Preminger, Otto (Ludwig)

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Austrian-born US film producer, director, and actor. He directed and starred in Margin for Error (1943), and directed and produced The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Advise and Consent (1962), and The Human Factor (1980). His work is characterized by an intricate technique of storytelling and a masterly use of the wide screen and the travelling camera.

Among the other films he directed and produced are Laura (1944), The Moon Is Blue (1953), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), and Rosebud (1974).

Red, white, and blue recall the French tricolour. Red, yellow, and green are the pan-African colours. Red represents the common blood of mankind which links African and European nations. Effective date: 1 December 1958. >>