William Wyler

Directeur, Producteur, Acteur, Scénariste

1 juillet 1902 — 27 juillet 1981 (79 ans)
William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness.

Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box office and critical successes made him one of Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers during the 1930s and 1940s.

Films & Séries sur Plex

  • Ben-Hur
    Ben-Hur1959
  • Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie
    Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie1946
  • Les Grands Espaces
    Les Grands Espaces1958
  • Les Hauts de Hurlevent
    Les Hauts de Hurlevent1939
  • Madame Miniver
    Madame Miniver1942
  • La Vipère
    La Vipère1941
  • Jeunesse perdue
    Jeunesse perdue1936
  • Rue sans issue
    Rue sans issue1937
  • Le Cavalier du désert
    Le Cavalier du désert1940
  • Notre-Dame de Paris
    Notre-Dame de Paris1923
  • Ils étaient trois
    Ils étaient trois1936
  • Le vandale
    Le vandale1936
  • Le Memphis Belle, l’histoire d’une forteresse volante
    Le Memphis Belle, l’histoire d’une forteresse volante1944
  • Madame et son cowboy
    Madame et son cowboy1938
  • Raffles, gentleman cambrioleur
    Raffles, gentleman cambrioleur1939

Connue pour

  • Ben-Hur
    Ben-Hur1959
  • Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie
    Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie1946
  • Comment voler un million de dollars
    Comment voler un million de dollars1966
  • Funny Girl
    Funny Girl1968
  • Madame Miniver
    Madame Miniver1942
  • Les Grands Espaces
    Les Grands Espaces1958
  • Les Hauts de Hurlevent
    Les Hauts de Hurlevent1939
  • L'Insoumise
    L'Insoumise1938
  • L'Héritière
    L'Héritière1949
  • La Rumeur
    La Rumeur1961
  • L'Obsédé
    L'Obsédé1965
  • La Lettre
    La Lettre1940
  • La Loi du Seigneur
    La Loi du Seigneur1956
  • Jeunesse perdue
    Jeunesse perdue1936
  • Rue sans issue
    Rue sans issue1937
  • Le Cavalier du désert
    Le Cavalier du désert1940
  • Un amour désespéré
    Un amour désespéré1952
  • Ils étaient trois
    Ils étaient trois1936
  • Notre-Dame de Paris
    Notre-Dame de Paris1923
  • Le Memphis Belle, l’histoire d’une forteresse volante
    Le Memphis Belle, l’histoire d’une forteresse volante1944

Filmographie

1946
The Best Years of Our Lives · as Drug Store Customer (uncredited)Sur Plex
1936
Dodsworth · as Violin Player In Dance Orchestra (uncredited)Sur Plex
1933
Her First Mate · as Man On Collapsing Dock
1929
The Shakedown · as Photographer At Fight Arena

2023
The Moviemakers: Scorsese · as Self - Filmmaker
2023
Frank Capra: Mr America · as Self - Filmmaker
2021
2019
Hollywood and World War II · as Self (archive Footage)
2019
Carl Laemmle · as Self
2018
The Cold Blue · as Himself (archive Footage)
2018
Gladiateur, glaive et fantasmes · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage)
2017
2017
Five Came Back · as Self (archive Footage)
2006
2005
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema · as Self (archive Footage)
2004
2003
2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1994
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic · as Self - Director (archive Footage)
1980
Hollywood · as Self
1976
The 48th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter
1973
1971
1971
1968
1968
1966
1964
Cinema · as Self
1962
1961
The 33rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter
1960
The 32nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
1956
Cinépanorama · as Self
1956
Stars of Cabaret · as Self (archive Footage)
1955
This is Your Life (UK) · as Self (film Insert)
1953
1952
1952
Today · as Self
1948

1944
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress · as Director Of PhotographySur Plex
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady · as Co-DirectorSur Plex
1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Assistant DirectorSur Plex