Fred Zinnemann

1907-1997

Biography: life and films

Fred Zinnemann was an Austrian-American film director and screenwriter. He was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary on 29th April 1907 and died in London, England on 14th March 1997, aged 89.

His best films as a film director include Menschen am Sonntag (1930), High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), The Nun's Story (1959) and The Day of the Jackal (1973).

Fred Zinnemann directed 27 films (including 2 shorts), scripted 1 film and appeared in 1 film.

His most frequent genres include: drama (23 films), romance (4), War (4), comedy-romance (2), comedy (2), Western (2) and Thriller (2).

Our average rating for Fred Zinnemann over all films is: 3.6

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor

Menschen am Sonntag (1930) [d]

Peter Ibbetson (1935) [w]

Tracking the Sleeping Death (1938) [d]

Eyes in the Night (1942) [d]

Kid Glove Killer (1942) [d]

The Seventh Cross (1944) [d]

The Clock (1945) [d]

Little Mister Jim (1946) [d]

My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) [d]

Act of Violence (1948) [d]

The Search (1948) [a,d]

The Men (1950) [d]

Teresa (1951) [d]

High Noon (1952) [d]

The Member of the Wedding (1952) [d]

From Here to Eternity (1953) [d]

Oklahoma! (1955) [d]

A Hatful of Rain (1957) [d]

The Old Man and the Sea (1958) [d]

The Nun's Story (1959) [d]

The Sundowners (1960) [d]

Behold a Pale Horse (1964) [d]

A Man for All Seasons (1966) [d]

The Day of the Jackal (1973) [d]

Julia (1977) [d]

Five Days One Summer (1982) [d]



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