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As she becomes entangled in a love triangle involving the slippery Captain John Pringle (John Lund) and his German paramour, cabaret-singer Marlene Dietrich in her classic maneater mode, Wilder creates a riotous, decadent panorama of a world caught between the past and the future. Director: Billy Wilder. Cast: Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich ...
5 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929.
3 days ago · Trading Places was developed with the intent to cast comedy duo Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as Valentine and Louis Winthorpe III respectively. The pair were in high demand following the success of their comedy film Stir Crazy (1980).
2 days ago · Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, and dancer. She attained international stardom and critical acclaim as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage.
3 days ago · Directed by Billy Wilder, "Stalag 17" is a well-known film that blends comedy and drama. The story centers on a group of American airmen held in a German POW camp during World War II. Adapted from a hit Broadway play, the film offers a gripping depiction of life in a POW camp.
5 days ago · According to Lee, the final shot of Wilder’s film sees Douglas’ character walking around for 10 or 15 minutes with a “mortal wound” from being stabbed. After making it back to the newspaper he works for, he “falls right down, and his face is just like this close to the lens.”.
4 days ago · After appearing in Billy Wilder’s 1961 political comedy One, Two, Three, James Cagney said he was officially retired. That remained true for two decades – and he even turned down a part in The Godfather Part II in the meantime – before he was coaxed back for Miloš Forman’s period drama Ragtime.
