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It was the first of 14 consecutive commercially successful films that the pair co-wrote including the comedy Ninotchka (1939), and the romantic drama Hold Back the Dawn (1941), which both received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Screenplay.
Jun 17, 2024 · Tour our photo gallery of Wilder’s 25 greatest films, including many of the titles listed above, as well as “The Seven Year Itch” (1955), “One, Two, Three” (1961), “Irma la Douce ...
In the 1950s, Wilder directed and co-wrote a string of critically acclaimed films, including the Hollywood drama Sunset Boulevard (1950), for which he won his second screenplay Academy Award; Ace in the Hole (1951), Stalag 17 (1953) and Sabrina (1954). [ 2] .
Five Graves to Cairo. 1943 1h 36m Approved. 7.3 (6.9K) Rate. In the North African campaign a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may have an even better use.
Feb 10, 2024 · From timeless comedies like The Apartment to film noir classics like Double Indemnity, this is a ranking of every movie Billy Wilder directed.
Wilder's subsequent self-produced films would become more caustic and cynical, notably Ace in the Hole (1951), though he also produced such sublime comedies as Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Apartment (1960) (which won him Best Picture and Director Oscars). He retired in 1981.
Jul 28, 2022 · So many of Billy Wilder's films were magnets for Academy Award nominations; the man has 21 nominations with six wins, and he's directed 14 different actors in Academy Award-nominated...
A Foreign Affair is a 1948 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich and John Lund. The screenplay by Charles Brackett, Wilder and Richard L. Breen is based on a story by David Shaw adapted by Robert Harari.
A ranking of the films directed by Billy Wilder that I have seen, presented in order of best to worst.
Mar 27, 2012 · He gave us “Mr. de Mille, I’m ready for my close up,” Barbara Stanwyck ‘s anklet, and Jack Lemmon straining spaghetti through a tennis racket. He made Garbo laugh, let dead men narrate and tempered...