Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born director, screenwriter and producer who is regarded as one of the most excellent filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Today he is best known for his comedies, although he also directed dramas and film noirs. Wilder is one of only five people who have won Academy Awards as producer, director, and writer for the same film (The Apartment). Wilder's career began in Germany, where he worked as a writer for comedy films from 1930. After the Nazis seized power in 1933, he emigrated to the United States, where he continued to write screenplays, including Ernst Lubitsch's Ninotchka (1939) and Howard Hawks' Ball of Fire (1941). From the early 1940s, Wilder was allowed to film his own screenplays and thus made a name for himself as a director. Initially, his greatest successes included predominantly dramatic film noirs such as Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945), Sunset Boulevard (1950) and Ace in the Hole (1951). It was only then that he increasingly turned to comedy, including Stalag 17 (1953), Sabrina (1954) and The Seven Year Itch (1955), although he made a small detour to courtroom drama with Witness for the Prosecution (1957). With Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Apartment (1960) he made his most famous and probably most successful comedy films, the latter even receiving five Oscars. In One, Two, Three (1961), Wilder dealt with the conditions of the time in his former adopted country, Germany, and made the successful romantic comedy Irma la Douce (1963). In the two decades that followed, Wilder made seven more films, which were less well received by critics and audiences, although the German-French drama Fedora (1978) is viewed somewhat more favorably today by predominantly pretentious film experts. Some time later, Wilder was under discussion as director for Schindler's List, which he had wanted as the end of his long career, but ultimately had to turn it down due to his advanced age.
Directed Movies
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond,
Cast: C.J. Hunt, Dana Elcar, Fil Formicola, Jack Lemmon, Joan Shawlee, Klaus Kinski, Michael Ensign, Miles Chapin, Paula Prentiss, Walter Matthau,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Frances Sternhagen, Hans Járay, Henry Fonda, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer, Mario Adorf, Marthe Keller, Michael York, Stephen Collins, William Holden,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Allen Garfield, Austin Pendleton, Charles Durning, David Wayne, Herb Edelman, Jack Lemmon, Martin Gabel, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia, Walter Matthau,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond,
Cast: Clive Revill, Edward Andrews, Franco Acampora, Franco Angrisano, Gianfranco Barra, Giselda Castrini, Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Pippo Franco, Raffaele Mottola,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond,
Cast: Catherine Lacey, Christopher Lee, Clive Revill, Colin Blakely, Geneviève Page, Irene Handl, Mollie Maureen, Robert Stephens, Stanley Holloway, Tamara Toumanova,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond,
Cast: Ann Shoemaker, Cliff Osmond, Harry Holcombe, Jack Lemmon, Judi West, Les Tremayne, Lurene Tuttle, Marge Redmond, Ron Rich, Walter Matthau,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond,
Cast: Alice Pearce, Barbara Pepper, Cliff Osmond, Dean Martin, Doro Merande, Felicia Farr, Kim Novak, Ray Walston, Skip Ward, Tom Nolan,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond,
Cast: Bruce Yarnell, Grace Lee Whitney, Herschel Bernardi, Hope Holiday, Howard McNear, Jack Lemmon, Joan Shawlee, Lou Jacobi, Paul Dubov, Shirley MacLaine,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond,
Cast: Arlene Francis, Hanns Lothar, Horst Buchholz, Howard St. John, James Cagney, Karl Lieffen, Leon Askin, Liselotte Pulver, Pamela Tiffin, Ralf Wolter,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond,
Cast: David Lewis, Fred MacMurray, Hope Holiday, Jack Kruschen, Jack Lemmon, Joan Shawlee, Johnny Seven, Naomi Stevens, Ray Walston, Shirley MacLaine,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond,
Cast: Billy Gray, George E. Stone, George Raft, Jack Lemmon, Joan Shawlee, Joe E. Brown, Marilyn Monroe, Nehemiah Persoff, Pat O’Brien, Tony Curtis,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Henry Daniell, Ian Wolfe, John Williams, Marlene Dietrich, Norma Varden, Torin Thatcher, Tyrone Power, Una O'Connor,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond,
