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Otto Preminger
Director 1905 - 1986

Otto Preminger

Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary

Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944)... Read full bio →

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The Hobbit

The Hobbit

Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. 1977 1h 17m 6.2

A homebody hobbit in Middle Earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon.

Stalag 17

Stalag 17

Billy Wilder 1953 2h 7.8

Stalag 17 is a war time film from director Billy Wilder set in a German prison camp. The story follows a group of Americans that want to break out.

Margin for Error

Margin for Error

Otto Preminger 1943 1h 14m

Margin for Error is a 1943 American drama film directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Lillie Hayward and Samuel Fuller is based on the 1939 play of the same title by Clare Boothe Luce.

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

Irving Pichel 1942 1h 27m

Englishman Mr. Howard is on a fishing holiday in eastern France when the Germans invade in 1940. Setting off to try and get back home he is persuaded to take along the two Cavanaugh children, and as his journey progresses his family keeps growing in size.

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