William Wyler filmography
William Wyler was a Swiss-German-American director and producer.
He is regarded as one of the most distinguished and versatile filmmakers for Classical Hollywood cinema, directing films during the silent era as well as the sound era, and in both black-and-white and technicolor film.
His most notable works include the war films Mrs. Miniver (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and the biblical epic Ben-Hur (1959), all three went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Picture. He's also known for directing the drama Dodsworth (1936) with Walter Huston, the drama Jezebel (1938) with Bette Davis, the romance Wuthering Heights (1939) starring Laurence Olivier, the period drama The Little Foxes (1941) starring Bette Davis, romance drama The Heiress (1949) starring Olivia de Havilland, the romantic comedy Roman Holiday (1953) starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, the western epic The Big Country (1958) starring Peck and Charlton Heston, the heist company How to Steal a Million (1966) starring Hepburn and Peter O'Toole, and the musical epic Funny Girl (1968) starring Barbra Streisand.
Filmography[edit]
Silent films[edit]
| Year | Title | Studio | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | The Crook Buster | Universal | Western | UMS* |
| 1926 | The Gunless Bad Man | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1926 | Ridin' for Love | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1926 | The Fire Barrier | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1926 | Don't Shoot | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1926 | The Pinnacle Rider | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1926 | Martin of the Mounted | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1926 | Lazy Lightning | Universal | Western | UBSS** |
| 1926 | The Stolen Ranch | Universal | Western | UBSS |
| 1927 | The Two Fister | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | Kelcy Gets His Man | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | Tenderfoot Courage | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | The Silent Partner | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | Blazing Days | Universal | Western | UBSS |
| 1927 | Straight Shootin' | Universal | Western | UBSS |
| 1927 | Galloping Justice | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | The Haunted Homestead | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | Hard Fists | Universal | Western | UBSS |
| 1927 | The Lone Star | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | The Ore Raiders | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | The Home Trail | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | Gun Justice | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | The Phantom Outlaw | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | The Square Shooter | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | The Horse Trader | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | Daze of the West | Universal | Western | UMS |
| 1927 | The Border Cavalier | Universal | Western | UBSS |
| 1927 | Desert Dust | Universal | Western | |
| 1928 | Thunder Riders | Universal | Western | |
| 1928 | Anybody Here Seen Kelly? | Universal | Comedy | |
| 1929 | The Shakedown | Universal | Drama | Part-Talking film |
| 1929 | The Love Trap | Universal | Comedy | Part-Talking film |
- * Universal's Mustang Series. Wyler made 21 two-reeler films for this series, all with a duration of 24 minutes.
- ** Universal's Blue Streak Series. Wyler made 6 five-reeler films for this series, all with a duration of an hour.
Sound films[edit]
| Year | Title | Studio | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Hell's Heroes | Universal | Western | |
| 1930 | The Storm | Universal | Western | |
| 1931 | A House Divided | Universal | ||
| 1932 | Tom Brown of Culver | Universal | ||
| 1933 | Her First Mate | Universal | ||
| 1933 | Counsellor at Law | Universal | ||
| 1934 | Glamour | Universal | ||
| 1935 | The Good Fairy | Universal | ||
| 1935 | The Gay Deception | 20th Century-Fox | ||
| 1936 | These Three | Samuel Goldwyn / United Artists | ||
| 1936 | Dodsworth | Samuel Goldwyn / United Artists | ||
| 1936 | Come and Get It | Samuel Goldwyn / United Artists | Western | Replaced Howard Hawks after 42 days |
| 1937 | Dead End | Samuel Goldwyn / United Artists | ||
| 1938 | Jezebel | Warner Bros. | ||
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights | Samuel Goldwyn / United Artists | ||
| 1940 | The Westerner | Samuel Goldwyn / United Artists | Western | |
| 1940 | The Letter | Warner Bros. First National |
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| 1941 | The Little Foxes | Samuel Goldwyn / RKO | ||
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver | MGM | ||
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Samuel Goldwyn Co. / RKO | ||
| 1949 | The Heiress | Paramount | ||
| 1951 | Detective Story | Paramount | ||
| 1952 | Carrie | Paramount | ||
| 1953 | Roman Holiday | Paramount | ||
| 1955 | The Desperate Hours | Paramount | ||
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Allied Artists | DeLuxe Color film | |
| 1958 | The Big Country | Anthony Productions / United Artists | Western | Technicolor film |
| 1959 | Ben-Hur | MGM | Technicolor film | |
| 1961 | The Children's Hour | Mirisch / United Artists | ||
| 1965 | The Collector | Columbia | Technicolor film | |
| 1966 | How to Steal a Million | 20th Century-Fox | Technicolor film | |
| 1968 | Funny Girl | Columbia / Rastar | Technicolor film | |
| 1970 | The Liberation of L.B. Jones | Columbia | Technicolor film |
References: Turner Classic Movies and Internet Movie Database[1][2]
Documentaries[edit]
| Year | Title | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | The Memphis Belle | First Motion Picture Unit | documentary First Technicolor film |
| 1947 | Thunderbolt! | United States Air Force | co-directed with John Sturges documentary / short film |
References[edit]
- ^ "William Wyler - Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "William Wyler - Director". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
