William Wyler
Directing
Born: July 1, 1902 · Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
Died: July 27, 1981 (aged 79)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Ben-Hur
1959
Roman Holiday
1953
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
How to Steal a Million
1966
Funny Girl
1968
The Big Country
1958
The Children's Hour
1961
Wuthering Heights
1939
Mrs. Miniver
1942
The Heiress
1949
The Letter
1940
The Collector
1965
Photos (6)
Movies (2)
Self / Appearances (22)
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
Cinépanorama
Self · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 2 eps
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage) · 3 eps
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Directed by William Wyler
Self
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
The Cold Blue
Himself (archive footage)
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Self
Hollywood's Second World War
Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Director (archive footage)
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self
William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
Himself (Archival)
Fun in the Big Country
Self
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
Stars of Cabaret
Self (archive footage)
Directing (54)
Ben-Hur
Director
Roman Holiday
Director
Wuthering Heights
Director
The Children's Hour
Director
The Best Years of Our Lives
Director
How to Steal a Million
Director
The Big Country
Director
Funny Girl
Director
Mrs. Miniver
Director
The Letter
Director
Jezebel
Director
The Little Foxes
Director
The Desperate Hours
Director
The Collector
Director
The Heiress
Director
Friendly Persuasion
Director
Detective Story
Director
Dead End
Director
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Director
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Assistant Director
The Westerner
Director
These Three
Director
The Gay Deception
Director
Carrie
Director
Come and Get It
Director
Dodsworth
Director
The Cowboy and the Lady
Co-Director
Thunder Riders
Director
The Good Fairy
Director
Hell's Heroes
Director
Thunderbolt
Director
Counsellor at Law
Director
A House Divided
Director
Her First Mate
Director
The Memphis Belle
Director
The Fighting Lady
Director
Straight Shootin'
Director
The Stolen Ranch
Director
The Love Trap
Director
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Director
The Border Cavalier
Director
Glamour
Director
The Storm
Director
Tom Brown of Culver
Director
Hard Fists
Director
Lazy Lightning
Director
The Two Fister
Director
The Shakedown
Director
Martin of the Mounted
Director
History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle
Director
Blazing Days
Director
The Crook Buster
Director
Ridin' for Love
Director
Don't Shoot
Director
Writing (3)
Producing (13)
Roman Holiday
Producer
The Children's Hour
Producer
The Big Country
Producer
Mrs. Miniver
Producer
The Letter
Producer
Jezebel
Producer
The Desperate Hours
Producer
The Heiress
Producer
Friendly Persuasion
Producer
Detective Story
Producer
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Producer
Carrie
Producer
The Love Trap
Producer