Where to watch William Wyler in the UK
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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. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness. Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a s…
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- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Ben-Hur (1959) Director
- Roman Holiday (1953) Producer
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Wuthering Heights (1939) Director
- The Big Country (1958) Producer
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Director
- How to Steal a Million (1966) Director
- Funny Girl (1968) Director
- Jezebel (1938) Producer
- Mrs. Miniver (1942) Director
- The Heiress (1949) Director
- The Collector (1965) Director
- Dead End (1937) Director
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) Director
- The Children's Hour (1961) Director
- Detective Story (1951) Director
- The Westerner (1940) Director
- The Letter (1940) Director
- Carrie (1952) Director
- The Desperate Hours (1955) Producer
- The Little Foxes (1941) Director
- Dodsworth (1936) Director
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Assistant Director
- The Gay Deception (1935) Director
- The Good Fairy (1935) Director
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) Co-Director
- These Three (1936) Director
- Five Came Back (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Come and Get It (1936) Director
- The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) Director
- Hell's Heroes (1929) Director
- Directed by William Wyler (1986) as Self
- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) as Self
- The Screen Director (1951) as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
- A House Divided (1931) Director
- Tom Brown of Culver (1932) Director
- Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- Glamour (1934) Director
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Memphis Belle (1944) Director
- Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic (2019) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- Her First Mate (1933) Director
- The Storm (1930) Director
- The Cold Blue (2018) as Himself (archive footage)
- Counsellor at Law (1933) Director
- The Love Trap (1929) Director
- Thunderbolt (1947) Director
- The Fighting Lady (1944) Director
- Fun in the Big Country (1958) as Self
- Don't Shoot (1926) Director
- Laurence Olivier: a life (1982) as Self
- Blazing Days (1927) Director
- The Stolen Ranch (1926) Director
- Thunder Riders (1928) Director
- Hard Fists (1927) Director
- The Border Cavalier (1927) Director
- Desert Dust (1927) Director
- Stars of Cabaret (1956) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood's Second World War (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Lazy Lightning (1926) Director
- Martin of the Mounted (1926) Director
- The Ore Raiders (1927) Director
- Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993) as Self - Director (archive footage)
- The Shakedown (1929) Director
- Roman Holiday (2016) Writer
- Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928) Director
- The Two Fister (1927) Director
- The Horse Trader (1927) Director
- Ridin' for Love (1926) Director
- The Gunless Bad Man (1926) Director
- The Crook Buster (1925) Director
- History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle (2011) Director
- Straight Shootin' (1927) Director
- The Fire Barrier (1926) Director
- William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy (2025) as Himself (Archival)
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Most-watched William Wyler films currently: Ben-Hur (1959), Roman Holiday (1953), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Big Country (1958), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
What TV shows has William Wyler appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Great Performances (1971), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), The Oscars (1953), Cinépanorama (1956), The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973).
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