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William Wyler
Directing
01 Jul 1902
† 27 Jul 1981
Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
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 reta...
Also Known As
Wilhelm Weiller, Bill Wyler, 윌리엄 와일러, 윌리암 와일러
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William Wyler's Movies
78%
The Best Years of Our Lives
25 Dec 1946
71%
Dodsworth
23 Sept 1936
79%
Five Came Back
31 Mar 2017
67%
The Cold Blue
23 May 2018
70%
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
14 Apr 2019
74%
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
01 Jan 1993
66%
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
13 Sept 2005
80%
Hollywood's Second World War
03 Sept 2019
60%
The Screen Director
12 Mar 1951
80%
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
07 Oct 2001
100%
Laurence Olivier: a life
24 Oct 1982
0%
Fun in the Big Country
01 Jan 1958
0%
Stars of Cabaret
01 Jan 1956
0%
Directed by William Wyler
01 May 1986
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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
14 Oct 2000
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
02 Apr 2002
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William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
18 Sept 2025
