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In the titles of a film by this director, an animated red flame burns over a line drawing of a rose in the midst of a black background. A character stumbles into a gay bar called “Club 602” in a film by this director in which the Capitol dome opens as if on a hinge to reveal the title. In yet another title sequence for this director, several thin white rectangles coalesce into a jagged 2D hand that reaches down from the top of the screen. A paper cutout (*) corpse lies on its side in one of Saul (10[1])Bass’s many title (10[1])sequences for this director. In that film by this director, an army officer plays up his “insanity” while on trial for killing an innkeeper whom he claims assaulted his wife. (10[1])For 10 points, name this director of The Man With the Golden Arm and Anatomy of a Murder. ■END■

ANSWER: Otto Preminger [or Otto Ludwig Preminger] (The unnamed films are Carmen Jones and Advise & Consent, which also feature title sequences by Saul Bass.)
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