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Fred Zinnemann
Alfred Zinnemann was an Austrian and American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Austria-Hungary and educated in France and Germany, Zinnemann began his career in Europe before emigrating to the US, where he specialized in shorts before making 25 feature films during his 50-year career. He won four Academy Awards, both for directing and producing, and made films in a variety of gen…
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culture · American film director (1907–1997) · film producer · film director · photographer · director · producer · focus puller · writer · film screenwriter · also Fred Zinnemann, Alfred Zinnemann, Zinnemann
Born 29 April 1907 · Died 14 March 1997 · Q55420
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2024· 2 entries
Variety: Fred Zinnemann Lumière Retrospective: Hollywood Embraces the French Classic Film Fest as a Gateway for Heritage Cinema
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Yahoo: Every Oscar-winning performance directed by Fred Zinnemann [PHOTOS]
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2023· 1 entry
PolskieRadio: Celebrating Hollywood legend Fred Zinnemann's Polish roots
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2018· 1 entry
We Are Movie Geeks: Fred Zinnemann’s DAY OF THE JACKAL Available on Blu-ray September 25th From Arrow Video
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1997· 1 entry
Died 1997-03-14.
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1987· 1 entry
A BAFTA Fellowship, and the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Berlinale Camera (1986).
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1978· 1 entry
Awarded BAFTA Fellowship (1978).
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1969· 1 entry
And the studio attempted to hold Zinnemann responsible for at least $1 million of the $3
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1968· 2 entries
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Film for A Man for All Seasons (1968).
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Awarded BAFTA Award for Best British Film for A Man for All Seasons (1968).
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1967· 2 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for A Man for All Seasons (1967).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Director for A Man for All Seasons (1967).
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1965· 1 entry
Was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival
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1954· 2 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Director for From Here to Eternity (1954).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for From Here to Eternity (1954).
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1952· 2 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for Benjy (1952).
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Possibly his finest film, he created the tense atmosphere by coordinating screen time with real time
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1942· 1 entry
Turning out two B mysteries, Kid Glove Killer and Eyes in the Night before getting his big break with The Seventh Cross (1944), starring Spencer Tracy, which became his first hit
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1918· 1 entry
And which he later described as, "a tiny, defeated, impoverished country", Zinnemann wanted to become a musician, but went on to graduate with a law degree from the University of Vienna in 1927
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1907· 1 entry
Born 1907-04-29.
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