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Fred Zinnemann

Directing·Apr 29, 1907·Rzeszów, Poland

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alfred "Fred" Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997), born in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, was an American film director. He won four Academy Awards for directing films in various genres, including thrillers, westerns, film noir and play adaptations. He made 25 feature films during his 50-year career. 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 events. According to one historian, Zinnemann's style demonstrated his sense of "psychological realism and his apparent determination to make worthwhile pictures that are nevertheless highly entertaining." Some of his most notable films were The Men (1950), High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun's Story (1959), A Man For All Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and Julia (1977). His films have received 65 Oscar nominations, winning 24. Zinnemann directed and introduced a number of stars in their U.S. film debuts, including Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger, Pier Angeli, Julie Harris, Brandon deWilde, Montgomery Clift, Shirley Jones and Meryl Streep. He directed 19 actors to Oscar nominations, including Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Audrey Hepburn, Glynis Johns, Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Wendy Hiller, Jason Robards, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Gary Cooper and Maximilian Schell. Fred Zinnemann died in London, England in 1997. He was 89 years old.

Academy Awards®1967
- Best Director
  A Man for All Seasons
Academy Awards®1954
- Best Director
  From Here to Eternity
BAFTA1968
- Best Film
  A Man for All Seasons
- Outstanding British Film
  A Man for All Seasons
Golden Globes1967
- Best Director
  A Man for All Seasons
Golden Globes1954
- Best Director
  From Here to Eternity

Film	Credit
Five Days One Summer1982 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Julia1977 · Director	Director
The Day of the Jackal1973 · Director	Director
A Man for All Seasons1966 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Behold a Pale Horse1964 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Sundowners1960 · Director	Director
The Nun's Story1959 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
A Hatful of Rain1957 · Director	Director
Oklahoma!1955 · Director	Director
From Here to Eternity1953 · Director	Director
The Member of the Wedding1952 · Director	Director
High Noon1952 · Director	Director
Teresa1951 · Director	Director
Benjy1951 · Director	Director
The Men1950 · Director	Director
Act of Violence1949 · Director	Director
The Search1948 · Interpreter (uncredited), Director	Interpreter (uncredited), Director
Little Mister Jim1947 · Director	Director
My Brother Talks to Horses1947 · Director	Director
The Seventh Cross1944 · Director	Director
Eyes in the Night1942 · Director	Director
Kid Glove Killer1942 · Director	Director
The Lady or the Tiger?1942 · Director	Director
YYour Last Act1941 · Director	Director
Forbidden Passage1941 · Director	Director
A Way in the Wilderness1940 · Director	Director
SStuffie1940 · Director	Director
The Old South1940 · Director	Director
Forgotten Victory1939 · Director	Director
The Ash Can Fleet1939 · Director	Director
One Against the World1939 · Director	Director
Help Wanted1939 · Director	Director
While America Sleeps1939 · Director	Director
Weather Wizards1939 · Director	Director
The Story of Doctor Carver1938 · Director	Director
That Mothers Might Live1938 · Director	Director
Friend Indeed1937 · Director	Director
The Wave1936 · Director	Director