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The biography of Fred Zinnemann

After graduation, I worked as an assistant photographer in Berlin for about a year, and then became an assistant director. In 1929, he went to Hollywood to start as an actor and then as a short film director. In 1941, he directed his first feature film "The Fighting King". After the 1940s, the tendency towards perfection became more and more important. In 1948, he directed "Tears of an Orphan" and won the first Screen Director Award. In 1949, he directed "A Better Tomorrow", in 1952 he directed "Day in the Middle", and during the Korean War, he directed "A Loyal Man in Troubled Times", which is an anti-war film. His works are often at the forefront of the times, and each work raises new questions. Looking at his works, there are some famous ones that have left a lasting mark in the history of film, as well as some unexpected blockbusters. He is very popular in Hollywood. He won the third Academy Award for Best Director ("Teresa Benjy" short film, "The Last Days", "The Good Samaritan"), and won four New York Film Critics Circle Awards ("Day in the Middle", "The Last Day"). ", "The Nun's Biography", "Good Prime Minister Helps the Country"). In 1977, Zinnerman was seventy years old. He was still as good as ever and his passion for movies remained undiminished. His director's "Julia" was a radiant sensation and a sensation in the global film industry. He was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, although he only won. It won three Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay, but it still occupies a place in film history. In 1982, it was adapted from Thomas Eastman's novel "The Secret Policeman", titled "Day before Sunrise".