King Vidor
Known for: Directing
Born: February 8, 1894
Died: November 1, 1982
Place of birth: 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 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).
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Filmography
78 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
6.8
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005
6.4
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000
8.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
8.3
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990
5.1
Love & Money
1981
8.4
Hollywood
1980
6.3
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980
5.0
Ciné regards
1978
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
NR
The Men Who Made the Movies
1973
6.5
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
5.0
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964
4.4
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
6.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
6.4
Solomon and Sheba
1959
6.6
War and Peace
1956
6.4
Man Without a Star
1955
7.0
The Oscars
1953
6.4
Ruby Gentry
1952
6.0
Japanese War Bride
1952
5.7
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951
6.7
Beyond the Forest
1949
6.0
It's a Great Feeling
1949
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
5.7
On Our Merry Way
1948
6.4
Duel in the Sun
1946
6.1
An American Romance
1944
7.1
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
6.1
Comrade X
19406.5
The Fight for Life
1940
6.6
Northwest Passage
1940
6.7
Northward, Ho!
1940
6.4
The Citadel
1938
6.8
Stella Dallas
1937
6.6
The Texas Rangers
1936
5.8
The Plow That Broke the Plains
1936
7.7
So Red the Rose
1935
5.9
The Wedding Night
1935
6.7
Our Daily Bread
1934
6.2
The Stranger's Return
1933
5.1
Cynara
1932
5.1
Bird of Paradise
1932
7.1
The Champ
1931
6.8
Street Scene
1931
4.7
Billy the Kid
1930
5.4
Not So Dumb
1930
6.7
Hallelujah
1929
7.1
Show People
1928
6.7
The Patsy
1928
7.6
The Crowd
1928
7.4
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926
6.4
La Bohème
1926
7.6
The Big Parade
1925
7.2
Proud Flesh
1925
6.3
1925 Studio Tour
1925
3.3
The Wife of the Centaur
1924
7.0
His Hour
1924
8.3
Wine of Youth
1924
9.0
Happiness
1924
6.5
Wild Oranges
1924
10.0
Three Wise Fools
1923
6.3
Souls for Sale
1923
9.0
Alice Adams
1923
5.0
The Woman of Bronze
1923
7.3
Peg o' My Heart
1922
8.0
Conquering the Woman
1922
8.0
Dusk to Dawn
1922
9.0
The Real Adventure
1922
5.8
Love Never Dies
1921
5.4
The Sky Pilot
1921
6.5
The Jack-Knife Man
1920
8.0
The Family Honor
1920
8.0
Poor Relations
1919
5.8
The Other Half
1919
NR
Better Times
1919
9.0
The Turn in the Road
1919
7.0
Tad's Swimming Hole
19189.0
The Chocolate of the Gang
19185.8
Bud's Recruit
1918NR
What'll We Do with Uncle?
1917
NR
Faith
1916
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
19169.0
Hurricane in Galveston
1913