King Vidor

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King Vidor

Directing February 8, 1894

Galveston, Texas, USA

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 a…

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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

7.1 1916 Movie
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.0 1953 TV Show
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 1948 TV Show
War and Peace

War and Peace

6.6 1956 Movie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6.0 1975 TV Show
Ciné regards

Ciné regards

5.0 1978 TV Show
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

6.4 1946 Movie
The Crowd

The Crowd

7.6 1928 Movie
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

6.8 1949 Movie
Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

6.4 1955 Movie
The Big Parade

The Big Parade

7.6 1925 Movie
Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

6.4 1959 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2005
    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2000
    Federico Fellini's Autobiography

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 1995
    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 1990
    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 1981
    Love & Money

    Movie Walter Klein

  6. 1980
    Hollywood

    TV show Self

  7. 1980
    Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth

    Movie

  8. 1978
    Ciné regards

    TV show Self

  9. 1975
    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    TV show Self

  10. 1973
    The Men Who Made the Movies

    TV show

  11. 1973
    The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

    Movie Self

  12. 1964
    Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics

    Movie Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)

  13. 1961
    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  14. 1960
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Movie Self

  15. 1959
    Solomon and Sheba

    Movie Director

  16. 1956
    War and Peace

    Movie Director

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  1. 1955
    Man Without a Star

    Movie Director

  2. 1953
    The Oscars

    TV show Self

  3. 1952
    Ruby Gentry

    Movie Producer

  4. 1952
    Japanese War Bride

    Movie Director

  5. 1951
    Lightning Strikes Twice

    Movie Director

  6. 1949
    Beyond the Forest

    Movie Director

  7. 1949
    It's a Great Feeling

    Movie KIng Vidor (uncredited)

  8. 1949
    The Fountainhead

    Movie Director

  9. 1948
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    TV show Self

  10. 1948
    On Our Merry Way

    Movie Director

  11. 1946
    Duel in the Sun

    Movie Director

  12. 1944
    An American Romance

    Movie Story

  13. 1941
    H.M. Pulham, Esq.

    Movie Director

  14. 1940
    Comrade X

    Movie Director

  15. 1940
    The Fight for Life

    Movie Technical Advisor

  16. 1940
    Northwest Passage

    Movie Director

  17. 1940
    Northward, Ho!

    Movie Himself

  18. 1938
    The Citadel

    Movie Director

  19. 1937
    Stella Dallas

    Movie Director

  20. 1936
    The Texas Rangers

    Movie Producer

  21. 1936
    The Plow That Broke the Plains

    Movie Technical Advisor

  22. 1935
    So Red the Rose

    Movie Director

  23. 1935
    The Wedding Night

    Movie Director

  24. 1934
    Our Daily Bread

    Movie Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)