King Vidor
Directing
King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Director, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946).
Born: February 8, 1894 · Galveston, Texas, USA
Filmography (48)
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990
Love & Money
1981
Hollywood
1980
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Solomon and Sheba
1959
War and Peace
1956
Man Without a Star
1955
The Oscars
1953
Ruby Gentry
1952
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951
Beyond the Forest
1949
It's a Great Feeling
1949
The Fountainhead
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
On Our Merry Way
1948
Duel in the Sun
1946
An American Romance
1944
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
Comrade X
1940
Northwest Passage
1940
The Citadel
1938
Stella Dallas
1937
The Texas Rangers
1936
The Plow That Broke the Plains
1936
The Wedding Night
1935
Our Daily Bread
1934
The Stranger's Return
1933
Cynara
1932
Bird of Paradise
1932
The Champ
1931
Street Scene
1931
Billy the Kid
1930
Not So Dumb
1930
Hallelujah
1929
Show People
1928
The Patsy
1928
The Crowd
1928
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926
La Bohème
1926
The Big Parade
1925
1925 Studio Tour
1925
Wild Oranges
1924
Souls for Sale
1923
The Sky Pilot
1921
The Jack-Knife Man
1920
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916