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Zinnemann was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Anna and Oskar Zinnemann, a doctor.

His family was Jewish.

While growing up in Austria, he wanted to become a musician, but went on to study law.

While studying at the University of Vienna, he became drawn to films and eventually became a cameraman.

He worked in Germany with several other beginners ( Billy Wilder and Robert Siodmak also worked with him on the 1929 feature People on Sunday ) before going to America to study film.