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Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder

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Birth Name: Samuel Wilder

Born: 22 June 1906 Died: 27 March 2002

Country of origin: Austria

Height: 5' 11"

Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Audrey Young


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Originally planning to become a lawyer, Billy Wilder abandoned that career in favor of working as a reporter for a Viennese newspaper, using this experience to move to Berlin, where he worked for the city's largest tabloid. He broke into films as a screenwriter in 1929, and wrote scripts for many German films until Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933. Wilder immediately realized his Jewish ancestry would cause problems, so he emigrated to Paris, then the US. Although he spoke no English when he a ... (more)


Most popular movies

1. Some Like It Hot
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8
404 Watched
2. Sabrina
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7.4
276 Watched
3. Sunset Boulevard
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8.5
249 Watched
4. The Apartment
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191 Watched
5. Double Indemnity
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172 Watched

Top rated movies

1. Sunset Boulevard
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8.5
249 Watched
2. Double Indemnity
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172 Watched
3. Ace in the Hole
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4. The Apartment
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191 Watched
5. Witness for the Prosecution
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One Two Three Trailer

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Billy Wilder - Love in the Afternoon (1957) Trailer

Director Billy Wilder salutes his idol, Ernst Lubitsch, with this comedy about a middle-aged playboy fascinated by the d...

Billy Wilder on writing

Excerpt of Michel Ciment's interview of Wilder.

Billy Wilder's "One, Two, Three" (1961) Opening Scene

Brilliant opening scene of Billy Winder's outsatnding comedy One, Two, Three of 1961 starring the great James Cagney.

[Trailer] Billy Wilder - Sunset Boulevard

Theathrical trailer from Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard

Greta Garbo - inspired Billy Wilder's FEDORA (1978)

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Jack Lemmon on Billy Wilder

Jack Lemmon discuss filmmaker Billy Wilder for TCM

One, Two, Three (1961, Billy Wilder) - Pregnant scene

Doctor scene from One, Two, Three of Billy Wilder.

A Foreign Affair Clip - Black Market

The 1948 Billy Wilder classic A Foreign Affair. Clips of Marlene Diethrich singing 'Black Market' for Jean Arthur and Jo...

Double Indemnity: superbly crafted scene from Billy Wilder's film noir classic

Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck in a superbly crafted scene from Billy Wilder's 1944 film noir classic, 'Double Inde...

Bizarre Hollywood Facts : Bizarre Facts About Billy Wilder

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Anecdota El Crepusculo De Los Dioses

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The Apartment 1960 Part 11

The Apartment 1960 with Shirley MacLaine,Jack Lemmon and Fred MacMurray, directed by Billy Wilder. ... The Apartment 196...

Billy Wilder On Jack Lemmon & Shirley MacLaine

Billy Wilder talks about working with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine at the AFI Harold Lloyd Master Seminar in 1976. C...

Billy Wilder On The Pacing Of A Film

Billy Wilder talks about the confusion between speaking fast and the overall pacing of a film at the AFI Harold Lloyd Ma...

Billy Wilder: A Director Must Know How To Read

Billy Wilder says that while it's not necessary for a Director to know how to write, it is necessary for him to know how...

Some Like It Hot 1959 Billy Wilder Let's Talk About My Sweetie Sam Lenin

Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Ja...


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