William Wyler

01.07.1902, Mülhausen, Germany (now Mulhouse, France) - 27.07.1981, Los Angeles, California, USA

 

Director

Director and producer.

Filmography


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Films by this director

Detective Story

(USA, 1951)

Directed by: William Wyler
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lee Garmes
Synopsis:

Police detective James McLeod is a sincere and honest man with strong principles who views the world as either black or white. He is currently working on the case of Dr. Karl Schneider, who is allegedly performing illegal abortions. Just before the conclusion of the case, the main witness withdraws her cooperation, most probably because she was bribed...

b/w, 103 min

How To Steal A Million

(1966.)

Directed by: William Wyler
PHOTOGRAPHY: Charles Lang
Synopsis:

Nicole’s father, Charles Bonnet is an art forger who pretends to be a collector. In spite of his daughter’s opposition, he borrows the statue of Cellini’s Venus to a museum that organizes an exhibition. The statue was made by Nicole’s grandfather and she is against her father’s decision because she is afraid that it will be discovered that it is a fake statue. One evening she finds a burglar trying to steal her father’s last forgery and accidentally shoots him. Since she cannot go to the police,...

color, 35 mm, 123 min

Funny girl

(USA, 1968)

Directed by: William Wyler
PHOTOGRAPHY: Harry Stradling Sr.
Synopsis:

Slobodno interpretiran biografski mjuzikl o životu američke komičarke, pjevačice i glumice Fanny Brice i njezina supruga, kockara i prevaranta Nicka Arnsteina. Fanny i Nick upoznali su se nakon njezina prvog scenskog nastupa. Ubrzo postaju bliski i vjenčaju se. Fanny postaje zvijezda, a Nick se ne uspijeva riješiti sklonosti riziku i kockanju.

35 mm, color, 151 min

Roman Holiday

(USA, 1953 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kulturno informativni centar KIC (Preradovićeva ul. 5))

Directed by: William Wyler
PHOTOGRAPHY: Henri Alekan, Franz Planer
Synopsis:

Dok nakon obilaska nekoliko europskih prijestolnica boravi u službenom posjetu Rimu, izuzetno šarmantna kraljevna Ann, princeza s dvora jedne europske kraljevine, sve teže podnosi odredbe krutog protokola i državničkih obveza na koje je svakodnevno prisiljena. Poslije još jedne duge i naporne audijencije, Ann ne popije tablete za spavanje koje joj ponudi njezina pratilja, grofica Vereberg, već se odluči tijekom večeri iskrasti iz palače i odjevena u skromnu odjeću krenuti u obilaza...

b/w, 118'

Nasljednica

(The Heiress, USA, 1949 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kulturno informativni centar KIC (Preradovićeva ul. 5))

Directed by: William Wyler
PHOTOGRAPHY: Leo Tover
Synopsis:

New York, 1849. Mlada žena Catherine Sloper živi sa svojim imućnim ocem, dr.  Austinom Sloperom na prestižnom Trgu Washington. Za razliku od svoje lijepe i sposobne majke koja je umrla prilikom poroda, Catherine je prosječnog izgleda, nespretna i bez samopouzdanja, a pomoći joj pokušava tetka Lavinia, sestra njezina oca. Na jednom balu Catherine upozna mladog ljepotana Morrisa Townsenda koji je potrošio svoje malo nasljedstvo na putovanje po Evropi. Ohrabren tetkom Lavinijom,...

b/w, 115'
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