor
The Human Factor (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Producer

The Hobbit
The Hobbit (1977)
GoodWatch score 68

as Elvenking (voice)

Rosebud
Rosebud (1975)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer, Director

Such Good Friends
Such Good Friends (1971)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Producer

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
GoodWatch score 32

Director, Producer

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 61
Skidoo
Skidoo (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

Producer, Director

Hurry Sundown
Hurry Sundown (1967)
GoodWatch score 36

Producer, Director

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mister Freeze

In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer, Director

Bunny Lake Is Missing
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer, Director

The Cardinal
The Cardinal (1963)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent (1962)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Producer

Exodus
Exodus (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Producer

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 71
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
GoodWatch score 90

Producer, Director

Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Producer

Saint Joan
Saint Joan (1957)
GoodWatch score 42

Director, Producer

The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Producer

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

River of No Return
River of No Return (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Director

Stalag 17
Stalag 17 (1953)
GoodWatch score 83

as Oberst von Scherbach

Angel Face
Angel Face (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Producer

The Moon Is Blue
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer, Director

Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Producer

Whirlpool
Whirlpool (1950)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Producer

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 61
The Fan
The Fan (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Forever Amber
Forever Amber (1947)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

Daisy Kenyon
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Producer

Centennial Summer
Centennial Summer (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer, Director

Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel (1945)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Producer

A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal (1945)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Laura
Laura (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

Producer, Director

In the Meantime, Darling
In the Meantime, Darling (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Margin for Error
Margin for Error (1943)
GoodWatch score 46

as Karl Baumer

They Got Me Covered
They Got Me Covered (1943)
GoodWatch score 44

as Fauscheim

The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

as Major Diessen

1930s

4 titles ยท average score 64
Kidnapped
Kidnapped (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Co-Director

Danger โ€“ Love at Work
Danger โ€“ Love at Work (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Under Your Spell
Under Your Spell (1936)

Director

Die grosse Liebe
Die grosse Liebe (1931)

Director, Producer