William Wyler

Director and producer. Born 1 July 1902 in Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]. Died 27 July 1981.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 13 titles

Oscars3 won · 11 nominated

Born

1 July 1902, Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]

Died

27 July 1981

Active

1936–1968

Frequently works with

Samuel Goldwyn, Bette Davis, Teresa Wright, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Herbert Marshall, Lillian Hellman, Walter Pidgeon

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

75Critics

We rate William’s work 5 points above the press, across 8 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 798

Under 600

Of 13 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 13 films
Screen time: 28 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $282m across 7 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 11 nominated
Active: 1936–1968

Genres

Drama13
Romance8
War3
Comedy2
Crime2
History2

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestThe Heiress1949

70WorstFunny Girl1968

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

221920s

151930s

91940s

81950s

41960s

11970s

22010s

Co-stars most worked with

Bette Davis3 titles

Teresa Wright3 titles

David Niven2 titles

Donald Crisp2 titles

Herbert Marshall2 titles

Walter Pidgeon2 titles

Producers most worked with

Samuel Goldwyn5 titles