Top 20 Director celebrities in Austria
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Director celebrities [Updated June 2, 2023].
Billy Wilder was born
on June 22, 1906
in Austria.
In 1986, he received the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.
Lee Strasberg was born
on November 17, 1901
in Austria.
He founded the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.
Otto Preminger was born
on December 5, 1905
in Austria.
In 1935, he left Austria to work for the Fox studios in Los Angeles, California.
Josef von Sternberg was born
on May 29, 1894
in Austria.
Director of such films as The Last Command and The Blue Angel. His movies with acclaimed actress Marlene Dietrich include Blonde Venus, Shanghai Express, and The Devil is a Woman.
He was named one of the greatest directors of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
Harald Reinl was born
on July 8, 1908
in Austria.
Austrian-born director remembered for numerous films based on books by Karl May and Edgar Wallace. He also directed several war films and other movies set in the German wilderness.
He worked as a screenwriter on a 1954 movie called Tiefland.
Fritz Lang was born
on December 5, 1890
in Vienna, Austria.
He was dubbed the "Master of Darkness."
Fred Zinnemann was born
on April 29, 1907
in Austria.
He directed the film Julia.
Francis Lawrence was born
on March 26, 1971
in Vienna, Austria.
In 2012, he directed and executive produced the first episode of FOX's series Touch.
Michael Glawogger was born
on December 3, 1959
in Austria.
Stefan Ruzowitzky was born
on December 25, 1961
in Austria.
He directed music videos for the boy band N Sync.
Paulus Manker was born
on January 25, 1958
in Austria.
Peter Weck was born
on August 12, 1930
in Austria.
Virgil Widrich was born
on May 16, 1967
in Austria.
He became a professor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
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