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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

NR·1991·123m

Summary

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Way, The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and many other movies made from the '30s through the '70s. Interviews with actors Frank Sinatra, Vincent Price, James Stewart, Michael Caine, and others who worked with the flamboyant and sometimes control-obsessed director add information and insight to the story.

Cast

Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

Self (archive footage)

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Narrator (voice)

Saul Bass

Saul Bass

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Self

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Self

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Self

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Self

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Self

Jack Haley Jr.

Jack Haley Jr.

Self

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Self

Marjorie Kellogg

Self

Lionel Larner

Self

Carol Lynley

Carol Lynley

Self

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Self

Johanna Matz

Johanna Matz

Self

Wendell Mayes

Self

Josef Meinrad

Josef Meinrad

Self

Don Murray

Don Murray

Self

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Self

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

Self

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Self

James Stewart

James Stewart

Self

Tom Tryon

Tom Tryon

Self

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Self (archive footage)

John Saxon

John Saxon

Self (archive footage)

Jean Seberg

Jean Seberg

Self (archive footage)

Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Self (archive footage)

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson

actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Maida Rutledge (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

actor 'In Harm's Way' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)

Noël Coward

Noël Coward

actor 'Bunny Lake Is Missing' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Erdman

Richard Erdman

actor 'Stalag 17' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paul Ford

Paul Ford

actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kathryn Grant

Kathryn Grant

actress 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Grizzard

George Grizzard

actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

William Holden

William Holden

Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Hooks

Robert Hooks

actor 'Hurry Sundown' (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Huston

John Huston

Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hardy Krüger

Hardy Krüger

actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maggie McNamara

Maggie McNamara

actress 'The Moon Is Blue' (archive footage) (uncredited)

David Niven

David Niven

actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kim Novak

Kim Novak

Molly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

Zosch Machine (archive footage) (uncredited)

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gregory Ratoff

Gregory Ratoff

actor 'The Moon Is Blue' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Laura Manion (archive footage) (uncredited)

Arnold Stang

Arnold Stang

actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Laura Hunt (archive footage) (uncredited)

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Raf Vallone

Raf Vallone

actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Clifton Webb

Clifton Webb

actor 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph N. Welch

Judge Weaver (archive footage) (uncredited)

Brooks West

actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Crew

Director

Valerie A. Robins

Writer

Thomas J. Wiener

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Original Language:

English

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Keywords

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