King Vidor
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).
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Also Known As
Movies (45)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
as Self (archive footage)
2000
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Love & Money
as Walter Klein
1981
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as Self
1973
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
as Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
1964
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)
1961
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
1960
Solomon and Sheba
Director (Directing)
1959
War and Peace
Director (Directing)
1956
Man Without a Star
Director (Directing)
1955
Ruby Gentry
Director (Directing)
1952
Japanese War Bride
Director (Directing)
1952
Lightning Strikes Twice
Director (Directing)
1951
Beyond the Forest
Director (Directing)
1949
It's a Great Feeling
as KIng Vidor (uncredited)
1949
The Fountainhead
Director (Directing)
1949
On Our Merry Way
Director (Directing)
1948
Duel in the Sun
Director (Directing)
1946
An American Romance
Director (Directing)
1944
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Director (Directing)
1941
Comrade X
Director (Directing)
1940
The Fight for Life
Technical Advisor (Crew)
1940
Northwest Passage
Director (Directing)
1940
Northward, Ho!
as Himself
1940
The Citadel
Director (Directing)
1938
Stella Dallas
Director (Directing)
1937
The Texas Rangers
Director (Directing)
1936
The Plow That Broke the Plains
Technical Advisor (Crew)
1936
So Red the Rose
Director (Directing)
1935
The Wedding Night
Director (Directing)
1935
Our Daily Bread
as Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
1934
The Stranger's Return
Director (Directing)
1933
Cynara
Director (Directing)
1932
Bird of Paradise
Director (Directing)
1932
The Champ
Director (Directing)
1931
Street Scene
Director (Directing)
1931
Billy the Kid
Director (Directing)
1930
Not So Dumb
Director (Directing)
1930
Hallelujah
Director (Directing)
1929
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
1928
The Patsy
Director (Directing)
1928
The Crowd
Director (Directing)
1928
Bardelys the Magnificent
Director (Directing)
1926
