Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (4 Feb. 1998)

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder.

Director:

Mel Stuart

Writer:

Robert Mundi

Stars:

I.A.L. Diamond, William Friedkin, Jack Lemmon

Cast

Episode credited cast:
I.A.L. Diamond	...	Himself
William Friedkin	...	Himself
Jack Lemmon	...	Himself
Shirley MacLaine	...	Herself
Walter Matthau	...	Himself / Narrator
Nancy Olson	...	Herself
Richard Schickel	...	Himself
Ron Shelton	...	Himself
Robert Towne	...	Himself
Audrey Wilder	...	Herself
Billy Wilder	...	Himself

Storyline

A one-hour profile of Billy Wilder, the writer-director whose movies include "Double Indemnity", "The Lost Weekend", "Sunset Blvd.", "Ace in the Hole", "Stalag 17", "Sabrina", "The Seven Year Itch", "Witness for the Prosecution", "Some Like It Hot", "The Apartment", "Irma La Douce", "The Fortune Cookie" and "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes". Included: clips from those films; comments from Wilder, Walter Matthau (who also narrates), Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Nancy Olson, I.A.L. Diamond, Audrey Wilder, critic Richard Schickel, and writer-directors Robert Towne, William Friedkin and Ron Shelton.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | History | Music | Romance

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Details

Release Date:

4 February 1998 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

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