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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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8.1
408 Watched
2. Sunset Boulevard
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8.5
255 Watched
3. Sabrina
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7.4
282 Watched
4. The Apartment
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193 Watched
5. Double Indemnity
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176 Watched

Top rated movies

1. Sunset Boulevard
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2. Double Indemnity
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8.4
176 Watched
3. Ace in the Hole
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4. The Apartment
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193 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

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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.

Marilyn Monroe & Billy Wilder

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Ace in the Hole (1951) Part 1 of 12

Ace in the Hole (1951) Part 1 of 12 Directed by Billy Wilder with Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall...

[Trailer] Billy Wilder - Sunset Boulevard

Theathrical trailer from Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard

Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilson Billy Wilder Theater 06

Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilson Billy Wilder Theater December 06

Jack Lemmon on Billy Wilder

Jack Lemmon discuss filmmaker Billy Wilder for TCM

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

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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

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The Apartment 1960 Billy Wilder Someone To Watch Over Me Art Garfunkel

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