his best known movies were "the search" (1947), "the men" (1950), "high noon" (1952), "from here to eternity" (1953), "oklahoma!" (1955), "the nun's story" (1959), "a man for all seasons" (1966), "the day of the jackal" (1973), and "julia" (1977). his movies have received 65 oscar nominations, winning 24.