
Fred Zinnemann
Biography
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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.
Acting (8 movies)
Directing (38 movies)

High Noon
1952

The Men
1950

A Man for All Seasons
1966

The Day of the Jackal
1973

From Here to Eternity
1953

Act of Violence
1949

The Nun's Story
1959

Oklahoma!
1955

The Search
1948

Julia
1977

A Hatful of Rain
1957

The Sundowners
1960

Kid Glove Killer
1942

Eyes in the Night
1942

The Member of the Wedding
1952

The Seventh Cross
1944

Five Days One Summer
1982

Forbidden Passage
1941

Help Wanted
1939

The Old South
1940

Behold a Pale Horse
1964

Little Mister Jim
1947

Redes
1936

My Brother Talks to Horses
1947

Friend Indeed
1937

Teresa
1951

That Mothers Might Live
1938
Your Last Act
1941
Stuffie
1940

The Lady or the Tiger?
1942

Weather Wizards
1939

While America Sleeps
1939

The Ash Can Fleet
1939

Benjy
1951

Forgotten Victory
1939

One Against the World
1939

A Way in the Wilderness
1940

The Story of Doctor Carver
1938
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| El encuentro | 1952 | Producer | 
| The Nun's Story | 1959 | Producer | 
| Behold a Pale Horse | 1964 | Producer | 
| A Man for All Seasons | 1966 | Producer | 
| Five Days One Summer | 1982 | Producer | 






