William Wyler
Directing
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.
TV Shows(5)
Movies(17)
William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
Himself (Archival)
2025
Hollywood's Second World War
Self (archive footage)
2019
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
The Cold Blue
Himself (archive footage)
2018
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
2017
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2005
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self
2001
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
2000
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Director (archive footage)
1993
Directed by William Wyler
Self
1986
Laurence Olivier: a life
Self
1982
Fun in the Big Country
Self
1958
Stars of Cabaret
Self (archive footage)
1956
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
The Best Years of Our Lives
Drug Store customer (uncredited)
1946
Dodsworth
Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited)
1936