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| - | '''Otto Ludwig Preminger''' ([[December 5]], [[1906]] – [[April 23]], [[1986]]) was an [[Austria|Austrian]] [[actor]] and [[film director]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | '''Otto Ludwig Preminger''' ([[December 5]], [[1906]] – [[April 23]], [[1986]]) was an [[Austria|Austrian]] [[actor]] and [[film director]]. |
| + | == The production code and foreign films == | ||
| + | At the forefront of challenges to the American [[Production Code]] was director [[Otto Preminger]], whose films violated the code repeatedly in the 1950s. His [[1953 in film|1953]] film ''[[The Moon is Blue]]'', about a young woman who tries to play two suitors off against each other by claiming that she plans to keep her virginity until marriage, was the first film to use the words "[[virgin]]", "[[seduce]]" and "[[mistress]]", and it was released without a certificate of approval. He later made ''[[The Man with the Golden Arm]]'' ([[1955 in film|1955]]), which portrayed the prohibited subject of [[drug]] [[abuse]], and ''[[Anatomy of a Murder]]'' ([[1959 in film|1959]]) which dealt with [[rape]]. Preminger's films were direct assaults on the authority of the Production Code and, since they were successful, hastened its abandonment. | ||
| + | ==Filmography== | ||
| + | *''[[Die große Liebe]]'' (1931) | ||
| + | *''[[Under Your Spell (film)|Under Your Spell]]'' (1936) | ||
| + | *''[[Danger, Love at Work]]'' (1937) | ||
| + | *''[[Kidnapped (1938 film)|Kidnapped]]'' (1938) | ||
| + | *''[[Clare Booth Luce's Margin for Error (1943 movie)|Clare Booth Luce's Margin for Error]]'' (U.S.) also known as '' Margin for Error'' (UK) (1943) | ||
| + | *''[[In the Meantime, Darling]]'' (1944) | ||
| + | *''[[Laura (1944 film)|Laura]]'' (1944) | ||
| + | *''[[AA Royal Scandal (film)|A Royal Scandal]]'' (U.S.) also known as ''Czarina'' (UK) (1945) | ||
| + | *''[[Fallen Angel (1945 film)|Fallen Angel]]'' (1945) | ||
| + | *''[[Forever Amber]]'' (1947) | ||
| + | *''[[Daisy Kenyon]]'' (1947) | ||
| + | *''[[The Fan (1949 film)|The Fan]]'' (U.S.) also known as ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (UK) (1949) | ||
| + | *''[[Whirlpool (film)|Whirlpool]]'' (1949) | ||
| + | *''[[Where the Sidewalk Ends]]'' (1950) | ||
| + | *''[[The 13th Letter]]'' (1951) | ||
| + | *''[[Angel Face]]'' (1952) | ||
| + | *''[[Stalag 17]]'' (1953) | ||
| + | *''[[The Moon Is Blue]]'' (1953) | ||
| + | *''[[Carmen Jones]]'' (1954) | ||
| + | *''[[River of No Return]]'' (1954) | ||
| + | *''[[The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (film)|The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell]]'' (U.S.) also known as ''One Man Mutiny'' (UK) (1955) | ||
| + | *''[[The Man with the Golden Arm]]'' (1956) | ||
| + | *''[[Saint Joan (1957 film)|Saint Joan]]'' (1957) | ||
| + | *''[[Bonjour Tristesse]]'' (1958) | ||
| + | *''[[Porgy and Bess (1959 film)|Porgy and Bess]]'' (1959) | ||
| + | *''[[Anatomy of a Murder]]'' (1959) | ||
| + | *''[[Exodus (film)|Exodus]]'' (1960) | ||
| + | *''[[Advise and Consent]]'' (1962) | ||
| + | *''[[The Cardinal]]'' (1963) | ||
| + | *''[[In Harm's Way]]'' (1964) | ||
| + | *''[[Bunny Lake Is Missing]]'' (1965) | ||
| + | *''[[Hurry Sundown (film)|Hurry Sundown]]'' (1967) | ||
| + | *''[[Skidoo (film)|Skidoo]]'' (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon]]'' (1970) | ||
| + | *''[[Such Good Friends]]'' (1971) | ||
| + | *''[[Rosebud (film)|Rosebud]]'' (1975) | ||
| + | *''[[The Human Factor (film)|The Human Factor]]'' (1979) | ||
| - | == The production code and foreign films [...] == | + | {{GFDL}} |
| - | At the forefront of challenges to the code was director Otto Preminger, whose films violated the code repeatedly in the 1950s. He made The Moon is Blue in 1953, and it was released without a certificate of approval. He also made ''The Man with the Golden Arm'' (1955), which dealt with the prohibited subject of drug abuse, and Anatomy of a Murder (1959) which dealt with rape. Preminger's films were direct assaults on the authority of the Production Code and, since they were successful, hastened its abandonment. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_Code#The_1950s_and_early_1960s [Nov 2004] | + | |
