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American Masters
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Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

  • Episode aired Feb 4, 1998
  • TV-14
  • 1h
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American Masters (1985)
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A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder.A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder.A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder.

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    • Mel Stuart
  • Writer
    • Robert Mundi
  • Stars
    • I.A.L. Diamond
    • William Friedkin
    • Jack Lemmon
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    • Director
      • Mel Stuart
    • Writer
      • Robert Mundi
    • Stars
      • I.A.L. Diamond
      • William Friedkin
      • Jack Lemmon
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    I.A.L. Diamond
    I.A.L. Diamond
    • Self
    William Friedkin
    William Friedkin
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    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
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    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    • Self
    Walter Matthau
    Walter Matthau
    • Self - Narrator
    Nancy Olson
    Nancy Olson
    • Self
    Richard Schickel
    Richard Schickel
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    Ron Shelton
    Ron Shelton
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    Robert Towne
    Robert Towne
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    Billy Wilder
    Billy Wilder
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    Audrey Young
    Audrey Young
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    • (as Audrey Wilder)
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      • Mel Stuart
    • Writer
      • Robert Mundi
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      • American Masters Pictures
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