Filmography
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Known For
The Apartment Writer (1960) -
Some Like It Hot Writer (1959) -
Sabrina Writer (1954) -
Known For
Sunset Blvd. Writer (1950) -
Writer
La Garçonnière (2018) -
Love, Marilyn (2012) -
A Little Anecdote (2008) -
Sabrina (1995) -
Witness for the Prosecution (1982) -
Buddy Buddy (1981) -
Fedora (1978) -
The Front Page (1974) -
Double Indemnity (1973) -
Avanti! (1972) -
![The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes]( "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes")
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![Casino Royale]( "Casino Royale")
Casino Royale (1967) -
![The Fortune Cookie]( "The Fortune Cookie")
The Fortune Cookie (1966) -
![Ates gibi kadin]( "Ates gibi kadin")
Ates gibi kadin (1965) -
![Kiss Me, Stupid]( "Kiss Me, Stupid")
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) -
![Irma la Douce]( "Irma la Douce")
Irma la Douce (1963) -
![Mutiny on the Bounty]( "Mutiny on the Bounty")
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) -
![One, Two, Three]( "One, Two, Three")
One, Two, Three (1961) -
![Ocean's 11]( "Ocean's 11")
Ocean's 11 (1960) -
![The Apartment]( "The Apartment")
The Apartment (1960) -
Ninotchka (1960)
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![Some Like It Hot]( "Some Like It Hot")
Some Like It Hot (1959) -
![Witness for the Prosecution]( "Witness for the Prosecution")
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) -
![Love in the Afternoon]( "Love in the Afternoon")
Love in the Afternoon (1957) -
![The Spirit of St. Louis]( "The Spirit of St. Louis")
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) -
![Robert Montgomery Presents]( "Robert Montgomery Presents")
Robert Montgomery Presents (1956) -
![The Seven Year Itch]( "The Seven Year Itch")
The Seven Year Itch (1955) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre (1954-1955) -
![Emil und die Detektive]( "Emil und die Detektive")
Emil und die Detektive (1954) -
![Sabrina]( "Sabrina")
Sabrina (1954) -
![Stalag 17]( "Stalag 17")
Stalag 17 (1953) -
![Ace in the Hole]( "Ace in the Hole")
Ace in the Hole (1951) -
![Sunset Blvd.]( "Sunset Blvd.")
Sunset Blvd. (1950) -
![The Unexpected Voyager]( "The Unexpected Voyager")
The Unexpected Voyager (1950) -
![A Song Is Born]( "A Song Is Born")
A Song Is Born (1948) -
![A Foreign Affair]( "A Foreign Affair")
A Foreign Affair (1948) -
![The Emperor Waltz]( "The Emperor Waltz")
The Emperor Waltz (1948) -
![The Bishop's Wife]( "The Bishop's Wife")
The Bishop's Wife (1947) -
![The Lost Weekend]( "The Lost Weekend")
The Lost Weekend (1945) -
![Double Indemnity]( "Double Indemnity")
Double Indemnity (1944) -
![Five Graves to Cairo]( "Five Graves to Cairo")
Five Graves to Cairo (1943) -
![The Major and the Minor]( "The Major and the Minor")
The Major and the Minor (1942) -
![Tales of Manhattan]( "Tales of Manhattan")
Tales of Manhattan (1942) -
![Ball of Fire]( "Ball of Fire")
Ball of Fire (1941) -
![Hold Back the Dawn]( "Hold Back the Dawn")
Hold Back the Dawn (1941) -
![Arise, My Love]( "Arise, My Love")
Arise, My Love (1940) -
![Rhythm on the River]( "Rhythm on the River")
Rhythm on the River (1940) -
![French Without Tears]( "French Without Tears")
French Without Tears (1940) -
![Ninotchka]( "Ninotchka")
Ninotchka (1939) -
![What a Life]( "What a Life")
What a Life (1939) -
![Midnight]( "Midnight")
Midnight (1939) -
![That Certain Age]( "That Certain Age")
That Certain Age (1938) -
![Bluebeard's Eighth Wife]( "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife")
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) -
![Champagne Waltz]( "Champagne Waltz")
Champagne Waltz (1937) -
![Lottery Lover]( "Lottery Lover")
Lottery Lover (1935) -
![Emil and the Detectives]( "Emil and the Detectives")
Emil and the Detectives (1935) -
![Under Pressure]( "Under Pressure")
Under Pressure (1935) -
![Music in the Air]( "Music in the Air")
Music in the Air (1934) -
![One Exciting Adventure]( "One Exciting Adventure")
One Exciting Adventure (1934) -
![Bad Seed]( "Bad Seed")
Bad Seed (1934) -
![Adorable]( "Adorable")
Adorable (1933) -
![Was Frauen träumen]( "Was Frauen träumen")
Was Frauen träumen (1933) -
![No Children Wanted]( "No Children Wanted")
No Children Wanted (1933) -
![Madame Wants No Children]( "Madame Wants No Children")
Madame Wants No Children (1933) -
![Un peu d'amour]( "Un peu d'amour")
Un peu d'amour (1932) -
![The Blue from the Sky]( "The Blue from the Sky")
The Blue from the Sky (1932) -
![Where Is This Lady?]( "Where Is This Lady?")
