07/01/1902
Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]:
William Wyler (1. Juli 1902 – 27. Juli 1981) war ein in Deutschland geborener Filmregisseur, Produzent und Drehbuchautor. Zu seinen bekanntesten Werken zählen „Ben Hur“ (1959), „Die besten Jahre unseres Lebens“ (1946) und „Mrs. Miniver“ (1942), für die Wyler jeweils einen Oscar als Bester Regisseur und zudem den Oscar für den Besten Film erhielt. Seine erste Oscar-Nominierung erhielt er 1936 für die Regie von „Dodsworth“, was den Beginn einer fast 20-jährigen Erfolgsserie markierte. Der Filmhistoriker Ian Freer bezeichnet Wyler als „echten Perfektionisten“, dessen Vorliebe für Wiederholungen und sein Bestreben, jede Nuance auszuarbeiten, „legendär“ wurden. Seine Fähigkeit, eine Reihe von Literaturklassikern zu Kassenschlagern und Kritikererfolgen zu machen, katapultierte ihn in den 1930er- und 1940er-Jahren zu einem der erfolgreichsten Filmemacher Hollywoods.
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William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy (2025) as Himself (Archival) |
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Hollywoods Zweiter Weltkrieg (2019) as Self (archive footage) |
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Gladiateur, glaive et fantasmes (2019) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
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The Cold Blue (2018) as Himself (archive footage) |
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Five Came Back (2017) as Self (archive footage) |
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005) as Self (archive footage) |
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) as Self |
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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000) as Self (archive footage) |
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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993) as Self - Director (archive footage) |
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Directed by William Wyler (1986) as Self |
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Laurence Olivier: a life (1982) as Self |
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Fun in the Big Country (1958) as Self |
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Stars of Cabaret (1956) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Screen Director (1951) as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) |
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as Drug Store customer (uncredited) |
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Dodsworth (1936) as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited) |
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ローマの休日 (2016) Writer |
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History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle (2011) Director |
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) Director |
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) Producer |
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Funny Girl (1968) Director |
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How to Steal a Million (1966) Director |
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The Collector (1965) Director |
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The Children's Hour (1961) Director |
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The Children's Hour (1961) Producer |
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Ben-Hur (1959) Director |
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The Big Country (1958) Director |
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The Big Country (1958) Producer |
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Friendly Persuasion (1956) Director |
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Friendly Persuasion (1956) Producer |
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The Desperate Hours (1955) Director |
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The Desperate Hours (1955) Producer |
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Roman Holiday (1953) Director |
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Roman Holiday (1953) Producer |
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Carrie (1952) Director |
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Carrie (1952) Producer |
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Detective Story (1951) Director |
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Detective Story (1951) Producer |
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The Heiress (1949) Director |
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The Heiress (1949) Producer |
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Thunderbolt (1947) Director |
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Director |
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The Fighting Lady (1944) Director |
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The Memphis Belle (1944) Director |
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The Memphis Belle (1944) Writer |
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The Memphis Belle (1944) Director of Photography |
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Mrs. Miniver (1942) Director |
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Mrs. Miniver (1942) Producer |
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The Little Foxes (1941) Director |
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The Letter (1940) Director |
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The Letter (1940) Producer |
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The Westerner (1940) Director |
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Wuthering Heights (1939) Director |
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The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) Co-Director |
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Jezebel (1938) Director |
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Jezebel (1938) Producer |
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Dead End (1937) Director |
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Come and Get It (1936) Director |
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Dodsworth (1936) Director |
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These Three (1936) Director |
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The Gay Deception (1935) Director |
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The Good Fairy (1935) Director |
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Glamour (1934) Director |
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Counsellor at Law (1933) Director |
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Her First Mate (1933) Director |
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Tom Brown of Culver (1932) Director |
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A House Divided (1931) Director |
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The Storm (1930) Director |
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Hell's Heroes (1929) Director |
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The Love Trap (1929) Director |
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The Love Trap (1929) Producer |
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The Shakedown (1929) Director |
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Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928) Director |
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Thunder Riders (1928) Director |
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Desert Dust (1927) Director |
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The Border Cavalier (1927) Director |
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The Horse Trader (1927) Director |
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The Ore Raiders (1927) Director |
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Hard Fists (1927) Director |
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Straight Shootin' (1927) Director |
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Blazing Days (1927) Director |
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The Two Fister (1927) Director |
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The Stolen Ranch (1926) Director |
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Lazy Lightning (1926) Director |
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Martin of the Mounted (1926) Director |
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Don't Shoot (1926) Director |
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The Fire Barrier (1926) Director |
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Ridin' for Love (1926) Director |
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Ridin' for Love (1926) Story |
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The Gunless Bad Man (1926) Director |
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The Crook Buster (1925) Director |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Assistant Director |