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Audrey Long, Charles Lemontier, Gary Cooper, John McGiver, Lise Bourdin, Maurice Chevalier, Olga Valéry, Paul Bonifas, Van Doude,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Arthur Space, Bartlett Robinson, Charles Watts, David Alpert, Erville Alderson, Frances Allen, James Stewart, Marc Connelly, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Carolyn Jones, Donald MacBride, Evelyn Keyes, Marguerite Chapman, Marilyn Monroe, Oskar Homolka, Robert Strauss, Sonny Tufts, Tom Ewell, Victor Moore,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Samuel A. Taylor,
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Vohs, John Williams, Marcel Dalio, Marcel Hillaire, Martha Hyer, Nella Walker, Walter Hampden, William Holden,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Edwin Blum,
Cast: Don Taylor, Harvey Lembeck, Michael Moore, Neville Brand, Otto Preminger, Peter Graves, Richard Erdman, Robert Strauss, Sig Ruman, William Holden,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Frances Dominguez, Frank Cady, Jan Sterling, John Berkes, Kirk Douglas, Lewis Martin, Porter Hall, Ray Teal, Richard Benedict, Robert Arthur,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Charles Brackett,
Cast: Charles Dayton, Erich von Stroheim, Franklyn Farnum, Fred Clark, Gloria Swanson, Jack Webb, Larry J. Blake, Lloyd Gough, Nancy Olson, William Holden,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Richard L. Breen,
Cast: Freddie Steele, Gordon Jones, Jean Arthur, John Lund, Marlene Dietrich, Millard Mitchell, Peter von Zerneck, Raymond Bond, Stanley Prager, William Murphy,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Anita Sharp-Bolster, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen, Frank Orth, Howard Da Silva, Jane Wyman, Lilian Fontaine, Mary Young, Phillip Terry, Ray Milland,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Raymond Chandler,
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Byron Barr, Edward G. Robinson, Fortunio Bonanova, Fred MacMurray, Jean Heather, John Philliber, Porter Hall, Richard Gaines, Tom Powers,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Akim Tamiroff, Anne Baxter, Erich von Stroheim, Fortunio Bonanova, Franchot Tone, Hans Moebus, Leslie Denison, Peter van Eyck, Philip Ahlm, Roger Creed,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Charles Smith, Diana Lynn, Edward Fielding, Frankie Thomas, Ginger Rogers, Larry Nunn, Ray Milland, Raymond Roe, Rita Johnson, Robert Benchley,
Written Movies
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Frances Sternhagen, Hans Járay, Henry Fonda, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer, Mario Adorf, Marthe Keller, Michael York, Stephen Collins, William Holden,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Allen Garfield, Austin Pendleton, Charles Durning, David Wayne, Herb Edelman, Jack Lemmon, Martin Gabel, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia, Walter Matthau,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Henry Daniell, Ian Wolfe, John Williams, Marlene Dietrich, Norma Varden, Torin Thatcher, Tyrone Power, Una O'Connor,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Arthur Space, Bartlett Robinson, Charles Watts, David Alpert, Erville Alderson, Frances Allen, James Stewart, Marc Connelly, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Carolyn Jones, Donald MacBride, Evelyn Keyes, Marguerite Chapman, Marilyn Monroe, Oskar Homolka, Robert Strauss, Sonny Tufts, Tom Ewell, Victor Moore,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Frances Dominguez, Frank Cady, Jan Sterling, John Berkes, Kirk Douglas, Lewis Martin, Porter Hall, Ray Teal, Richard Benedict, Robert Arthur,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Anita Sharp-Bolster, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen, Frank Orth, Howard Da Silva, Jane Wyman, Lilian Fontaine, Mary Young, Phillip Terry, Ray Milland,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Akim Tamiroff, Anne Baxter, Erich von Stroheim, Fortunio Bonanova, Franchot Tone, Hans Moebus, Leslie Denison, Peter van Eyck, Philip Ahlm, Roger Creed,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Charles Smith, Diana Lynn, Edward Fielding, Frankie Thomas, Ginger Rogers, Larry Nunn, Ray Milland, Raymond Roe, Rita Johnson, Robert Benchley,
Director: Howard Hawks
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Allen Jenkins, Aubrey Mather, Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Henry Travers, Leonid Kinskey, Oskar Homolka, Richard Haydn, S.Z. Sakall, Tully Marshall,
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Alexander Granach, Bela Lugosi, Edwin Maxwell, Felix Bressart, Gregory Gaye, Greta Garbo, Ina Claire, Melvyn Douglas, Rolfe Sedan, Sig Ruman,