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William Wyler

Directing Born 1 Jul 1902 Died 27 Jul 1981 — at 79.071232876712 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, spa...

Latest credit Hollywood's Second World War (2019)

As actor

13 titles

William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy poster

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William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy

2025 · 50 min

Hollywood's Second World War poster

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Hollywood's Second World War

2019 · 90 min

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic poster

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Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

2019 · 54 min

The Cold Blue poster

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The Cold Blue

2018 · 74 min

Five Came Back poster

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Five Came Back

2017 · 195 min

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema poster

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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

2005 · 57 min

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies poster

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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

2001 · 118 min

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' poster

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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000 · 24 min

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic poster

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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

1993 · 58 min

Laurence Olivier: a life poster

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Laurence Olivier: a life

1982 · 155 min

Fun in the Big Country poster

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Fun in the Big Country

1958 · 5 min

Stars of Cabaret poster

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Stars of Cabaret

1956 · 18 min

Five Came Back poster

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Five Came Back

2017