Alfred Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 â€" March 14, 1997) was an
Austrian-born 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.He 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."Among his films were The Search (1947), 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 himself was nominated for ten, and
won Best Director for From Here to Eternity, Best Picture and Best
Director for A Man for All Seasons, and Best Documentary, Short
Subjects for Benjy (1951).
Austrian-born 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.He 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."Among his films were The Search (1947), 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 himself was nominated for ten, and
won Best Director for From Here to Eternity, Best Picture and Best
Director for A Man for All Seasons, and Best Documentary, Short
Subjects for Benjy (1951).
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