Directing
William Wyler
- Titles
- 79movies7TV 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
74/100
- Highest rated
The Little Foxes90/100
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
- Historical Setting 4
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Moral Dilemmas 3
- Period Piece 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Lighthearted 3
- Claustrophobic Atmosphere 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, Dead End, The Westerner, +4 more- RRobert SwinkEditorRoman Holiday, How to Steal a Million, The Children's Hour, Detective Story, Friendly Persuasion, +3 more
Gregg TolandCinematographerThe Best Years of Our Lives, Wuthering Heights, The Little Foxes, Dead End, The Westerner, +2 more
Janet GaynorActorMartin of the Mounted, Don't Shoot, The Gunless Bad Man, The Crook Buster, Ridin' for Love, +1 more
Alfred NewmanComposerWuthering Heights, Dead End, These Three, Dodsworth, Come and Get It
Fred HumesActorThe Stolen Ranch, Blazing Days, Thunder Riders, The Border Cavalier
Miriam HopkinsActorThe Children's Hour, The Heiress, Carrie, These Three
Richard L'EstrangeActorBlazing Days, Thunder Riders, The Border Cavalier, Desert Dust- WWilliam BerkeWriterHard Fists, Desert Dust, Straight Shootin', The Ore Raiders
- TTed J. KentEditorTom Brown of Culver, Her First Mate, A House Divided, Glamour
- 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
Movies and TV shows
181960s
3 titles · average score 75
84
Funny Girl (1968)
Director
79
The Collector (1965)
Director
63
The Children's Hour (1961)
Producer, Director
1950s
3 titles · average score 76
86
Ben-Hur (1959)
Director
73
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Director, Producer
69
Carrie (1952)
Producer, Director
1940s
5 titles · average score 83
79
The Heiress (1949)
Director, Producer
86
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
as Drug Store customer (uncredited)
79
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Director, Producer
90
The Little Foxes (1941)
Director
84
The Letter (1940)
Director, Producer
1930s
6 titles · average score 76
65
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Director
83
Jezebel (1938)
Producer, Director
78
Dead End (1937)
Director
86
These Three (1936)
Director
79
Come and Get It (1936)
Director
66
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
Director
1920s
1 title · average score 68
68
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Assistant Director