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- THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946) Screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood, based on the novella ‘Glory for Me’ by MacKinlay Kantor.
- THE HEIRESS (1949) Screenplay by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, based on their play and the novel ‘Washington Square’ by Henry James.
- ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton, story by Trumbo. Starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power, Harcourt Williams, Margaret Rawlings.
- WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939) Screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht, based on the novel by Emily Bronte. Starring Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson, Donald Crisp, Geraldine Fitzgerald.
25 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Best Years of Our Lives. 1946 2h 50m Approved. 8.1 (71K) Rate. 93 Metascore. Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.
Mar 2, 2024 · William Wyler was a prolific German-born American director active between 1925 and 1970. He made dozens of movies over those 45 years, both during the silent era and the dawn of talkies.
In 1929 he made his first "A" picture, Hell's Heroes (1929), Universal's first all-sound movie shot outside a studio. The western, the first version of the "Three Godfathers" story, was a commercial and critical success.
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- Jezebel (1938) When thinking of depictions of the Civil War Era South in 30s Hollywood, Gone With the Wind is the obvious frontrunner. Just one year before however, Wyler directed a very similar film for Samuel Goldwyn; one that also won its lead actress Bette Davis an Oscar (her second of the decade).
- The Big Country (1958) Wyler was an unashamedly political filmmaker. His left-wing leanings are woven throughout a lot of his films, and none more so than his 1958 Western The Big Country.
- How to Steal a Million (1966) The 60s was the decade where Wyler shifted a bit in the films he was producing, as he began to take on new genres (thrillers with The Collector, musicals with Funny Girl, even revisiting his own ’36 drama These Three with The Children Hour, a lesbian drama heavily scrutinised by the censors).
- Detective Story (1951) This fiery police drama, adapted from a 1949 play of the same name, cuts to the heart of puritanical prejudices of the time. It’s essentially a day in the life of one police precinct, where a self-righteous detective sees his personal code, and eventually his life, spiral out of control.
52 titles. 1. The Heiress (1949) Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Romance. 8.1. Rate. A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man her emotionally abusive father suspects is only a fortune hunter. Director: William Wyler | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins. Votes: 17,058. 2. Ben-Hur (1959)
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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.
