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'''Billy Wilder''' ([[June 22]] [[1906]] – [[March 27]] [[2002]]) was an Austrian-born, Jewish-American [[journalist]], [[screenwriter]], [[film director]], and [[film producer|producer]] whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 [[film]]s. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of [[Hollywood]]'s golden age. Many of Wilder's films achieved both critical and public acclaim. | '''Billy Wilder''' ([[June 22]] [[1906]] – [[March 27]] [[2002]]) was an Austrian-born, Jewish-American [[journalist]], [[screenwriter]], [[film director]], and [[film producer|producer]] whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 [[film]]s. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of [[Hollywood]]'s golden age. Many of Wilder's films achieved both critical and public acclaim. | ||
+ | ==Filmography== | ||
+ | This is a chronological list of films which [[Billy Wilder]] was involved with, in either writing, directing, producing, or a combination of the three. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Writing only== | ||
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+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | ||
+ | ! Year !! Film !! Involvement | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1929 in film|1929]] || ''Der Teufelsreporter'' (also known as Hell of a Reporter) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1930 in film|1930]] || ''[[Menschen am Sonntag]]'' (also known as People on Sunday) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1930 in film|1930]] || ''Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1931 in film|1931]] || ''Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht'' (also known as Looking for His Murderer) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1931 in film|1931]] || ''Ihre Hoheit befiehlt'' (also known as Her Grace Commands) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1931 in film|1931]] || ''Der falsche Ehemann'' (also known as The Wrong Husband) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1931 in film|1931]] || ''Princesse, à vos ordres!'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1931 in film|1931]] || ''Emil und die Detektive'' (also known as Emil and the Detectives) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1932 in film|1932]] || ''Un rêve blond'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1932 in film|1932]] || ''Un peu d'amour'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1932 in film|1932]] || ''Happily Ever After'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1932 in film|1932]] || ''Der Sieger'' (also known as The Victor) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1932 in film|1932]] || ''Es war einmal ein Walzer'' (also known as Once There Was a Waltz) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1932 in film|1932]] || ''Ein blonder Traum'' (also known as A Blonde's Dream) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1932 in film|1932]] || ''Scampolo, ein Kind der Strasse'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1932 in film|1932]] || ''Where Is the Lady?'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1932 in film|1932]] || ''Das Blaue von Himmel'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1933 in film|1933]] || ''Was Frauen träumen'' (also known as What Women Dream) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1933 in film|1933]] || ''Madame wünscht keine Kinder'' (also known as Madame Wants No Children) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1933 in film|1933]] || ''Madame ne veut pas d'enfants'' (also known as No Children Wanted) || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1933 in film|1933]] || ''[[Adorable]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1934 in film|1934]] || ''[[One Exciting Adventure]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1934 in film|1934]] || ''[[Music in the Air]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1935 in film|1935]] || ''[[Under Pressure]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1935 in film|1935]] || ''[[The Lottery Lover]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1937 in film|1937]] || ''[[Champagne Waltz]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1938 in film|1938]] || ''[[Bluebeard's Eighth Wife]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1938 in film|1938]] || ''[[That Certain Age]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1939 in film|1939]] || ''[[Midnight (1939 film)|Midnight]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1939 in film|1939]] || ''[[What a Life (film)|What a Life]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1939 in film|1939]] || ''[[Ninotchka]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1940 in film|1940]] || ''[[Rhythm on the River]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1940 in film|1940]] || ''[[Arise, My Love]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1941 in film|1941]] || ''[[Hold Back the Dawn]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1941 in film|1941]] || ''[[Ball of Fire]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1947 in film|1947]] || ''[[The Bishop's Wife]]'' || Writer (uncredited) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1948 in film|1948]] || ''[[A Song Is Born]]'' || Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1960 in film|1960]] || ''[[Ocean's Eleven (1960 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]'' || Writer (uncredited) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1967 in film|1967]] || ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' || Writer (uncredited) | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Directing== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | ||
+ | ! Year !! Film !! Involvement | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1934 in film|1934]] || ''[[Mauvaise Graine]]'' (also known as Bad Seed) || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1942 in film|1942]] || ''[[The Major and the Minor]]'' || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1943 in film|1943]] || ''[[Five Graves to Cairo]]'' || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1944 in film|1944]] || ''[[Double Indemnity (film)|Double Indemnity]]'' || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1945 in film|1945]] || ''[[The Lost Weekend (film)|The Lost Weekend]]'' || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1945 in film|1945]] || ''[[Death Mills]]'' || Director | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1948 in film|1948]] || ''[[The Emperor Waltz]]'' || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1948 in film|1948]] || ''[[A Foreign Affair]]'' || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1950 in film|1950]] || ''[[Sunset Boulevard (1950 film)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1951 in film|1951]] || ''[[Ace in the Hole (1951 film)|Ace in the Hole]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1953 in film|1953]] || ''[[Stalag 17]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1954 in film|1954]] || ''[[Sabrina (1954 film)|Sabrina]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1955 in film|1955]] || ''[[The Seven Year Itch]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1957 in film|1957]] || ''[[The Spirit of St. Louis (film)|The Spirit of St. Louis]]'' || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1957 in film|1957]] || ''[[Love in the Afternoon (1957 film)|Love in the Afternoon]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1957 in film|1957]] || ''[[Witness for the Prosecution]]'' || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1959 in film|1959]] || ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1960 in film|1960]] || ''[[The Apartment]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1961 in film|1961]] || ''[[One, Two, Three]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1963 in film|1963]] || ''[[Irma la Douce]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1964 in film|1964]] || ''[[Kiss Me, Stupid]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1966 in film|1966]] || ''[[The Fortune Cookie]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1970 in film|1970]] || ''[[The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1972 in film|1972]] || ''[[Avanti!]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1974 in film|1974]] || ''[[The Front Page (1974 film)|The Front Page]]'' || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1978 in film|1978]] || ''[[Fedora (film)|Fedora]]'' || Director/Writer/Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1981 in film|1981]] || ''[[Buddy Buddy]]'' || Director/Writer | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
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Billy Wilder (June 22 1906 – March 27 2002) was an Austrian-born, Jewish-American journalist, screenwriter, film director, and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Many of Wilder's films achieved both critical and public acclaim.
