8.3
8.3
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990
as Self (archive footage)
King Vidor
Also known as: King Wallis Vidor, King W. Vidor
Directing
Born:February 8, 1894
Died:November 1, 1982(aged 88)
Birthplace:Galveston, Texas, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Peacock Military Academy
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CommunityBiography
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).
Notable Works
The Big ParadeThe CrowdHallelujah!The ChampOur Daily BreadStella DallasThe CitadelNorthwest PassageDuel in the SunBeyond the ForestThe FountainheadRuby GentryMan Without a StarWar and Peace
Filmography (67 movies)
8.0
8.0
Wine of Youth
1924
Director
7.6
7.6
The Crowd
1928
Director
7.5
7.5
The Big Parade
1925
Director
7.4
7.4
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926
Director
7.1
7.1
The Champ
1931
Producer
7.1
7.1
Show People
1928
Producer
7.1
7.1
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
Screenplay
6.9
6.9
Stella Dallas
1937
Director
6.8
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949
Director
6.7
6.7
Our Daily Bread
1934
Producer
6.7
6.7
War and Peace
1956
Screenplay
6.7
6.7
Street Scene
1931
Director
6.7
6.7
Beyond the Forest
1949
Director
6.7
6.7
Hallelujah
1929
Director
6.6
6.6
The Patsy
1928
Director
6.5
6.5
Peg o' My Heart
1922
Director
6.5
6.5
So Red the Rose
1935
Director
6.5
6.5
Northwest Passage
1940
Director
6.4
6.4
Man Without a Star
1955
Director
6.4
6.4
The Citadel
1938
Director
6.3
6.3
Solomon and Sheba
1959
Director
6.3
6.3
Ruby Gentry
1952
Director
6.3
6.3
Duel in the Sun
1946
Director
6.3
6.3
La Bohème
1926
Director
6.3
6.3
Proud Flesh
1925
Director
6.3
6.3
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000
as Self (archive footage)
6.3
6.3
Wild Oranges
1924
Director
6.3
6.3
The Texas Rangers
1936
Producer
6.2
6.2
The Stranger's Return
1933
Director
6.1
6.1
1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self
6.0
6.0
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980
Director
6.0
6.0
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
as Self
6.0
6.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
6.0
6.0
The Jack-Knife Man
1920
Director
6.0
6.0
Comrade X
1940
Producer
5.9
5.9
An American Romance
1944
Producer
5.8
5.8
The Wedding Night
1935
Director
5.6
5.6
Love Never Dies
1921
Director
5.5
5.5
Japanese War Bride
1952
Director
5.5
5.5
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951
Director
5.5
5.5
On Our Merry Way
1948
Director
5.1
5.1
The Sky Pilot
1921
Director
5.1
5.1
Not So Dumb
1930
Producer
5.0
5.0
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964
Director
5.0
5.0
Northward, Ho!
1940
as Himself
5.0
5.0
The Other Half
1919
Director
4.9
4.9
Bud's Recruit
1918
Director
4.8
4.8
Bird of Paradise
1932
Director
4.7
4.7
Cynara
1932
Director
4.6
4.6
Love & Money
1981
as Walter Klein
4.3
4.3
Billy the Kid
1930
Producer
3.5
3.5
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self (uncredited)
1.0
1.0
The Wife of the Centaur
1924
Director
Faith
1916
His Hour
1924
Director
Better Times
1919
Director
Hurricane in Galveston
1913
Director
What'll We Do with Uncle?
1917
Screenplay
The Chocolate of the Gang
1918
Director
Tad's Swimming Hole
1918
Director
The Family Honor
1920
Director
Alice Adams
1923
Producer
Poor Relations
1919
Screenplay
Three Wise Fools
1923
Writer
Happiness
1924
Director
The Real Adventure
1922
Director
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