Tag: Otto Preminger

Exodus Script

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Year:1960
Director:Otto Preminger
Written by:Dalton Trumbo (Screenplay), Leon Uris (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Based on Leon Uris' novel, this historical epic provides a dramatic backstory to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, in the aftermath of World War II. Ari Ben Canaan (Paul Newman), a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.
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The Cardinal Script

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Year:1963
Director:Otto Preminger
Written by:Henry Morton Robinson (Novel), Robert Dozier (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Naziism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
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The Man with the Golden Arm Script

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Year:1955
Director:Otto Preminger
Written by:Ben Hecht (Screenplay), Nelson Algren (Author), Walter Newman (Screenplay), Lewis Meltzer (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
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  • The Man with the Golden Arm ( tt0048347 ) at IMDb
  • The Man with the Golden Arm ( 541 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The 13th Letter Script

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Year:1951
Director:Otto Preminger
Written by:Louis Chavance (Story), Howard Koch (Writer)

Script Synopsis:When Dr. Pearson comes to a quiet Quebec town to set up his medical practice, he attracts the notice of Cora, whose husband, Paul, is the town's other doctor, and Denise, eldest daughter of the family in whose house he lodges. When an unknown person begins writing letters attacking Dr. Pearson and Cora for having an affair, a complex web of rumors, lies and accusations begins to ensnare nearly everyone in town.
The 13th Letter Script Resources:

  • The 13th Letter Script PDF - 11/7/50 REV at Script City ($)

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Laura Script

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Year:1944
Director:Otto Preminger
Written by:Vera Caspary (Novel), Jay Dratler (Screenplay), Samuel Hoffenstein (Screenplay), Elizabeth Reinhardt (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
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Fallen Angel Script

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Year:1945
Director:Otto Preminger
Written by:Harry Kleiner (Screenplay), Marty Holland (Novel)

Script Synopsis:An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
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Forever Amber Script

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Year:1947
Director:Otto Preminger
Written by:Philip Dunne (Writer), Ring Lardner, Jr. (Writer), Jerome Cady (Writer), Kathleen Winsor (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride into town, she sneaks away with them to London to achieve her dreams.
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River Of No Return Script

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Year:1954
Director:Otto Preminger
Written by:Frank Fenton (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband
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Advise And Consent Script

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Year:1962
Director:Otto Preminger
Written by:Wendell Mayes (Screenplay), Allen Drury (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A Senate investigation into the President's newly-nominated Secretary of State gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
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  • Advise And Consent Script PDF - [DRAFT 7/5/1961] at Script Fly ($)

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In Harm’s Way Script

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Year:1965
Director:Otto Preminger
Written by:James Bassett (Novel), Wendell Mayes (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor is later promoted to rear admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
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