Directing
William Wyler
- Titles
- 78movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1925 to 2016, with a break from 1971 to 2010, busiest in 1927 with 8 main titles.
- Directed
- 58titles as director
- Average score
76/100
- Highest rated
The Heiress91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Catharsis6.3average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.7
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 9
- Social Commentary 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Character Study 4
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Class Conflict 4
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Period Piece 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Claustrophobic Atmosphere 3
- Moral Dilemmas 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Daniel MandellEditorWuthering Heights, The Best Years of Our Lives, Dead End, Dodsworth, The Little Foxes, +4 more- RRobert SwinkEditorRoman Holiday, Friendly Persuasion, The Collector, How to Steal a Million, The Children's Hour, +3 more
Janet GaynorActorMartin of the Mounted, The Horse Trader, Lazy Lightning, The Gunless Bad Man, Don't Shoot, +2 more
Gregg TolandCinematographerWuthering Heights, The Best Years of Our Lives, Dead End, The Little Foxes, The Westerner, +2 more
Alfred NewmanComposerWuthering Heights, Dead End, Dodsworth, These Three, Come and Get It
Miriam HopkinsActorThe Children's Hour, Carrie, The Heiress, These Three
Richard L'EstrangeActorThunder Riders, Blazing Days, Desert Dust, The Border Cavalier- TTed J. KentEditorA House Divided, Her First Mate, Glamour, Tom Brown of Culver
- WWilliam BerkeWriterDesert Dust, Straight Shootin', Hard Fists, The Ore Raiders
- GGeorge H. PlymptonWriterMartin of the Mounted, Blazing Days, The Stolen Ranch, Hard Fists
Bette DavisActorJezebel, The Letter, The Little Foxes
Cathy O'DonnellActorBen-Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives, Detective Story
Movies and TV shows
612010s
2 titles
1970s
1 title · average score 65
Producer, Director
1960s
4 titles · average score 81
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Director
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Director, Producer
1950s
8 titles · average score 78
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Producer, Director
Director, Producer
Director, Producer
Director, Producer
Producer, Director
Director, Producer
Producer, Director
1940s
9 titles · average score 78
Director, Producer
Director
as Drug Store customer (uncredited)
Writer, Director of Photography
Director
Producer, Director
Director
Director, Producer
Director
1930s
15 titles · average score 74
Director
Producer, Director
Director
as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited)
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Director
1920s
22 titles · average score 64
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Director, Producer
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Assistant Director