Where Is This Lady? (1932) -
![A Girl of the Street]( "A Girl of the Street")
A Girl of the Street (1932) -
![Un rêve blond]( "Un rêve blond")
Un rêve blond (1932) -
![A Blonde Dream]( "A Blonde Dream")
A Blonde Dream (1932) -
![A Blonde Dream]( "A Blonde Dream")
A Blonde Dream (1932) -
![Once There Was a Waltz]( "Once There Was a Waltz")
Once There Was a Waltz (1932) -
![Liebe ist Liebe]( "Liebe ist Liebe")
Liebe ist Liebe (1932) -
![Emil and the Detectives]( "Emil and the Detectives")
Emil and the Detectives (1931) -
![Her Highness Commands]( "Her Highness Commands")
Her Highness Commands (1931) -
![The Wrong Husband]( "The Wrong Husband")
The Wrong Husband (1931) -
![Seitensprünge]( "Seitensprünge")
Seitensprünge (1931) -
![Her Grace Commands]( "Her Grace Commands")
Her Grace Commands (1931) -
![Looking for His Murderer]( "Looking for His Murderer")
Looking for His Murderer (1931) -
![Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg]( "Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg")
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![People on Sunday]( "People on Sunday")
People on Sunday (1930) -
Writer
![Hell of a Reporter]( "Hell of a Reporter")
Hell of a Reporter (1929) -
Director
![Buddy Buddy]( "Buddy Buddy")
Buddy Buddy (1981) -
![Fedora]( "Fedora")
Fedora (1978) -
![The Front Page]( "The Front Page")
The Front Page (1974) -
![Avanti!]( "Avanti!")
Avanti! (1972) -
![The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes]( "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes")
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![The Fortune Cookie]( "The Fortune Cookie")
The Fortune Cookie (1966) -
![Kiss Me, Stupid]( "Kiss Me, Stupid")
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) -
![Irma la Douce]( "Irma la Douce")
Irma la Douce (1963) -
![One, Two, Three]( "One, Two, Three")
One, Two, Three (1961) -
![The Apartment]( "The Apartment")
The Apartment (1960) -
![Some Like It Hot]( "Some Like It Hot")
Some Like It Hot (1959) -
![Witness for the Prosecution]( "Witness for the Prosecution")
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) -
![Love in the Afternoon]( "Love in the Afternoon")
Love in the Afternoon (1957) -
![The Spirit of St. Louis]( "The Spirit of St. Louis")
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) -
![The Seven Year Itch]( "The Seven Year Itch")
The Seven Year Itch (1955) -
![Sabrina]( "Sabrina")
Sabrina (1954) -
![Stalag 17]( "Stalag 17")
Stalag 17 (1953) -
![Ace in the Hole]( "Ace in the Hole")
Ace in the Hole (1951) -
![Sunset Blvd.]( "Sunset Blvd.")
