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Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment are included in the AFI's greatest American films of all time. As of 2019, 10 of his films are in the National Film Registry.
- SUNSET BLVD. (1950) Directed by Billy Wilder. Written by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D.M. Marshman Jr., Starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Cecil B. DeMille.
- THE APARTMENT (1960) Directed by Billy Wilder. Written by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. Starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Jack Kruschen, Ray Walston, Edie Adams.
- SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) Directed by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond, based on the story by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan.
- DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) Directed by Billy Wilder. Screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler, based on the novel by James M. Cain. Starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, John Philliber.
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. Born June 22, 1906. Died March 27, 2002 (95) Add to list. Won 6 Oscars.
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- June 22, 1906
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- March 27, 2002
20 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Sunset Boulevard. 1950 1h 50m Approved. 8.4 (237K) Rate. 94 Metascore. A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return. Director Billy Wilder Stars William Holden Gloria Swanson Erich von Stroheim. 2. Double Indemnity. 1944 1h 47m Approved. 8.3 (168K)
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- 'One, Two, Three' (1961) Starring: James Cagney, Liselotte Pulver, Horst Buchholz. Going from one extreme to another, while Ace in the Hole is one of the most bitter and downbeat Billy Wider films, One, Two, Three – made a decade later – is one of his funniest and breeziest.
- 'Ace in the Hole' (1951) Starring: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur. Ace in the Hole is a movie that shows how movies can be satirical without necessarily also being comedies.
- 'Stalag 17' (1953) Starring: Robert Strauss, William Holden, Don Taylor. While Stalag 17 is, on the surface, a movie about prisoners of war, it does manage to be surprisingly funny for a film within such a genre.
- 'Irma la Douce' (1963) Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon, Lou Jacobi. Shortly after the immensely successful The Apartment, Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon, and Shirley MacLaine re-teamed to make the good – yet not quite as great – Irma la Douce three years on from that aforementioned Oscar winner.
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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 performances ...
His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Hollywood cinema. He received seven Academy Awards (among 21 nominations), a BAFTA Award, the Cannes Film Festival 's Palme d'Or and two Golden Globe Awards .
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