- Date of Birth: 29 April, 1907
- Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary
- Biography: Fred Zinnemann (April 29, 1907–March 14, 1997) was an Austrian-American film director. He won four Academy Awards and directed movies like High Noon, From Here to Eternity and A Man for All Seasons.
Filmography
- Five Days One Summer (1983)
- Rece do góry (1981)
- Julia (1978)
- The Day of the Jackal (1973)
- A Man for All Seasons (1966)
- Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
- The Sundowners (1961)
- The Nun's Story (1959)
- The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
- A Hatful of Rain (1957)
- Oklahoma! (1956)
- From Here to Eternity (1953)
News
Oh, we Americans just love taking credit for everything, don't we? MOMA 's latest film series The Sixties: Yanks in Britain looks at the heyday of British cinema and what we did to make it so great! ... Full Article
Berlin honors Maurice Jarre
variety.com –
2009-02-11
Composer Maurice Jarre, who today receives the Berlin Film Festival's Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement, has worked with more world-famous directors than any other living film composer. ... Full Article
TV EYE
orlandosentinel.com –
2008-12-28
With the end of the year comes the flowering of the cinematic arts (or at least the films that want to win Oscars ). So it's fitting that some of the biggest specials on TV this week also concern film. ... Full Article
Fred Zinnemann is the Academy Award winning director of "From Here to Eternity" and "A Man for all Seasons" as well as the acclaimed "High Noon," "Oklahoma!" and "Julia." ... Full Article
DAY OF THE JACKAL, THE: DVD
urbancinefile.com.au –
2008-09-11
"Frederick Forsythe's cracking novel about an attempt to assassinate Charles de Gaulle was made into an equally cracking thriller by Fred Zinnemann almost 30 years ago and it stands up remarkably well today. ... Full Article
An Italian court rules in favor of Fred Zinnemann nearly 10 years after his death
moviemaker.com –
2006-01-24
Moral rights-as defined by the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, drafted in 1886 and signed by the United States in 1989-are the artistic rights of the author of a work, independent of the financial rights... ... Full Article