Fred Zinnemann the first 25 American films chosen in 1989 for the National Film Registry. With its psychological and moral examinations of its lawman hero Marshall Will Kane, played by Gary Cooper and its innovative chronology whereby screen time approximated the 80-minute countdown to the confrontational hour, the film broke the mold of the formulaic western. Working closely with cinematographer and longtime friend Floyd Crosby, he shot without filters, giving the landscape a harsh "newsreel" quality that clashed with the more painterly cinematography of John Ford's westerns. During production he established a strong rapport with Gary Cooper, photographing the aging actor in
Edward Fox (actor) Zinnemann, who was looking for an actor who was not well-known and could be believable as the assassin in the film "The Day of the Jackal" (1973). Fox won the role, beating other contenders such as Roger Moore and Michael Caine. From then on he was much sought after, appearing in such films as "A Bridge Too Far" (1977) as Lieutenant General Horrocks, a role he has cited as a personal favourite, and for which he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the British Academy Film Awards. He also starred in "Force 10 from Navarone" (1978), with Robert Shaw