Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Cast and Crew

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Plot: This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Way, The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and many other movies made from the '30s through the '70s. Interviews with actors Frank Sinatra, Vincent Price, James Stewart, Michael Caine, and others who worked with the flamboyant and sometimes control-obsessed director add information and insight to the story

Release Date: Monday, October 28 1991
33 years ago

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Cast

Otto Preminger. Otto Preminger would have been no older than 80 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Dec 05 1905 –
Died: Wed, Apr 23 1986

Burgess Meredith. Burgess Meredith was 83 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Birthday: Sat, Nov 16 1907 –
Died: Tue, Sep 09 1997

Saul Bass. Saul Bass was 71 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, May 08 1920 –
Died: Thu, Apr 25 1996

Peter Bogdanovich. Peter Bogdanovich was 52 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 30 1939 –
Died: Thu, Jan 06 2022

Vincent Price. Vincent Price was 80 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, May 27 1911 –
Died: Mon, Oct 25 1993

Michael Caine. Michael Caine was 58 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 14 1933

Ossie Davis. Ossie Davis was 73 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 17 1917 –
Died: Fri, Feb 04 2005

Deborah Kerr. Deborah Kerr was 70 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 30 1921 –
Died: Tue, Oct 16 2007

José Ferrer. José Ferrer was 79 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 08 1912 –
Died: Sun, Jan 26 1992

Jack Haley Jr.. Jack Haley Jr. was 58 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Oct 25 1933 –
Died: Sat, Apr 21 2001

Ken Howard. Ken Howard was 47 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 28 1944 –
Died: Wed, Mar 23 2016

Marjorie Kellogg. Marjorie Kellogg was >> in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lionel Larner. Lionel Larner was >> in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Carol Lynley. Carol Lynley was 49 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 13 1942 –
Died: Tue, Sep 03 2019

Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Joseph L. Mankiewicz was 82 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 11 1909 –
Died: Fri, Feb 05 1993

Johanna Matz. Johanna Matz was 59 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Oct 05 1932

Wendell Mayes. Wendell Mayes was 73 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 22 1918 –
Died: Sat, Mar 28 1992

Josef Meinrad. Josef Meinrad was 78 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Apr 21 1913 –
Died: Sun, Feb 18 1996

Don Murray. Don Murray was 62 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 31 1929 –
Died: Fri, Feb 02 2024

Patricia Neal. Patricia Neal was 65 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 20 1926 –
Died: Sun, Aug 08 2010

George C. Scott. George C. Scott was 64 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Oct 18 1927 –
Died: Wed, Sep 22 1999

Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra was 75 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 12 1915 –
Died: Thu, May 14 1998

James Stewart. James Stewart was 83 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, May 20 1908 –
Died: Wed, Jul 02 1997

Tom Tryon. Tom Tryon would have been no older than 65 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 14 1926 –
Died: Wed, Sep 04 1991

John Gielgud. John Gielgud was 87 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 14 1904 –
Died: Sun, May 21 2000

John Saxon. John Saxon was 56 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 05 1935 –
Died: Sat, Jul 25 2020

Jean Seberg. Jean Seberg would have been no older than 40 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 13 1938 –
Died: Thu, Aug 30 1979

Richard Todd. Richard Todd was 72 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jun 11 1919 –
Died: Thu, Dec 03 2009

Richard Widmark. Richard Widmark was 76 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 26 1914 –
Died: Mon, Mar 24 2008

Dorothy Adams. Dorothy Adams would have been no older than 88 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 06 1900 –
Died: Wed, Mar 16 1988

Judith Anderson. Judith Anderson was 94 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 10 1897 –
Died: Fri, Jan 03 1992

Dana Andrews. Dana Andrews was 82 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1909 –
Died: Thu, Dec 17 1992

Eve Arden. Eve Arden would have been no older than 82 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Maida Rutledge (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 30 1908 –
Died: Mon, Nov 12 1990

Lew Ayres. Lew Ayres was 82 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 28 1908 –
Died: Mon, Dec 30 1996

