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
Fred Sadoff Fred Sadoff Fred Sadoff (October 21, 1926 — May 6, 1994) was an American film, stage and television actor. Frederick Edward Sadoff was born in Brooklyn, New York to Henry and Bertha Sadoff; his older brothers Sidney and Robert were born years earlier. He got his start as an actor on Broadway in the late 1940s, appearing in "South Pacific" in the role of 'Professor'. A life member of The Actors Studio, Sadoff also appeared in "Camino Real" and "Wish You Were Here". In 1956, he became personal assistant to Michael Redgrave who starred in and directed a production of