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Alfred Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997) was an Austrian-American [1] film director and producer. He won four Academy Awards for directing and producing films in various genres, including thrillers, westerns, film noir and play adaptations.
Fred Zinnemann (born April 29, 1907, Rzeszów, Austria-Hungary [now in Poland]—died March 14, 1997, London, England) was an Austrian-born American motion-picture director whose films are distinguished by realism of atmosphere and characterization and often grounded in crises of conscience.
- Michael Barson
Fred Zinnemann. Director: A Man for All Seasons. Initially grew up wanting to be a violinist, but while at the University of Vienna decided to study law. While doing so, he became increasingly interested in American film and decided that was what he wanted to do.
- April 29, 1907
- March 14, 1997
Jun 13, 2016 · Mr. Zinnemann, when you had first arrived in Hollywood, one of the people who was instrumental in helping you find your way around was Vienna-born writer-director Berthold Viertel who by then had already made a few films in Hollywood. Is that correct? That’s true.
Mar 14, 1997 · 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 ...
Fred Zinnemann. Director: From Here to Eternity. Initially grew up wanting to be a violinist, but while at the University of Vienna decided to study law. While doing so, he became increasingly interested in American film and decided that was what he wanted to do.
Dec 2, 2008 · Trained as both a violinist and a lawyer, Zinnemann moved to America in 1937 after working on Menschen am Sonntag (1929), in Germany and The Wave (1934) in Mexico.
