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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.

Et billede af William Wyler

Directing

1923

[ ] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Assistant Director)

1925

[ ] The Crook Buster (Director)

1926

[ ] Ridin' for Love (Director)
[ ] Don't Shoot (Director)
[ ] The Gunless Bad Man (Director)
[ ] Martin of the Mounted (Director)
[ ] The Stolen Ranch (Director)
[ ] The Fire Barrier (Director)
[ ] Lazy Lightning (Director)

1927

[ ] The Two Fister (Director)
[ ] The Horse Trader (Director)
[ ] Straight Shootin' (Director)
[ ] Blazing Days (Director)
[ ] Desert Dust (Director)
[ ] The Border Cavalier (Director)
[ ] Hard Fists (Director)
[ ] The Ore Raiders (Director)

1928

[ ] Thunder Riders (Director)
[ ] Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (Director)

1929

[ ] The Love Trap (Director)
[ ] The Shakedown (Director)
[ ] Hell's Heroes (Director)

1930

[ ] The Storm (Director)

1931

[ ] A House Divided (Director)

1932

[ ] Tom Brown of Culver (Director)

1933

[ ] Counsellor at Law (Director)
[ ] Her First Mate (Director)

1934

[ ] Glamour (Director)

1935

[ ] The Good Fairy (Director)
[ ] The Gay Deception (Director)

1936

[ ] Dodsworth (Director)
[ ] These Three (Director)
[ ] Come and Get It (Director)

1937

[ ] Dead End (Director)

1938

[ ] Jezebel (Director)
[ ] The Cowboy and the Lady (Co-Director)

1939

[ ] Wuthering Heights (Director)

1940

[ ] The Westerner (Director)
[ ] The Letter (Director)

1941

[ ] The Little Foxes (Director)

1942

[ ] Mrs. Miniver (Director)

1944

[ ] The Memphis Belle (Director)
[ ] The Fighting Lady (Director)

1946

[ ] The Best Years of Our Lives (Director)

1947

[ ] Thunderbolt (Director)

1949

[ ] The Heiress (Director)

1951

[ ] Detective Story (Director)

1952

[ ] Carrie (Director)

1953

[ 3/10 ] Roman Holiday (Director)

1955

[ W ] The Desperate Hours (Director)

1956

[ ] Friendly Persuasion (Director)

1958

[ ] The Big Country (Director)

1959

[ ] Ben-Hur (Director)

1961

[ ] The Children's Hour (Director)

1965

[ ] The Collector (Director)

1966

[ ] How to Steal a Million (Director)

1968

[ ] Funny Girl (Director)

1970

[ ] The Liberation of L.B. Jones (Director)

2011

[ ] History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle (Director)

Production

1929

[ ] The Love Trap (Producer)

1938

[ ] Jezebel (Producer)

1940

[ ] The Letter (Producer)

1942

[ ] Mrs. Miniver (Producer)

1949

[ ] The Heiress (Producer)

1951

[ ] Detective Story (Producer)

1952

[ ] Carrie (Producer)

1953

[ 3/10 ] Roman Holiday (Producer)

1955

[ W ] The Desperate Hours (Producer)

1956

[ ] Friendly Persuasion (Producer)

1958

[ ] The Big Country (Producer)

1961

[ ] The Children's Hour (Producer)

1970

[ ] The Liberation of L.B. Jones (Producer)

Writing

1926

[ ] Ridin' for Love (Story)

1944

[ ] The Memphis Belle (Writer)

2016

[ ] Roman Holiday (Writer)

Camera

1944

[ ] The Memphis Belle (Director of Photography)

Actor

1936

[ ] Dodsworth (Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited))

1946

[ ] The Best Years of Our Lives (Drug Store customer (uncredited))

1951

[ ] The Screen Director (Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited))

1956

[ ] Stars of Cabaret (Self (archive footage))

1958

[ ] Fun in the Big Country (Self)

1982

[ ] Laurence Olivier: a life (Self)

1986

[ ] Directed by William Wyler (Self)

1993

[ ] Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (Self - Director (archive footage))

2000

[ ] Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (Self (archive footage))

2001

[ ] Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (Self)

2002

[ ] Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

2005

[ ] Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (Self (archive footage))

2017

[ ] Five Came Back (Self (archive footage))

2018

[ ] The Cold Blue (Himself (archive footage))

2019

[ ] Hollywood's Second World War (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic (Self - Filmmaker (archive footage))

2025

[ ] William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy (Himself (Archival))