1977
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Jun 12, 2024 · Otto Preminger, Austrian-born American director who defied Hollywood censorship with controversial films such as The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and Anatomy of a Murder. Particularly adept at thrillers, he also helmed such classics as Laura, Carmen Jones, Porgy and Bess, and Exodus.
- Challenges to The Production Code
The 1953 romantic comedy centres on a womanizing architect (...
- Challenges to The Production Code
Jun 17, 2024 · First, he was hired openly by producer Otto Preminger to write the screen adaptation for Exodus, Leon Uris's best-selling 1958 novel about the creation of the state of Israel.
Jun 12, 2024 · The 1953 romantic comedy centres on a womanizing architect ( William Holden) and an aging rake ( David Niven) who both try to seduce a chaste actress (Maggie McNamara). Although the film was mildly entertaining, its lasting significance was its challenge to the Production Code.
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6 days ago · James Stewart and George C. Scott are a wonder to behold in Otto Preminger's strange, uneasy, and altogether brilliant courtroom drama 'Anatomy of a Murder'.
6 days ago · ‘Anatomy of a Murder’ at 65 – Review. Posted on July 1, 2024 by Kieran Judge. James Stewart and George C. Scott are a wonder to behold in Otto Preminger’s strange, uneasy, and altogether brilliant courtroom drama ‘Anatomy of a Murder’ (1959). Review by Kieran Judge. Read More.
2 days ago · Whether you ride with it is up to you, but come on: This is Otto Preminger—lesser Otto Preminger, perhaps, certainly not one of his better celebrated films.
Jun 17, 2024 · Kino Lorber Studio Classics has revealed that Otto Preminger’s The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) and George Seaton’s Teacher’s Pet (1958) are coming soon to Blu-ray, mastered from new 4K and 6K scans respectively.
