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.
Filmography (24 titles)
8.0MovieWilliam Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
Himself (Archival) · 2025
8.0MovieHollywood's Second World War
Self (archive footage) · 2019
7.0MovieSword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2019
6.7MovieThe Cold Blue
Himself (archive footage) · 2018
7.9MovieFive Came Back
Self (archive footage) · 2017
7.2ShowFive Came Back
Self (archive footage) · 2017
6.7MovieStardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage) · 2006
6.6MovieBen-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self (archive footage) · 2005
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2002
8.5MovieGoldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self · 2001
MovieBackstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage) · 2000
7.7MovieBen-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Director (archive footage) · 1993
MovieDirected by William Wyler
Self · 1986
10.0MovieLaurence Olivier: a life
Self · 1982
6.3ShowThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1973
6.1ShowGreat Performances
Self · 1971
MovieFun in the Big Country
Self · 1958
8.7ShowCinépanorama
Self · 1956
MovieStars of Cabaret
Self (archive footage) · 1956
7.0ShowThe Oscars
Self · 1953
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) · 1951
6.8ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1948
7.7MovieThe Best Years of Our Lives
Drug Store customer (uncredited) · 1946
7.1MovieDodsworth
Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited) · 1936