Directed by William Wyler (1986)

A documentary on the film director William Wyler (1902-1981), this feature was conceived by his daughter, Catherine, as a loving tribute. Utilizing a wealth of film clips, many in black and white, the movie features interviews with Bette Davis, Samantha Eggar, Greer Garson, Lillian Hellman, Audrey Hepburn, Charlton Heston, John Huston, Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck, Ralph Richardson, Terence Stamp, Barbra Streisand, Billy Wilder, and the director himself, interviewed only a few days before he died in 1981.

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A. Scott Berg

Self (narrator)

Bette Davis

Self

Samantha Eggar

Self

Greer Garson

Self

Lillian Hellman

Self

Audrey Hepburn

Self

Charlton Heston

Self

John Huston

Self

Laurence Olivier

Self

Gregory Peck

Self

Ralph Richardson

Self

Terence Stamp

Self

Barbra Streisand

Self

Margaret Tallichet

Self

Billy Wilder

Self

William Wyler

Self

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