Background
Zinnemann was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of director Fred Zinnemann and Renee Bartlett.
Zinnemann was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of director Fred Zinnemann and Renee Bartlett.
He attended Columbia University, but left before graduation to work as a film editor in Italy.
He is best known for his work on the films The Cowboys, The Long Riders, The Running Manitoba and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He began is career as an assistant director on the film Harlow (1965). Other films followed such as Cast a Giant Shadow, What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (both released in 1966), The Happening (1967), Bullitt (1968), and the Western television series Cimarron Strip.
His other assistant directorial credits include The Great White Hope (1970), The Reivers (1969), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Day of the Locust (1975), Farewell, My Lovely (1975) and Smile (1975).
He then became a line producer. In 1985, he directed an episode of Miami Vice, his only directing cr to date.
Since 1992, Zinnemann focused on photography, working for various publications.