Directing
Billy Wilder
- Titles
- 91movies12TV shows
- Career
Active from 1929 to 1982, busiest in 1932 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 27titles as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Sunset Boulevard91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.4average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay6.6average 3.7
- Situational Comedy4.9average 2.7
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Romance5.9average 3.8
- Satire & Parody4.0average 2.3
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Physical Comedy3.1average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Violence1.9, average 4.3
- Contemporary Realism3.1, average 5.2
- Scare1.0, average 2.6
- Adrenaline3.5, average 5.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Romantic Comedy 9
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Witty Dialogue 6
- Historical Setting 5
- Social Satire 4
- Sharp Dialogue 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Sophisticated Humor 3
- Classic Screwball Comedy 3
- Situational Humor 3
- Satirical 3
- Screwball Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Charles BrackettWriterSunset Boulevard, The Lost Weekend, Ninotchka, Five Graves to Cairo, Ball of Fire, +9 more
I. A. L. DiamondWriterSome Like It Hot, The Apartment, The Front Page, Irma la Douce, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, +7 more- DDoane HarrisonEditorDouble Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Five Graves to Cairo, The Major and the Minor, A Foreign Affair, +3 more
Daniel MandellEditorThe Apartment, Witness for the Prosecution, Irma la Douce, The Fortune Cookie, One, Two, Three, +3 more
Jack LemmonActorSome Like It Hot, The Apartment, The Front Page, Irma la Douce, The Fortune Cookie, +2 more
Charles LangCinematographerSome Like It Hot, Sabrina, Ace in the Hole, A Foreign Affair, Midnight, +1 more
Friedrich HollaenderActorSabrina, Bluebeard's 8th Wife, A Foreign Affair, Midnight, The Man in Search of His Murderer
John F. SeitzCinematographerSunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Five Graves to Cairo, Adorable- AArthur P. SchmidtEditorSome Like It Hot, Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, Ace in the Hole, The Spirit of St. Louis
Miklós RózsaComposerDouble Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Five Graves to Cairo, Fedora- KKonstantin Irmen-TschetCinematographerThe Man in Search of His Murderer, Princess, At Your Orders!, A Blonde Dream, Her Grace Commands, Happy Ever After
- WWerner R. HeymannComposerNinotchka, Bluebeard's 8th Wife, Adorable, A Blonde Dream, Her Grace Commands
Movies and TV shows
74Excellent
Score 90 to 100
4 titles
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
91
Director, Screenplay
90
Director, Screenplay
90
Director, Producer
90
Producer, Director
Great
Score 80 to 89
7 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
Screenplay
87
Director, Screenplay
87
Director, Screenplay
84
Director, Producer
83
Original Story, Screenplay
81
Writer, Producer
80
Director, Screenplay
Good
Score 70 to 79
17 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
Director, Screenplay
78
Writer, Director
77
Screenplay, Producer
77
Screenplay, Director
76
Director, Producer
75
Director, Screenplay
73
Screenplay, Director
73
Producer, Director
72
Director, Producer
72
Screenplay
70
Director, Editor
Decent
Score 60 to 69
11 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
Producer, Screenplay
68
Director, Producer
67
Writer, Producer
66
Producer, Writer
66
Screenplay
65
Screenplay, Director
64
Screenplay
64
Screenplay
64
Writer, Director
60
Original Film Writer
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
8 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
Story, Original Film Writer
59
Writer, Director
59
Writer, Director
57
Writer
57
Screenplay
57
Screenplay
46
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