Directing
Billy Wilder
Born June 22, 1906 · Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
Died March 27, 2002 · aged 95
Billy Wilder, born Samuel Wilder; (22 June 1906 - 27 March 2002) was an Austrian-born director, screenwriter and producer who is regarded as one of the most successful filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Today he is best known for his comedies, although he also directed dramas and film noirs. Wilder is one of only five people who have won Academy Awards as producer, director, and writer for the …
Known For
Witness for the Prosecution · 1957Witness for the Prosecution
★ 8.21957
MovieDramaMystery
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
Sunset Boulevard · 1950Sunset Boulevard
★ 8.31950
MovieDrama
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Some Like It Hot · 1959Some Like It Hot
★ 8.11959
MovieComedyRomance
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
Sabrina · 1995Sabrina
★ 6.21995
MovieRomanceDrama
After her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter Sabrina, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved with her.
The Apartment · 1960The Apartment
★ 8.21960
MovieComedyDrama
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Sabrina · 1954Sabrina
★ 7.51954
MovieComedyRomance
After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother Linus, who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.
The Seven Year Itch · 1955The Seven Year Itch
★ 7.01955
MovieComedyRomance
When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.
Double Indemnity · 1944Double Indemnity
★ 8.11944
MovieCrimeThriller
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
Movies
Witness for the Prosecution · 1957Witness for the Prosecution
★ 8.21957
MovieDramaMystery
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
Sunset Boulevard · 1950Sunset Boulevard
★ 8.31950
MovieDrama
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Some Like It Hot · 1959Some Like It Hot
★ 8.11959
MovieComedyRomance
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
Sabrina · 1995Sabrina
★ 6.21995
MovieRomanceDrama
After her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter Sabrina, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved with her.
The Apartment · 1960The Apartment
★ 8.21960
MovieComedyDrama
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Sabrina · 1954Sabrina
★ 7.51954
MovieComedyRomance
After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother Linus, who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.
The Seven Year Itch · 1955The Seven Year Itch
★ 7.01955
MovieComedyRomance
When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.
Double Indemnity · 1944Double Indemnity
★ 8.11944
MovieCrimeThriller
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
Irma la Douce · 1963Irma la Douce
★ 7.41963
MovieRomanceComedy
When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer.
One, Two, Three · 1961One, Two, Three
★ 7.51961
MovieComedy
In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more difficult than anticipated when she reveals that she is pregnant by a Communist.
Avanti! · 1972Avanti!
★ 6.91972
MovieComedyRomance
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
Fedora · 1978Fedora
★ 6.71978
MovieDramaMystery
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement, only to discover the horrifying truth behind her success.
Audrey · 2020Audrey
★ 7.12020
MovieDocumentaryHistory
An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).
Ninotchka · 1939Ninotchka
★ 7.51939
MovieComedyRomance
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Ace in the Hole · 1951Ace in the Hole
★ 7.81951
MovieDrama
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
La Garçonnière · 2018La Garçonnière
★ 5.42018
MovieComedyDrama
Stalag 17 · 1953Stalag 17
★ 7.71953
MovieComedyDrama
After two American prisoners are killed by guards in the act of escaping from a German POW camp in World War II, barracks black marketeer J.J. Sefton is suspected of being an informer.
The Lost Weekend · 1945The Lost Weekend
★ 7.61945
MovieDrama
Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.
Bad Seed · 1934Bad Seed
★ 5.71934
MovieCrimeDrama
A young man-about-Paris, cut off from his father's money, falls in with a picaresque gang of car thieves.
Death Mills · 1945Death Mills
★ 6.71945
MovieWarDocumentary
Originally made with a German soundtrack for screening in occupied Germany and Austria, this was the first documentary to show what the Allies found when they liberated the Nazi extermination camps: the survivors, the conditions, and the evidence of mass murder.
Five Graves to Cairo · 1943Five Graves to Cairo
★ 7.01943
MovieWarThriller
During the 1942 North African campaign, a British straggler passes as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Erwin Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may provide an even better use.
The Lottery Lover · 1935The Lottery Lover
★ 4.31935
MovieRomanceComedy
A crew of young military-school cadets are enjoying their first weekend in Paris. Frank Harrington, a girl-shy cadet, wins the lottery which "They" have organized, an Frank wins the right to woo the star of the Folies Bergere, Gaby Aimee, with her garter serving as proof of conquest. Meanwhile Frank has found the one girl-of-his-heart, Patty, and this serves to complicate matters.
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes · 1970The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.81970
MovieAdventureMystery
When a bored Sherlock eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon following an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.
Emil and the Detectives · 1935Emil and the Detectives
★ 5.51935
MovieComedyCrime
Erich Kästner’s beloved novel has been adapted for film or television six times since its publication in 1929; this 1935 British version was the first in English. Believed lost for decades, it was recently rediscovered by the BFI and has now been restored. The film moves the action from Berlin to London, where Emil goes to stay with his grandmother and cousin. Thereafter, the tale of Emil’s adventures with a gang of streetwise London children faithfully follows the original plot.
TV Shows
Spécial cinéma · 1974Spécial cinéma
★ 9.51974
Series
Marcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye on his show Spécial cinéma. Between intimate confessions from actors and immersion in the world of the greatest filmmakers, Christian Defaye took viewers on a journey into the fascinating world of cinema for nearly thirty years.
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche · 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
★ 6.01975
Series
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
The Oscars · 1953The Oscars
★ 7.01953
Series
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
Cinépanorama · 1956Cinépanorama
★ 8.71956
SeriesDocumentaryFamily
The Kennedy Center Honors · 1978The Kennedy Center Honors
★ 7.41978
Series
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.
The American Film Institute Salute to ... · 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...
★ 6.31973
Series
In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally advanced the film art; whose accomplishments have been acknowledged by scholars, critics, professional peers and the general public; and whose work has stood the test of time.
Un film et son époque · 2003Un film et son époque
★ 10.02003
SeriesDocumentary
Film Lesson · 1991Film Lesson
1991
SeriesDocumentary
A 4-part series of interviews and demonstrations by various artists, authors and performers put on in 1991 for the Viennale film festival (which Herzog directed). Herzog conducts the interviews himself.
Billy, How Did You Do It? · 1992Billy, How Did You Do It?
1992
SeriesDocumentary
Director Billy Wilder is interviewed by German critic Hellmut Karasek and director Volker Schlöndorff about his movies.