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Directing · 1907 to 1997

Fred Zinnemann

Best rated: High Noon (7.9)

Films
23
Avg rating
7.18
Peak run
1945’52
Oscar wins
2 of 7
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The career

Fred Zinnemann, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1945 to 1952, 7.52678194019451950195519601965197019751980High Noon 7.9The Old Man and the Sea 6.9Career avg 7.18

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Fred Zinnemann's career barcodecoolhot
193623 films1982
Current formLast 5: 7.06 vs career 7.18 (−0.12)
  1. LBehold a Pale Horse1964 · 6.7−0.5
  2. WA Man for All Seasons1966 · 7.7+0.5
  3. WThe Day of the Jackal1973 · 7.8+0.6
  4. LJulia1977 · 7.0−0.2
  5. LFive Days One Summer1982 · 6.1−1.1
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Fred by the numbers

Average
7.18
21 rated films
Vote weighted
7.23
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.46
rating spread
Career
47y
1936 to 1982
Total votes
361K
across every film
Best
7.9
High Noon
Worst
6.9
The Old Man and the Sea
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1982Five Days One Summer6.11,434
1977Julia posterJulia7.011,587
1973The Day of the Jackal posterThe Day of the Jackal7.853,810
1966A Man for All Seasons posterA Man for All Seasons7.740,876
1964Behold a Pale Horse6.72,501
1960The Sundowners7.15,373
1959The Nun's Story posterThe Nun's Story7.512,883
1958The Old Man and the Sea6.99,427
1957A Hatful of Rain7.11,796
1955Oklahoma! posterOklahoma!7.015,988
1953From Here to Eternity posterFrom Here to Eternity7.654,948
1952High Noon posterHigh Noon7.9118K
1952The Member of the Wedding6.71,713
1951Teresa·793
1950The Men7.15,680
1948The Search7.85,417
1948Act of Violence7.56,891
1947My Brother Talks to Horses·298
1945The Clock7.34,505
1944The Seventh Cross7.43,397
Better together?

Fred Zinnemann's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Fred Zinnemann

10 nominations, 4 wins

Awards record

  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1978
    Fred Zinnemann
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1967
    Fred Zinnemann, Producer
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1967
    Fred Zinnemann
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1961
    Fred Zinnemann, Producer
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1961
    Fred Zinnemann
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1960
    Fred Zinnemann
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1954
    Fred Zinnemann
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1953
    Fred Zinnemann
    Nominated
  • Best Documentary Short · Academy Awards 1952
    'Made by Fred Zinnemann with the cooperation of Paramount Pictures Corporation for the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital'
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1949
    Fred Zinnemann
    Nominated

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