Directing
William Wyler
- Titles
- 79movies6TV shows
- Career
Active from 1925 to 2016, with a break from 1971 to 2010, busiest in 1927 with 8 main titles.
- Directed
- 59titles 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.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Romance5.2average 3.8
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Catharsis6.3average 5.1
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 9
- Social Commentary 6
- Class Conflict 5
- Character Study 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Lighthearted 3
- Claustrophobic Atmosphere 3
- Moral Dilemmas 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Period Piece 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Daniel MandellEditorThe Best Years of Our Lives, Wuthering Heights, The Little Foxes, The Westerner, Dead End, +4 more- RRobert SwinkEditorRoman Holiday, How to Steal a Million, The Children's Hour, Friendly Persuasion, The Collector, +3 more
Janet GaynorActorMartin of the Mounted, The Gunless Bad Man, Lazy Lightning, The Horse Trader, The Crook Buster, +2 more
Gregg TolandCinematographerThe Best Years of Our Lives, Wuthering Heights, The Little Foxes, The Westerner, Dead End, +2 more
Alfred NewmanComposerWuthering Heights, Dead End, Dodsworth, These Three, Come and Get It
Miriam HopkinsActorThe Children's Hour, The Heiress, Carrie, These Three
Richard L'EstrangeActorThunder Riders, Blazing Days, Desert Dust, The Border Cavalier- LLester KoenigWriterThunderbolt, The Memphis Belle, History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle, Five Came Back: The Reference Films
- GGeorge H. PlymptonWriterMartin of the Mounted, The Stolen Ranch, Blazing Days, Hard Fists
- TTed J. KentEditorTom Brown of Culver, A House Divided, Her First Mate, Glamour
- WWilliam BerkeWriterStraight Shootin', Desert Dust, The Ore Raiders, Hard Fists
Audrey HepburnActorRoman Holiday, How to Steal a Million, The Children's Hour
Movies and TV shows
612010s
1 title
1970s
1 title · average score 65
65
Producer, Director
1960s
4 titles · average score 81
84
Director
89
Director
79
Director
71
Producer, Director
1950s
8 titles · average score 78
86
Director
81
Director, Producer
73
Director, Producer
Director, Producer
81
Producer, Director
85
Director, Producer
70
Producer, Director
74
Producer, Director
1940s
10 titles · average score 78
91
Director, Producer
57
Director
89
as Drug Store customer (uncredited)
Cinematography, Director
74
Director, Writer
68
Director
79
Director, Producer
90
Director
84
Director, Producer
71
Director
1930s
15 titles · average score 74
65
Director
83
Producer, Director
77
Director
84
as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited)
86
Director
79
Director
82
Director
52
Director
86
Director
66
Director
62
Director
Director
1920s
22 titles · average score 64
64
Director
61
Director
62
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