Preminger

American  

[prem-in-jer] / ˈprɛm ɪn dʒər /

noun

1. Otto (Ludwig), 1906–86, U.S. motion-picture actor, director, and producer, born in Austria.

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Preminger British  

/ ˈprɛmɪndʒə /

noun

1. Otto ( Ludwig ). 1906–86, US film director, born in Austria. His films include Carmen Jones (1954) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

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Example Sentences

Likewise, many well-known geniuses like Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger and Fritz Lang, who were chased out of Europe by the Nazis, brilliantly exposed the hypocrisies and soul deadening conformity of mainstream American culture.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Pay close attention to the questioning scenes: Preminger frequently takes care to keep the lawyer, the witness and — just a bit further in the background — the judge in focus simultaneously.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2021

“Exodus” director Otto Preminger had revealed in January that Trumbo had written the script for that movie and would get full screen credit.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019

But in January 1960, director Otto Preminger announced that his upcoming epic “Exodus” — released by United Artists, which had not signed a pledge to bar communists from its films — was written by Trumbo.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2019

Preminger and his third wife, a former costume designer named Hope Bryce, to whom he has been married since 1959, are the parents of 19 year-old twins, Victoria and Mark.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max