Sunset Blvd. (1950) -
![A Foreign Affair]( "A Foreign Affair")
A Foreign Affair (1948) -
![The Emperor Waltz]( "The Emperor Waltz")
The Emperor Waltz (1948) -
![Death Mills (1945)]( "Death Mills (1945)")
Death Mills (1945) (1945) -
![The Lost Weekend]( "The Lost Weekend")
The Lost Weekend (1945) -
![Double Indemnity]( "Double Indemnity")
Double Indemnity (1944) -
![Five Graves to Cairo]( "Five Graves to Cairo")
Five Graves to Cairo (1943) -
![The Major and the Minor]( "The Major and the Minor")
The Major and the Minor (1942) -
Director
![Bad Seed]( "Bad Seed")
Bad Seed (1934) -
Producer
![Fedora]( "Fedora")
Fedora (1978) -
![Avanti!]( "Avanti!")
Avanti! (1972) -
![The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes]( "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes")
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![The Fortune Cookie]( "The Fortune Cookie")
The Fortune Cookie (1966) -
![Kiss Me, Stupid]( "Kiss Me, Stupid")
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) -
![Irma la Douce]( "Irma la Douce")
Irma la Douce (1963) -
![One, Two, Three]( "One, Two, Three")
One, Two, Three (1961) -
![The Apartment]( "The Apartment")
The Apartment (1960) -
![Some Like It Hot]( "Some Like It Hot")
Some Like It Hot (1959) -
![Love in the Afternoon]( "Love in the Afternoon")
Love in the Afternoon (1957) -
![The Seven Year Itch]( "The Seven Year Itch")
The Seven Year Itch (1955) -
![Sabrina]( "Sabrina")
Sabrina (1954) -
![Stalag 17]( "Stalag 17")
Stalag 17 (1953) -
Producer
![Ace in the Hole]( "Ace in the Hole")
Ace in the Hole (1951) -
Actor
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show Cameo Appearance (1960) -
Actor
![Hell of a Reporter]( "Hell of a Reporter")
Hell of a Reporter (1929) -
Soundtrack
![Looking for His Murderer]( "Looking for His Murderer")
Looking for His Murderer (1931) -
Archive footage
![Du sollst nicht langweilen: Billy Wilder]( "Du sollst nicht langweilen: Billy Wilder")
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![Die Öscars]( "Die Öscars")
Die Öscars (2016) -
![Once in a Lew Moon]( "Once in a Lew Moon")
Once in a Lew Moon (2015) -
Oh du mein Österreich (2015)
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![From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses]( "From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses")
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![Night Will Fall]( "Night Will Fall")
Night Will Fall (2014) -
![And the Oscar Goes To...]( "And the Oscar Goes To...")
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) -
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![Arena]( "Arena")
Arena (2012) -
![Love, Marilyn]( "Love, Marilyn")
Love, Marilyn (2012) -
![Stars of the Silver Screen]( "Stars of the Silver Screen")
Stars of the Silver Screen (2011) -
![Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood]( "Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood")
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![Gilles Jacob: CIitizen Cannes]( "Gilles Jacob: CIitizen Cannes")
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![Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood]( "Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood")
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![Il falso bugiardo]( "Il falso bugiardo")
Il falso bugiardo (2008) -
![Il était une fois...]( "Il était une fois...")
Il était une fois... (2008) -
![Helmut by June]( "Helmut by June")
Helmut by June (2007) -
Poison d'avril (2007)
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![The Making of 'Some Like It Hot']( "The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'")
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Ciclo Agatha Christie (2006)
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![The 75th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 75th Annual Academy Awards")
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RIP 2002 (2002)
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![Sendung ohne Namen]( "Sendung ohne Namen")
Sendung ohne Namen (2002) -
![Histoires de festival]( "Histoires de festival")
Histoires de festival (2002) -
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![Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler]( "Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler")
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![Century of Cinema]( "Century of Cinema")
Century of Cinema (1995) -
Archive footage
![The Legend of Marilyn Monroe]( "The Legend of Marilyn Monroe")
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1965) -
The Cinematographer (1951)
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Miscellaneous Crew
![Sabrina]( "Sabrina")
Sabrina (1995) -
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Editorial Department
![Death Mills (1945)]( "Death Mills (1945)")
Death Mills (1945) (1945)
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Did You Know
Trivia
His directorial debut was The Major and the Minor (1942).
Quotes
Everybody in the audience is an idiot, but taken together they're a genius.
Trademark
His movies frequently started with narration
Nickname
The Viennese Pixie
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
Samuel Wilder
Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Sucha Beskidzka, Malopolskie, Poland]
Died
(age 95)
West Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
5' 11" (1.8 m)User Polls
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