Otto And Leon

Another film of Otto Preminger's that is underrated is his adaptation of Leon Uris's Exodus, on the founding of the modern state of Israel.

Starring Paul Newman, it's a solid film, although, in honesty, not on a par with the contemporaneous epics of David Lean- not in vision, scope, nor overall quality.

Here is its opening:


Here is the trailer:

Exodus
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Otto Preminger And Ol' Blue Eyes

Never was a fan of Frank Sinatra's singing, much less acting, but The Man With The Golden Arm, directed by Otto Preminger and written by Nelson Algren, is a forgotten film that deserves better than it's gotten over the years.

Most DVD versions are the cheapo sort, which, given the respective statures of Sinatra, Preminger, and Algren, is odd.

Does Sinatra chew some scenery? Yes, but, overall, a watchable film with some insights into drug abuse that have yet to be learnt a half a century on.