King Vidor
Directing
Born February 8, 1894 in Galveston, Texas, USA
King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Director, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946).
Filmography
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive footage)
Love & Money
Walter Klein
Hollywood
Self
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
The Men Who Made the Movies
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
Solomon and Sheba
War and Peace
Man Without a Star
The Oscars
Self
Ruby Gentry
Japanese War Bride
Lightning Strikes Twice
Beyond the Forest
It's a Great Feeling
KIng Vidor (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
On Our Merry Way
Duel in the Sun
An American Romance
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Comrade X
Northwest Passage
Northward, Ho!
Himself
The Citadel
Stella Dallas
The Texas Rangers
The Plow That Broke the Plains
So Red the Rose
The Wedding Night
Our Daily Bread
Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
The Stranger's Return
Cynara
Bird of Paradise
The Champ
Street Scene
Billy the Kid
Not So Dumb
Hallelujah
Show People
Self (uncredited)
The Patsy
The Crowd
Bardelys the Magnificent
La Bohème
The Big Parade
Proud Flesh
1925 Studio Tour
Self
The Wife of the Centaur
His Hour
Wine of Youth
Happiness
Wild Oranges
Three Wise Fools
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
Alice Adams
The Woman of Bronze
Peg o' My Heart
Conquering the Woman
Dusk to Dawn
The Real Adventure
Love Never Dies
The Sky Pilot
The Jack-Knife Man
The Family Honor
Poor Relations
The Other Half
Better Times
The Turn in the Road
Tad's Swimming Hole
The Chocolate of the Gang
Bud's Recruit
Faith
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)