Bruce Cabot. Bruce Cabot would have been no older than 68 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'In Harm's Way' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 20 1904 –
Died: Wed, May 03 1972

Diahann Carroll. Diahann Carroll was 56 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 17 1935 –
Died: Fri, Oct 04 2019

Noël Coward. Noël Coward would have been no older than 73 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Bunny Lake Is Missing' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 15 1899 –
Died: Mon, Mar 26 1973

Richard Erdman. Richard Erdman was 66 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Stalag 17' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jun 01 1925 –
Died: Sat, Mar 16 2019

Paul Ford. Paul Ford would have been no older than 74 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Nov 02 1901 –
Died: Mon, Apr 12 1976

Kathryn Grant. Kathryn Grant was 57 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actress 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Nov 25 1933 –
Died: Fri, Sep 20 2024

George Grizzard. George Grizzard was 63 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 01 1928 –
Died: Tue, Oct 02 2007

William Holden. William Holden would have been no older than 63 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 17 1918 –
Died: Thu, Nov 12 1981

Robert Hooks. Robert Hooks was 54 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Hurry Sundown' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 18 1937

John Huston. John Huston would have been no older than 81 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Aug 05 1906 –
Died: Fri, Aug 28 1987

Hardy Krüger. Hardy Krüger was 63 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 12 1928 –
Died: Wed, Jan 19 2022

Charles Laughton. Charles Laughton would have been no older than 63 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 30 1899 –
Died: Sat, Dec 15 1962

Peter Lawford. Peter Lawford would have been no older than 61 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 07 1923 –
Died: Mon, Dec 24 1984

Darren McGavin. Darren McGavin was 69 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, May 07 1922 –
Died: Sat, Feb 25 2006

Maggie McNamara. Maggie McNamara would have been no older than 49 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actress 'The Moon Is Blue' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jun 18 1928 –
Died: Sat, Feb 18 1978

David Niven. David Niven would have been no older than 73 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 01 1910 –
Died: Fri, Jul 29 1983

Kim Novak. Kim Novak was 58 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Molly (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 13 1933

Arthur O'Connell. Arthur O'Connell would have been no older than 73 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Mar 29 1908 –
Died: Mon, May 18 1981

Laurence Olivier. Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, May 22 1907 –
Died: Tue, Jul 11 1989

Eleanor Parker. Eleanor Parker was 69 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Zosch Machine (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jun 26 1922 –
Died: Mon, Dec 09 2013

Walter Pidgeon. Walter Pidgeon would have been no older than 87 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 22 1897 –
Died: Tue, Sep 25 1984

Gregory Ratoff. Gregory Ratoff would have been no older than 63 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'The Moon Is Blue' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Apr 19 1897 –
Died: Wed, Dec 14 1960

Lee Remick. Lee Remick would have been no older than 55 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Laura Manion (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 14 1935 –
Died: Tue, Jul 02 1991

Arnold Stang. Arnold Stang was 73 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Sep 28 1918 –
Died: Sun, Dec 20 2009

Gene Tierney. Gene Tierney was 70 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Laura Hunt (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 19 1920 –
Died: Wed, Nov 06 1991

Franchot Tone. Franchot Tone would have been no older than 63 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 27 1905 –
Died: Wed, Sep 18 1968

Raf Vallone. Raf Vallone was 75 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 17 1916 –
Died: Thu, Oct 31 2002

Clifton Webb. Clifton Webb would have been no older than 76 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 19 1889 –
Died: Thu, Oct 13 1966

Joseph N. Welch. Joseph N. Welch would have been no older than 69 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Judge Weaver (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Oct 22 1890 –
Died: Thu, Oct 06 1960

Brooks West. Brooks West was >> in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Henry Fonda. Henry Fonda would have been no older than 77 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Birthday: Tue, May 16 1905 –
Died: Thu, Aug 12 1982

Crew

Valerie A. Robins. Valerie A. Robins was >> in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Thomas J. Wiener. Thomas J. Wiener was >> in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Writer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday