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The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress -- Documentary about the 25th and last bombing mission of a B17, the "Memphis Belle". The "Memphis Belle" took part in a great bombing raid on sub-pens in Wilhelmshafen, Germany. On their way they encounterd heavy AA fire and interceptors.
Roman Holiday -- Clip: Today is going to be a holiday
Friendly Persuasion -- Trailer this motion picture from William Wyler
Thunderbolt -- A documentary on the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft and its use in missions over Europe and the Pacific Theatre in the Second World War.
Roman Holiday -- Trailer: #2

Overview

Date of Birth:
1 July 1902, Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France] See more »
Date of Death:
27 July 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »
Mini Biography:
William Wyler was an American filmmaker who, at the time of his death in 1981... See more »
Trivia:
Directed 31 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances (more than... See more »
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Down 7% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 34 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(241 articles)
Potential Tony Contenders Include Weaver, Hanks, Midler, Rudd
 (From Alt Film Guide. 29 April 2013, 7:25 PM, PDT)
TCM Film Fest: Sony Extending 4K Remastering Plans for Library Titles
 (From The Hollywood Reporter. 25 April 2013, 2:59 PM, PDT)
On the scene: Barbra Streisand receives Film Society of Lincoln Center's Charlie Chaplin Award
 (From EW.com - PopWatch. 23 April 2013, 11:27 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Bill Wyler | Lt Col William Wyler

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Director, Producer, Actor, Actor - TV, Writer, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Cinematographer, Miscellaneous Crew, Thanks, Self - TV, Self, Archive Footage
Director:
  1. The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)

  2. Funny Girl (1968)
  3. How to Steal a Million (1966)
    ... aka "William Wyler's How to Steal a Million" - UK (complete title), USA (complete title)
  4. The Collector (1965)
  5. The Children's Hour (1961)

  6. Ben-Hur (1959)
    ... aka "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" - USA (alternative title)
    ... aka "William Wyler's Ben-Hur" - USA (complete title)
  7. The Big Country (1958)
  8. Friendly Persuasion (1956)
  9. "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Letter (1956) TV episode
  10. The Desperate Hours (1955)
  11. Roman Holiday (1953)
  12. Carrie (1952)
  13. Detective Story (1951)
    ... aka "William Wyler's Production of Sidney Kingsley's Detective Story" - USA (complete title)

  14. The Heiress (1949)
  15. Thunderbolt (1947) (as Lt Col William Wyler)
  16. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
    ... aka "Samuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives" - USA (poster title)
  17. The Fighting Lady (1944) (uncredited)
  18. The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944)
    ... aka "The Memphis Belle" - USA (short title)
  19. Mrs. Miniver (1942)
  20. The Little Foxes (1941)
  21. The Letter (1940)
  22. The Westerner (1940)

  23. Wuthering Heights (1939)
  24. The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) (uncredited)
  25. Jezebel (1938)
  26. Dead End (1937)
    ... aka "Dead End: Cradle of Crime" - USA (reissue title)
  27. Come and Get It (1936) (completed film)
    ... aka "Roaring Timber" - USA (reissue title)
    ... aka "Roaring Timbers" - USA (reissue title)
  28. Dodsworth (1936)
  29. These Three (1936)
  30. Barbary Coast (1935) (uncredited; replaced by Howard Hawks)
    ... aka "Port of Wickedness" - USA (reissue title)
  31. The Gay Deception (1935)
  32. The Good Fairy (1935)
  33. Glamour (1934)
  34. Counsellor at Law (1933)
  35. Her First Mate (1933)
  36. Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
  37. A House Divided (1931)
  38. The Storm (1930)

  39. Hell's Heroes (1929)
  40. The Love Trap (1929)
  41. The Shakedown (1929)
  42. Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928)
    ... aka "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" - New Zealand (English title) (imdb display title), UK (imdb display title)
  43. Thunder Riders (1928)
  44. Desert Dust (1927)
  45. The Border Cavalier (1927)
  46. Daze of the West (1927)
  47. The Horse Trader (1927)
  48. The Square Shooter (1927)
  49. The Phantom Outlaw (1927)
  50. Gun Justice (1927)
  51. The Home Trail (1927)
  52. The Ore Raiders (1927)
  53. The Lone Star (1927)
  54. Hard Fists (1927)
  55. The Haunted Homestead (1927)
  56. Galloping Justice (1927)
  57. Shooting Straight (1927)
    ... aka "Straight Shootin'" - USA (poster title)
  58. Blazing Days (1927)
  59. The Silent Partner (1927)
  60. Tenderfoot Courage (1927)
  61. Kelcy Gets His Man (1927)
  62. The Two Fister (1927)
  63. The Stolen Ranch (1926)
  64. Lazy Lightning (1926)
  65. Martin of the Mounted (1926)
  66. The Pinnacle Rider (1926)
  67. Don't Shoot (1926)
  68. The Fire Barrier (1926)
  69. Ridin' for Love (1926)
  70. The Gunless Bad Man (1926)
  71. The Crook Buster (1925)
Producer:
  1. The Children's Hour (1961) (producer)

