Otto Preminger
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"Otto Ludwig Preminger" was an Austrian American theatre and film director.

After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, Los Angeles/Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He first gained attention for film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944 film)/Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945 film)/Fallen Angel (1945) while in the 1950s and '60s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these later films pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959) and homosexuality (Advise & Consent (film)/Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. He also had a few acting roles.

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Directing her was like directing Lassie. You need 14 takes to get each one of them right.

[Hold on. You say you've seen this movie before? You sure have. When Alfred Hitchcock did it on a train back in 1938, it was called] The Lady Vanishes, ... Bunny Lake Is Missing.