King Vidor
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday8 February 1894
Died1 November 1982 (age 88)
Place of birthGalveston, Texas, USA
Known credits84
Biography
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).
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000 · Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990 · Self (archive footage)
Love & Money
1981 · Walter Klein
Hollywood
1980 · Self
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980 · Director
Ciné regards
1978 · Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
The Men Who Made the Movies
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973 · Self
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964 · Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964 · Writer
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964 · Director
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964 · Cinematography
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 · Self (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960 · Self
Solomon and Sheba
1959 · Director
War and Peace
1956 · Director
War and Peace
1956 · Screenplay
Man Without a Star
1955 · Director
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Ruby Gentry
1952 · Producer
Ruby Gentry
1952 · Director
Japanese War Bride
1952 · Director
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951 · Director
Beyond the Forest
1949 · Director
It's a Great Feeling
1949 · KIng Vidor (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949 · Director
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
On Our Merry Way
1948 · Director
Duel in the Sun
1946 · Director
An American Romance
1944 · Story
An American Romance
1944 · Producer
An American Romance
1944 · Director
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941 · Director
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941 · Screenplay
Comrade X
1940 · Director
Comrade X
1940 · Producer
The Fight for Life
1940 · Technical Advisor
Northwest Passage
1940 · Director
Northward, Ho!
1940 · Himself
The Citadel
1938 · Director
Stella Dallas
1937 · Director
The Texas Rangers
1936 · Producer
The Texas Rangers
1936 · Story
The Texas Rangers
1936 · Director
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