  2. Ben-Hur (1959) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" - USA (alternative title)
    ... aka "William Wyler's Ben-Hur" - USA (complete title)
  3. The Big Country (1958) (producer)
  4. Friendly Persuasion (1956) (producer)
  5. The Desperate Hours (1955) (producer)
  6. Roman Holiday (1953) (producer)
  7. Carrie (1952) (producer)
  8. Detective Story (1951) (producer)
    ... aka "William Wyler's Production of Sidney Kingsley's Detective Story" - USA (complete title)

  9. The Heiress (1949) (producer)
  10. The Letter (1940) (producer)

  11. Jezebel (1938) (producer)
  12. The Good Fairy (1935) (producer)

  13. The Love Trap (1929) (producer)
Actor:
  1. Dodsworth (1936) (uncredited) .... Violin Player in Dance Orchestra
  2. Her First Mate (1933) (uncredited) .... Man on Collapsing Dock

  3. The Shakedown (1929) (uncredited) .... Photographer at Fight Arena
Actor - TV:
  1. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (5 episodes, 1966-1970)
    ... aka "The Color Honeymooners" - USA (rerun title)
        - The Honeymooners: Operation Protest (1970) TV episode (as Bill Wyler)
        - The Honeymooners: The People's Choice (1967) TV episode
        - The Honeymooners: Rififi - Brooklyn Style (1967) TV episode
        - The Honeymooners: Ship of Fools (1966) TV episode
        - The Passing Politician (1966) TV episode
Writer:
  1. The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944)
    ... aka "The Memphis Belle" - USA (short title)

  2. Ridin' for Love (1926) (scenario) (story)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) (assistant director) (uncredited)
    ... aka "Ben-Hur" - USA (short title)
  2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923/I) (assistant director) (uncredited)
Cinematographer:
  1. The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944) (uncredited)
    ... aka "The Memphis Belle" - USA (short title)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) (assisitant: Mr. Eason) (uncredited)
    ... aka "Ben-Hur" - USA (short title)
Thanks:
  1. Omaggio a Roma (2009) (grateful thanks)
    ... aka "Homage to Rome" - International (English title) (literal title)

  2. Running Time (1997) (special thanks)
Self - TV:
  1. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
        - Directed by William Wyler (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
        - Laurence Olivier: A Life (1983) TV episode .... Himself
  3. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (1981) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka "The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire" - USA (original title)
  4. "Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka "Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film" - USA (video box title)
        - Trick of the Light (1980) TV episode .... Himself

  5. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (1977) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka "The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis" - USA (original title)
  6. The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Director
  7. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to William Wyler (1976) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka "The American Film Institute Presents a Salute to William Wyler" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "The 4th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to William Wyler" - USA (complete title)
  8. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Bette Davis (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #2.154 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  10. The 27th Annual Golden Globes Awards (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Accepting Award for Barbra Streisand

  11. "Cinema" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
        - William Wyler (1965) TV episode .... Himself
  12. The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Gary Cooper
  13. The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960) (TV) .... Himself - Best Director Winner

  14. "Cinépanorama" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode dated 27 September 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "The Ed Sullivan Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "Toast of the Town" - USA (original title)
        - Episode #11.8 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
Self:
  1. This Is Streisand (1968) .... Himself
  2. À Hollywood avec... (1964) .... Himself

  3. The Screen Director (1951) (uncredited) .... Himself (staged 'archive' footage)

  4. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 9 (1938) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005) (V) .... Himself
  3. Bette Davis and William Wyler (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  5. "American Masters"
        - Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Biography"
        - Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill (1994) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993) (V) .... Himself - Director
  8. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (1988) (TV) .... Himself

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