You know who doesn't get enough recognition? Fred Zinnemann.

[Paladin]

There are lots of great directors who are rightfully celebrated and cited as influences---Ford, Hitchcock, Hawks, Kurosawa, Huston, Welles, Bergman, Fellini, Chaplin. But think of the amazing films that Zinnemann did: "High Noon," "From Here To Eternity," "A Man For All Seasons," "The Day Of The Jackal" (one of my personal favorites), and "Julia," to name a few. The silence on Zinnemann and his four Best Director Oscars seems deafening to me. Anybody else agree?

[longship]

1. I love "A Man for All Seasons" and "The Day of the Jackal"

I have seen the others, but I am not a big fan of them, not that Zinnemann did a bad job, it's just that I don't like westerns very much and "From Here to Eternity" doesn't do much for me. I only saw Julia once, so I cannot judge.

Happy to R&K

[OmahaBlueDog]

2. "The Day of the Jackal" is brilliant

Possibly my favorite film (depending on which day you ask me. Pretty faithful to the book, and Edward Fox was perfectly cast.

[Paladin]

3. Why bless your heart: you posted the melon-shooting scene!

Look how Edward Fox plays it---not a single wasted gesture, all lethal competence. One of my favorite movies as well.

[longship]

4. Yes, I really like it, too.

Michael Lonsdale and Derek Jacoby play a good pair, like Holmes and Watson. The scenes in Britain are great. ("Where's the authority?&quot

[brooklynboy49]

5. I don't agree

I didn't realize Zinnemann had four Oscars. A Man For All Seasons is my favorite work of his, followed by High Noon.

But I personally don't include Zinnemann in the pantheon of the greats. For my money, number one in that pantheon is Hitch, and he has ZERO best director Oscars! Others I would include are Scorsese (who just won his first Oscar a few years ago), Woody Allen, Billy Wilder, Orson Welles and Tarantino. Yes, Tarantino. I don't think Zinnemann is in the same league as these directors. I'm sure there are others I haven't mentioned who are, but IMO Zinnemann doesn't quite make the cut. Just one man's opinion.

[Paladin]

6. I'll agree with you that Hitchcock not having an Oscar is a travesty. (nt)