10.0
10.0
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
as Self
William Wyler
Directing
Born:July 1, 1902
Died:July 27, 1981(aged 79)
Birthplace:Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
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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 (71 movies)
8.0
8.0
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self
8.0
8.0
Hollywood's Second World War
2019
as Self (archive footage)
7.9
7.9
Five Came Back
2017
as Self (archive footage)
7.9
7.9
Ben-Hur
1959
Director
7.9
7.9
Roman Holiday
1953
Producer
7.8
7.8
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Director
7.8
7.8
The Heiress
1949
Director
7.7
7.7
The Children's Hour
1961
Director
7.6
7.6
The Big Country
1958
Director
7.5
7.5
The Little Foxes
1941
Director
7.5
7.5
How to Steal a Million
1966
Director
7.4
7.4
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
as Self - Director (archive footage)
7.3
7.3
The Collector
1965
Director
7.3
7.3
The Letter
1940
Producer
7.2
7.2
Funny Girl
1968
Director
7.2
7.2
Wuthering Heights
1939
Director
7.1
7.1
The Westerner
1940
Director
7.1
7.1
These Three
1936
Director
7.1
7.1
Dodsworth
1936
Director
7.1
7.1
Mrs. Miniver
1942
Director
7.0
7.0
Jezebel
1938
Director
7.0
7.0
The Desperate Hours
1955
Producer
7.0
7.0
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Detective Story
1951
Director
7.0
7.0
Dead End
1937
Director
7.0
7.0
Hell's Heroes
1929
Director
6.9
6.9
The Good Fairy
1935
Director
6.8
6.8
Come and Get It
1936
Director
6.7
6.7
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Producer
6.6
6.6
The Cold Blue
2018
as Himself (archive footage)
6.6
6.6
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
as Self (archive footage)
6.6
6.6
The Memphis Belle
1944
Director
6.4
6.4
The Gay Deception
1935
Director
6.4
6.4
Counsellor at Law
1933
Director
6.4
6.4
Carrie
1952
Producer
6.2
6.2
The Fighting Lady
1944
Director
6.1
6.1
Thunderbolt
1947
Director
5.8
5.8
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
Director
5.5
5.5
The Shakedown
1929
Director
5.2
5.2
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
Director
5.2
5.2
The Love Trap
1929
Director
5.1
5.1
The Stolen Ranch
1926
Director
5.0
5.0
The Storm
1930
Director
4.8
4.8
A House Divided
1931
Director
4.5
4.5
The Two Fister
1927
Director
2.7
2.7
Glamour
1934
Director
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Fun in the Big Country
1958
as Self
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stars of Cabaret
1956
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by William Wyler
1986
as Self
Her First Mate
1933
Director
Straight Shootin'
1927
Director
Blazing Days
1927
Director
Thunder Riders
1928
Director
The Fire Barrier
1926
Director
Lazy Lightning
1926
Director
The Border Cavalier
1927
Director
The Crook Buster
1925
Director
The Gunless Bad Man
1926
Director
Ridin' for Love
1926
Director
Don't Shoot
1926
Director
Martin of the Mounted
1926
Director
The Horse Trader
1927
Director
Hard Fists
1927
Director
Desert Dust
1927
Director
History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle
2011
Director
Roman Holiday
2016
Writer
The Ore Raiders
1927
Director
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928
Director
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