Otto Preminger was an Austrian-American film director noted for mid-20th century films such as Laura and Anatomy of a Murder.

Collaborated multiple times with actress Gene Tierney (including Laura and Whirlpool). The Laura theme was composed by David Raskin. Anatomy of a Murder features a soundtrack by Duke Ellington (who appears in a cameo) and was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry in 2012.

DeBaser reviews praise Preminger's direction, strong casts and memorable soundtracks. Laura is described as a psychological mystery rather than strict noir. Anatomy of a Murder is celebrated as a landmark legal drama with a notable Duke Ellington score. Whirlpool is viewed as an interesting psychological thriller and a second collaboration with Gene Tierney.

For:Fans of classic cinema, students of film, readers interested in film soundtracks and legal dramas

 

Often mistakenly labeled as noir, Laura is actually a psychological mystery with elegant atmospheres, morbid touches, and a subtle decadent vein.

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Anatomy of a Murder, along with Twelve Angry Men by Sidney Lumet, is one of the first legal dramas and is still considered among the best in its genre.

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This second collaboration from 1950 between Otto Preminger and Gene Tierney does not have the fame or glamour of their first, the ineffable Laura, from 1944, but remains an interesting film, a product of an era when it was still possible to believe that science and rationality had some chance of redeeming mankind.

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