Fred Zinnemann

Fred Zinnemann

Born 29/04/1907 Vienna, Austria-Hungary

Died 14/03/1997 (89 years old) London, England, UK

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Fred Zinnemann (1907–1997). Born in Vienna, the future director became fascinated with film while studying law. Along with Billy Wilder and Robert Siodmak, he worked on the prewar German film People on Sunday (1929), but then left for the United States to study movie-making. He made his name as a director with the 1944 drama The Seventh Cross starring Spencer Tracy. During his 60-year career, he shot over 20 features in a variety of genres and won four Academy… (more)

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1936

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