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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Otto PremingerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Burgess MeredithNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
| SSaul BassSelf | Self |
 Peter BogdanovichSelf | Self |
 Vincent PriceSelf | Self |
 Michael CaineSelf | Self |
 Ossie DavisSelf | Self |
 Deborah KerrSelf | Self |
 José FerrerSelf | Self |
 Jack Haley Jr.Self | Self |
 Ken HowardSelf | Self |
| MMarjorie KelloggSelf | Self |
| LLionel LarnerSelf | Self |
 Carol LynleySelf | Self |
 Joseph L. MankiewiczSelf | Self |
 Johanna MatzSelf | Self |
| WWendell MayesSelf | Self |
 Josef MeinradSelf | Self |
 Don MurraySelf | Self |
 Patricia NealSelf | Self |
 George C. ScottSelf | Self |
 Frank SinatraSelf | Self |
 James StewartSelf | Self |
 Tom TryonSelf | Self |
 John GielgudSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 John SaxonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Jean SebergSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Richard ToddSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Richard WidmarkSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Dorothy Adamsactress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited) | actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited) |