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.
Filmography
William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
2025 · Movie
Hollywood's Second World War
2019 · Movie
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019 · Movie
The Cold Blue
2018 · Movie
Five Came Back
2017 · Series
Five Came Back
2017 · Movie
Roman Holiday
2016 · Movie
History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle
2011 · Movie
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 · Movie
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005 · Movie
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002 · Movie
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 · Movie
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000 · Movie
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
2000 · Movie
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993 · Movie
Directed by William Wyler
1986 · Movie
Laurence Olivier: A Life
1982 · Movie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Series
Great Performances
1971 · Series
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970 · Movie
Funny Girl
1968 · Movie
How to Steal a Million
1966 · Movie
The Collector
1965 · Movie
The Children's Hour
1961 · Movie
Ben-Hur
1959 · Movie
The Big Country
1958 · Movie
Fun in the Big Country
1958 · Movie
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · Movie
The Letter
1956 · Movie
Cinépanorama
1956 · Series
Stars of Cabaret
1956 · Movie
The Desperate Hours
1955 · Movie
Roman Holiday
1953 · Movie
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Carrie
1952 · Movie
Detective Story
1951 · Movie
The Screen Director
1951 · Movie
The Heiress
1949 · Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
Thunderbolt
1947 · Movie
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · Movie
The Fighting Lady
1944 · Movie
The Memphis Belle
1944 · Movie
Mrs. Miniver
1942 · Movie
The Little Foxes
1941 · Movie
The Letter
1940 · Movie
The Westerner
1940 · Movie
Wuthering Heights
1939 · Movie
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 · Movie
Jezebel
1938 · Movie
Dead End
1937 · Movie
Come and Get It
1936 · Movie
Dodsworth
1936 · Movie
These Three
1936 · Movie
The Gay Deception
1935 · Movie
The Good Fairy
1935 · Movie
Glamour
1934 · Movie
Counsellor at Law
1933 · Movie
Her First Mate
1933 · Movie
Tom Brown of Culver
1932 · Movie
A House Divided
1931 · Movie
The Storm
1930 · Movie
Hell's Heroes
1929 · Movie
The Love Trap
1929 · Movie
The Shakedown
1929 · Movie
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · Movie
Thunder Riders
1928 · Movie
Desert Dust
1927 · Movie
The Border Cavalier
1927 · Movie
The Horse Trader
1927 · Movie
The Ore Raiders
1927 · Movie
Hard Fists
1927 · Movie
Straight Shootin'
1927 · Movie
Blazing Days
1927 · Movie
The Two Fister
1927 · Movie
The Stolen Ranch
1926 · Movie
Lazy Lightning
1926 · Movie
Martin of the Mounted
1926 · Movie
Don't Shoot
1926 · Movie
The Fire Barrier
1926 · Movie
Ridin' for Love
1926 · Movie
The Gunless Bad Man
1926 · Movie
The Crook Buster
1925 · Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923 · Movie