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 reta…
Known For
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⭐ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
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⭐ 7.7
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
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Directed by William Wyler
1986
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Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
2000
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⭐ 6.6
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
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Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019
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Laurence Olivier: A Life
1982
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⭐ 7.1
Dodsworth
1936
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Hollywood's Second World War
2019
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⭐ 7.9
Five Came Back
2017
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⭐ 8.0
William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
2025
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⭐ 8.5
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
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⭐ 6.6
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
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⭐ 6.7
The Cold Blue
2018
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Fun in the Big Country
1958
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⭐ 7.7
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
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Stars of Cabaret
1956
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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000