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| - | == ''The Moon Is Blue'' == | + | |
| - | ''[[The Moon Is Blue]]'' is a 1953 comedy film by Otto Preminger which tells the story of a young girl who tries to play two playboy suitors off against each other by claiming that she plans to keep her virginity until marriage. It stars William Holden, David Niven, Maggie McNamara, Dawn Addams and Hardy Krüger. | + | |
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| - | The movie was adapted by F. Hugh Herbert from his play. It was directed by Otto Preminger. | + | |
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| - | It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Maggie McNamara), Best Film Editing and Best Music, Song (Herschel Burke Gilbert and Sylvia Fine for "The Moon Is Blue"). | + | |
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| - | The film was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency for its plot in which a young girl makes fun of her parents' concerns for her virtue. It was the first film to use the words "virgin", "seduce" and "mistress" since the enactment of strict Production Code of Hollywood. | + | |
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| - | The film was filmed in an English language version and a German language version. In the German version (called Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach), the stars are Johanna Matz, Hardy Krüger, Johannes Heesters and Tom Tull. Krüger and Matz have small roles in the English language version, and Holden and McNamara play the same roles in the German version. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_Blue [May 2005] | + | |
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Otto Ludwig Preminger (December 5, 1906 – April 23, 1986) was an Austrian actor and film director.
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The production code and foreign films
At the forefront of challenges to the American Production Code was director Otto Preminger, whose films violated the code repeatedly in the 1950s. His 1953 film The Moon is Blue, about a young woman who tries to play two suitors off against each other by claiming that she plans to keep her virginity until marriage, was the first film to use the words "virgin", "seduce" and "mistress", and it was released without a certificate of approval. He later made The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), which portrayed the prohibited subject of drug abuse, and Anatomy of a Murder (1959) which dealt with rape. Preminger's films were direct assaults on the authority of the Production Code and, since they were successful, hastened its abandonment.
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Filmography
- Die große Liebe (1931)
- Under Your Spell (1936)
- Danger, Love at Work (1937)
- Kidnapped (1938)
- Clare Booth Luce's Margin for Error (U.S.) also known as Margin for Error (UK) (1943)
- In the Meantime, Darling (1944)
- Laura (1944)
- A Royal Scandal (U.S.) also known as Czarina (UK) (1945)
- Fallen Angel (1945)
- Forever Amber (1947)
- Daisy Kenyon (1947)
- The Fan (U.S.) also known as Lady Windermere's Fan (UK) (1949)
- Whirlpool (1949)
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
- The 13th Letter (1951)
- Angel Face (1952)
- Stalag 17 (1953)
- The Moon Is Blue (1953)
- Carmen Jones (1954)
- River of No Return (1954)
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (U.S.) also known as One Man Mutiny (UK) (1955)
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1956)
- Saint Joan (1957)
- Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
- Porgy and Bess (1959)
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- Exodus (1960)
- Advise and Consent (1962)
- The Cardinal (1963)
- In Harm's Way (1964)
- Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
- Hurry Sundown (1967)
- Skidoo (1968)
- Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
- Such Good Friends (1971)
- Rosebud (1975)
- The Human Factor (1979)
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