William Wyler
William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness. Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box office and critical successes made him one of Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers during the 1930s and 1940s.
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- 2019 ·Hollywood's Second World Waras Self (archive footage)
- 2019 ·Sword-and-Sandalas Self (archive footage)
- 2018 ·The Cold Blueas Himself (archive footage)
- 2017 ·Five Came Backas Self (archive footage)
- 2005 ·Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinemaas Self (archive footage)
- 2001 ·Goldwyn: The Man and His Moviesas Self
- 2000 ·Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 ·Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epicas Self - Director (archive footage)
- 1986 ·Directed by William Wyleras Self
- 1973 ·The American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self
- 1971 ·Great Performancesas Self
- 1958 ·Fun in the Big Countryas Self
- 1956 ·Cinépanoramaas Self
- 1956 ·Stars of Cabaretas Self (archive footage)
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self
- 1951 ·The Screen Directoras Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
- 1948 ·The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
- 1946 ·The Best Years of Our Livesas Drug Store customer (uncredited)
- 1936 ·Dodsworthas Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (Uncredited)