[edit]
Filmography
This is a chronological list of films which Billy Wilder was involved with, in either writing, directing, producing, or a combination of the three.
[edit]
Writing only
Year | Film | Involvement |
---|---|---|
1929 | Der Teufelsreporter (also known as Hell of a Reporter) | Writer |
1930 | Menschen am Sonntag (also known as People on Sunday) | Writer |
1930 | Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg | Writer |
1931 | Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht (also known as Looking for His Murderer) | Writer |
1931 | Ihre Hoheit befiehlt (also known as Her Grace Commands) | Writer |
1931 | Der falsche Ehemann (also known as The Wrong Husband) | Writer |
1931 | Princesse, à vos ordres! | Writer |
1931 | Emil und die Detektive (also known as Emil and the Detectives) | Writer |
1932 | Un rêve blond | Writer |
1932 | Un peu d'amour | Writer |
1932 | Happily Ever After | Writer |
1932 | Der Sieger (also known as The Victor) | Writer |
1932 | Es war einmal ein Walzer (also known as Once There Was a Waltz) | Writer |
1932 | Ein blonder Traum (also known as A Blonde's Dream) | Writer |
1932 | Scampolo, ein Kind der Strasse | Writer |
1932 | Where Is the Lady? | Writer |
1932 | Das Blaue von Himmel | Writer |
1933 | Was Frauen träumen (also known as What Women Dream) | Writer |
1933 | Madame wünscht keine Kinder (also known as Madame Wants No Children) | Writer |
1933 | Madame ne veut pas d'enfants (also known as No Children Wanted) | Writer |
1933 | Adorable | Writer |
1934 | One Exciting Adventure | Writer |
1934 | Music in the Air | Writer |
1935 | Under Pressure | Writer |
1935 | The Lottery Lover | Writer |
1937 | Champagne Waltz | Writer |
1938 | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | Writer |
1938 | That Certain Age | Writer |
1939 | Midnight | Writer |
1939 | What a Life | Writer |
1939 | Ninotchka | Writer |
1940 | Rhythm on the River | Writer |
1940 | Arise, My Love | Writer |
1941 | Hold Back the Dawn | Writer |
1941 | Ball of Fire | Writer |
1947 | The Bishop's Wife | Writer (uncredited) |
1948 | A Song Is Born | Writer |
1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Writer (uncredited) |
1967 | Casino Royale | Writer (uncredited) |
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Directing
Year | Film | Involvement |
---|---|---|
1934 | Mauvaise Graine (also known as Bad Seed) | Director/Writer |
1942 | The Major and the Minor | Director/Writer |
1943 | Five Graves to Cairo | Director/Writer |
1944 | Double Indemnity | Director/Writer |
1945 | The Lost Weekend | Director/Writer |
1945 | Death Mills | Director |
1948 | The Emperor Waltz | Director/Writer |
1948 | A Foreign Affair | Director/Writer |
1950 | Sunset Boulevard | Director/Writer |
1951 | Ace in the Hole | Director/Writer/Producer |
1953 | Stalag 17 | Director/Writer/Producer |
1954 | Sabrina | Director/Writer/Producer |
1955 | The Seven Year Itch | Director/Writer/Producer |
1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis | Director/Writer |
1957 | Love in the Afternoon | Director/Writer/Producer |
1957 | Witness for the Prosecution | Director/Writer |
1959 | Some Like It Hot | Director/Writer/Producer |
1960 | The Apartment | Director/Writer/Producer |
1961 | One, Two, Three | Director/Writer/Producer |
1963 | Irma la Douce | Director/Writer/Producer |
1964 | Kiss Me, Stupid | Director/Writer/Producer |
1966 | The Fortune Cookie | Director/Writer/Producer |
1970 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | Director/Writer/Producer |
1972 | Avanti! | Director/Writer/Producer |
1974 | The Front Page | Director/Writer |
1978 | Fedora | Director/Writer/Producer |
1981 | Buddy Buddy | Director/Writer |
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