William Wyler
Directing
Born July 1, 1902 in Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
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.
Filmography
William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
Himself (Archival)
Hollywood's Second World War
Self (archive footage)
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Cold Blue
Himself (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
Roman Holiday
History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Director (archive footage)
Directed by William Wyler
Self
Laurence Olivier: a life
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Great Performances
Self
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Funny Girl
How to Steal a Million
The Collector
The Children's Hour
Ben-Hur
The Big Country
Fun in the Big Country
Self
Friendly Persuasion
Cinépanorama
Self
Stars of Cabaret
Self (archive footage)
The Desperate Hours
Roman Holiday
The Oscars
Self
Carrie
Detective Story
The Heiress
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Thunderbolt
The Best Years of Our Lives
Drug Store customer (uncredited)
The Fighting Lady
The Memphis Belle
Mrs. Miniver
The Little Foxes
The Letter
The Westerner
Wuthering Heights
The Cowboy and the Lady
Jezebel
Dead End
Come and Get It
Dodsworth
Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited)
These Three
The Gay Deception
The Good Fairy
Glamour
Counsellor at Law
Her First Mate
Tom Brown of Culver
A House Divided
The Storm
Hell's Heroes
The Love Trap
The Shakedown
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Thunder Riders
The Border Cavalier
Hard Fists
Straight Shootin'
Blazing Days
The Two Fister
The Stolen Ranch
Lazy Lightning
Martin of the Mounted
Don't Shoot
Ridin' for Love
The Crook Buster
The Hunchback of Notre Dame