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Fred Zinnemann(1907-1997)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Fred Zinnemann
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
Play trailer1:08
From Here to Eternity (1953)
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Initially grew up wanting to be a violinist, but while at the University of Vienna decided to study law. While doing so, he became increasingly interested in American film and decided that was what he wanted to do. He became involved in European filmaking for a short time before going to America to study film.
BornApril 29, 1907
DiedMarch 14, 1997(89)
BornApril 29, 1907
DiedMarch 14, 1997(89)
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  • Won 4 Oscars
    • 38 wins & 38 nominations total

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"High Noon" Gary Cooper, Fred Zinneman 1952 Universal
Fred Zinnemann
"From Here to Eternity" Director Fred Zinnemann
"Irma la Douce" Fred Zinnemann, Billy Wilder 1963 United Artists
Directors Group Party, 11/20/72 (Front) Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Luis Bunuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rouben Mamoulin (Back) Robert Mulligan, Wiliam Wyler, George Cukor, Robert Wise, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Serge Silverman.
Jane Fonda, Hal Holbrook, and Fred Zinnemann in Julia (1977)
Pier Angeli and Fred Zinnemann in Teresa (1951)
Fred Zinnemann and James Craig in Little Mister Jim (1946)
Marlon Brando, Fred Zinnemann, and Teresa Wright in The Men (1950)
Marlon Brando, Fred Zinnemann, and Teresa Wright in The Men (1950)
Marlon Brando and Fred Zinnemann in The Men (1950)
Montgomery Clift, Fred Zinnemann, Wendell Corey, and Ivan Jandl in The Search (1948)

Known for:

A Man for All Seasons (1966)
A Man for All Seasons
7.7
  • Director
  • 1966
Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)
From Here to Eternity
7.6
  • Director
  • 1953
Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, Lee Van Cleef, Katy Jurado, Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley in High Noon (1952)
High Noon
8.0
  • Director
  • 1952
Edward Fox in The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Day of the Jackal
7.8
  • Director
  • 1973

Credits

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Director

  • Sean Connery, Betsy Brantley, and Lambert Wilson in Five Days One Summer (1982)
    Five Days One Summer
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave in Julia (1977)
    Julia
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Edward Fox in The Day of the Jackal (1973)
    The Day of the Jackal
    • Director
    • 1973
  • A Man for All Seasons (1966)
    A Man for All Seasons
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
    Behold a Pale Horse
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Peter Ustinov in The Sundowners (1960)
    The Sundowners
    • Director
    • 1960
  • The Nun's Story (1959)
    The Nun's Story
    • Director
    • 1959
  • The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
    The Old Man and the Sea
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Decision (1958)
    Decision
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • Eva Marie Saint and Don Murray in A Hatful of Rain (1957)
    A Hatful of Rain
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
    Screen Directors Playhouse
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1956
  • Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in Oklahoma! (1955)
    Oklahoma!
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)
    From Here to Eternity
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Brandon De Wilde, Arthur Franz, Nancy Gates, Julie Harris, and Ethel Waters in The Member of the Wedding (1952)
    The Member of the Wedding
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, Lee Van Cleef, Katy Jurado, Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley in High Noon (1952)
    High Noon
    • Director
    • 1952

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor in Camille (1936)
    Camille
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • The Man from Yesterday (1932)
    The Man from Yesterday
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, William 'Stage' Boyd, and Lilyan Tashman in The Wiser Sex (1932)
    The Wiser Sex
    • assistant director
    • 1932
  • John Halliday, Neil Hamilton, and Kay Johnson in The Spy (1931)
    The Spy
    • assistant director
    • 1931
  • Dorothy Mackaill, Kenneth MacKenna, and Milton Sills in Man Trouble (1930)
    Man Trouble
    • assistant director
    • 1930

Producer

  • Sean Connery, Betsy Brantley, and Lambert Wilson in Five Days One Summer (1982)
    Five Days One Summer
    • producer
    • 1982
  • A Man for All Seasons (1966)
    A Man for All Seasons
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
    Behold a Pale Horse
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • The Nun's Story (1959)
    The Nun's Story
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Benjy (1951)
    Benjy
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1951

Videos2

From Here to Eternity -- Trailer
Trailer 1:08
From Here to Eternity -- Trailer
People On Sunday
Trailer 1:36
People On Sunday

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Fred Zinneman
  • Height
    • 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
  • Born
    • April 29, 1907
    • Rzeszów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
  • Died
    • March 14, 1997
    • London, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Renee BartlettOctober 9, 1936 - March 14, 1997 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Tim Zinnemann
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Print Biographies
    • 3 Portrayals
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

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    He directed the film debuts of Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando and Meryl Streep.
  • Quotes
    I'm not in pictures to promote my private personality. I'm in it for the joy of it.

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