Directed by Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. Famous for stylish film noir such as the superbly sinister Laura, Preminger's striking black-and-white films with their ambiguous narratives, tales of male obsession and female perversity and iconic stars such as Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney brought him critical and popular ... show more >

Otto Preminger directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. Famous for stylish film noir such as the superbly sinister Laura, Preminger's striking black-and-white films with their ambiguous narratives, tales of male obsession and female perversity and iconic stars such as Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney brought him critical and popular acclaim. He also turned his hand to a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and plays later in his career. Not afraid to raise taboos he provoked much controversy during the course of his career exploring topics such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise and Consent, 1962). Preminger embodies classic American cinema – its beauty, arrogance and mystique. He was a true craftsman who knew how to entertain and seduce his audience. < show less