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Which film noir did Otto Preminger direct about a hypnotist who frames a woman for murder?
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Otto Preminger
Film director Otto Preminger, 1976.
The film noir directed by Otto Preminger that features a hypnotist framing a woman for murder is titled Whirlpool (1949). In this thriller, the character played by José Ferrer uses his skills as a hypnotist to frame a kleptomaniac for a crime he committed.1