King Vidor
Directing
Born February 8, 1894 · 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).
Directed (60)
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964
Solomon and Sheba
1959
War and Peace
1956
Man Without a Star
1955
Ruby Gentry
1952
Japanese War Bride
1952
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951
Beyond the Forest
1949
The Fountainhead
1949
On Our Merry Way
1948
Duel in the Sun
1946
An American Romance
1944
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
Comrade X
1940
Northwest Passage
1940
The Citadel
1938
Stella Dallas
1937
The Texas Rangers
1936
So Red the Rose
1935
The Wedding Night
1935
Our Daily Bread
1934
The Stranger's Return
1933
Cynara
1932
Bird of Paradise
1932
The Champ
1931
Street Scene
1931
Billy the Kid
1930
Not So Dumb
1930
Hallelujah
1929
Show People
1928
The Patsy
1928
The Crowd
1928
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926
La Bohème
1926
The Big Parade
1925
Proud Flesh
1925
The Wife of the Centaur
1924
His Hour
1924
Wine of Youth
1924
Happiness
1924
Wild Oranges
1924
Three Wise Fools
1923
The Woman of Bronze
1923
Peg o' My Heart
1922
Conquering the Woman
1922
Dusk to Dawn
1922
The Real Adventure
1922
Love Never Dies
1921
The Sky Pilot
1921
The Jack-Knife Man
1920
The Family Honor
1920
Poor Relations
1919
The Other Half
1919
Better Times
1919
The Turn in the Road
1919
Tad's Swimming Hole
1918
The Chocolate of the Gang
1918
Bud's Recruit
1918
Hurricane in Galveston
1913
Acting (17)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990
Love & Money
1981
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
It's a Great Feeling
1949
Northward, Ho!
1940
Our Daily Bread
1934
Show People
1928
1925 Studio Tour
1925
Souls for Sale
1923
Faith
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916