Between Fred Zinnemann and Hampton Del Ruth who won more Academy Awards?
Fred Zinnemann Alfred "Fred" Zinnemann (April 29, 1907March 14, 1997) was an Austrian-born American film director. He won four Academy Awards for directing films in various genres, including thrillers, westerns, "film noir" and play adaptations. He made 25 feature films during his 50-year career.
High Noon High Noon is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, depicted in real time, centers around a town marshal, torn between his sense of duty and love for his new bride, who must face a gang of killers alone.