William Wyler
Directing
1902-07-01 · Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
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.
movieWilliam Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
as Himself (Archival) · 2025 · 0.0
movieHollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage) · 2019 · 8.0
movieSword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2019 · 7.0
movieThe Cold Blue
as Himself (archive footage) · 2018 · 6.7
movieFive Came Back
as Self (archive footage) · 2017 · 7.9
movieBen-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self (archive footage) · 2005 · 6.6
movieReel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2002 · 8.0
movieGoldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self · 2001 · 8.5
movieBackstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage) · 2000 · 0.0
movieBen-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Director (archive footage) · 1993 · 7.7
movieDirected by William Wyler
as Self · 1986 · 0.0
movieLaurence Olivier: a life
as Self · 1982 · 10.0
tvThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self · 1973 · 6.3
tvGreat Performances
as Self · 1971 · 6.1
movieFun in the Big Country
as Self · 1958 · 0.0
tvCinépanorama
as Self · 1956 · 8.7
movieStars of Cabaret
as Self (archive footage) · 1956 · 0.0
tvThe Oscars
as Self · 1953 · 7.0
movieThe Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) · 1951 · 7.0
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948 · 6.8
movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
as Drug Store customer (uncredited) · 1946 · 7.8
movieDodsworth
as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited) · 1936 · 7.1