Directing
William Wyler
- Titles
- 77movies6TV shows
- Career
Active from 1925 to 2016, with a break from 1971 to 2005, busiest in 1927 with 8 main titles.
- Directed
- 60titles as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Ben-Hur79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism5.6average 3.3
- Pathos6.9average 5.2
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Catharsis6.4average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 9
- Social Commentary 6
- Class Conflict 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Character Study 4
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Period Piece 3
- Lighthearted 3
- Claustrophobic Atmosphere 3
- Moral Dilemmas 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Daniel MandellEditorWuthering Heights, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Little Foxes, The Westerner, Dodsworth, +4 more- RRobert SwinkEditorRoman Holiday, The Children's Hour, How to Steal a Million, Friendly Persuasion, The Collector, +3 more
Gregg TolandCinematographerWuthering Heights, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Little Foxes, The Westerner, Dead End, +2 more
Janet GaynorActorMartin of the Mounted, Don't Shoot, The Crook Buster, The Gunless Bad Man, Ridin' for Love, +1 more
Alfred NewmanComposerWuthering Heights, Dodsworth, Dead End, These Three, Come and Get It
Richard L'EstrangeActorThunder Riders, Blazing Days, Desert Dust, The Border Cavalier
Miriam HopkinsActorThe Children's Hour, The Heiress, Carrie, These Three
Fred HumesActorThe Stolen Ranch, Thunder Riders, Blazing Days, The Border Cavalier- TTed J. KentEditorTom Brown of Culver, Her First Mate, A House Divided, Glamour
- WWilliam BerkeWriterHard Fists, Desert Dust, Straight Shootin', The Ore Raiders
- GGeorge H. PlymptonWriterMartin of the Mounted, The Stolen Ranch, Hard Fists, Blazing Days
- LLester KoenigWriterThunderbolt, The Memphis Belle, History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle, Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Movies and TV shows
622010s
2 titles
1970s
1 title · average score 63
63
Producer, Director
1960s
4 titles · average score 74
72
Director
75
Director
74
Director
77
Producer, Director
1950s
8 titles · average score 74
79
Director
77
Producer, Director
73
Director, Producer
Director, Producer
72
Producer, Director
79
Director, Producer
68
Producer, Director
72
Producer, Director
1940s
10 titles · average score 73
79
Director, Producer
64
Director
79
as Drug Store customer (uncredited)
Director, Cinematography
70
Director, Writer
Director
73
Director, Producer
77
Director
71
Director
73
Director, Producer
1930s
15 titles · average score 70
73
Director
71
Producer, Director
64
Co-Director
71
Director
72
Director
73
as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (Uncredited)
68
Director
72
Director
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1920s
22 titles · average score 66
71
Director
61
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Assistant Director