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Ben-Hur: Directed by William Wyler. With Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd. After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
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William Wyler (/ ˈ w aɪ l ər /; born Willi Wyler (German: [ˈvɪlɪ ˈvi:lɐ]); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-Swiss movie director, producer and screenwriter. His best known works were Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all of which won Academy Awards for Best Director, as well as Best ...
William Wyler. When the trustees of The American Film Institute established the Life Achievement Award in 1973, the specified that the choice of the yearly recipient be based on the total career contribution of a man or woman — regardless of place of birth — whose talent has fundamentally advanced the art of American film or television, and ...
1959 3h 32m G. 8.1 (254K) Rate. 90 Metascore. After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. Director William Wyler Stars Charlton Heston Jack Hawkins Stephen Boyd. 5. The Little Foxes. 1941 1h 56m Approved.
William Wyler was a German-born American film director who was highly respected by his peers and had a lengthy career ranging from the 1920s to the 1970s. He received an Academy Award for Best Director three times: "Mrs. Miniver" in 1942, "The "Best Years of Our Lives" in 1946, and "Ben-Hur" in 1959.
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 ...
William Wyler was a German-born American film director, producer and screenwriter. Notable works included Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all of which won Academy Awards for Best Director, as well as Best Picture in their respective years, making him the only director of three Best Picture winners.
