Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born director, screenwriter and producer who is regarded as one of the most excellent filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Today he is best known for his comedies, although he also directed dramas and film noirs. Wilder is one of only five people who have won Academy Awards as producer, director, and writer for the same film (The Apartment). Wilder's career began in Germany, where he worked as a writer for comedy films from 1930. After the Nazis seized power in 1933, he emigrated to the United States, where he continued to write screenplays, including Ernst Lubitsch's Ninotchka (1939) and Howard Hawks' Ball of Fire (1941). From the early 1940s, Wilder was allowed to film his own screenplays and thus made a name for himself as a director. Initially, his greatest successes included predominantly dramatic film noirs such as Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945), Sunset Boulevard (1950) and Ace in the Hole (1951). It was only then that he increasingly turned to comedy, including Stalag 17 (1953), Sabrina (1954) and The Seven Year Itch (1955), although he made a small detour to courtroom drama with Witness for the Prosecution (1957). With Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Apartment (1960) he made his most famous and probably most successful comedy films, the latter even receiving five Oscars. In One, Two, Three (1961), Wilder dealt with the conditions of the time in his former adopted country, Germany, and made the successful romantic comedy Irma la Douce (1963). In the two decades that followed, Wilder made seven more films, which were less well received by critics and audiences, although the German-French drama Fedora (1978) is viewed somewhat more favorably today by predominantly pretentious film experts. Some time later, Wilder was under discussion as director for Schindler's List, which he had wanted as the end of his long career, but ultimately had to turn it down due to his advanced age.

  • Title: Billy Wilder
  • Popularity: 5.764
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1906-06-22
  • Place of Birth: Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
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  • Also Known As: Samuel Wilder, 빌리 와일더
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Billy Wilder Movies

  • 2016
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    Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect

    Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect

    7.5 2016 HD

    Biography on the famous writer-director, Billy Wilder.

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  • 1995
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    A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

    A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

    7.9 1995 HD

    Martin Scorsese celebrates American movies from the silent classics to the Hollywood of the seventies.

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  • 1982
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    Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

    Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

    6.7 1982 HD

    French film critic Michel Ciment interviews Billy Wilder about his life and filmmaking.

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  • 2006
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    The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

    The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

    8.5 2006 HD

    A look back at the impact Billy Wilder's comedy classic "Some Like It Hot" has left since it's release in 1959.

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  • 2006
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    The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

    The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

    7 2006 HD

    A look back at the making of Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy classic "Some Like It Hot."

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  • 2019
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    Hollywood's Second World War

    Hollywood's Second World War

    8 2019 HD

    For the USA, World War 2 was an all-out war - to mobilize the masses, the US government launched a huge propaganda campaign and cinema, the medium of...

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  • 1992
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    Billy, How Did You Do It?

    Billy, How Did You Do It?

    7 1992 HD

    An interview between Volker Schlöndorff and Billy Wilder.

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  • 2014
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    Night Will Fall

    Night Will Fall

    7.5 2014 HD

    When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen,...

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  • 2020
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    Audrey

    Audrey

    7.2 2020 HD

    An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

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  • 2000
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    Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

    Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

    1 2000 HD

    Klaus Kinski is one of the few German actors who has achieved international fame. He made headlines. And disappeared behind them. Kinski lived his...

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  • 1993
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    Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

    Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

    7 1993 HD

    Audrey Hepburn was one of the movies' best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant sophistication and an enduring aura of youthful...

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  • 1996
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    Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

    Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

    1 1996 HD

    Amiable and unassuming, Fred MacMurray went from small-town boy to one of Hollywood and television's most enduring stars.

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  • 2007
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    Helmut by June

    Helmut by June

    6.3 2007 HD

    An intimate portrait of iconic photographer Helmut Newton shot by his wife and fellow photographer June Newton.

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  • 1998
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    Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

    Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

    6 1998 HD

    A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

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  • 2006
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    Billy Wilder Speaks

    Billy Wilder Speaks

    7 2006 HD

    In 1988, German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff sat down with legendary director Billy Wilder (1906-2002) at his office in Beverly Hills,...

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  • 2009
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    Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

    Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

    6 2009 HD

    Eight hundred German filmmakers (cast and crew) fled the Nazis in the 1930s. The film uses voice-overs, archival footage, and film clips to examine...

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  • 2017
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    Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder

    Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder

    7.3 2017 HD

    A funny walk through the life story of Billy Wilder (1906-2002), a cinematic genius; a portrait of a filmmaker who never was a boring man, a superb...

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  • 1996
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    Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

    Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

    7.5 1996 HD

    Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement...

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  • 2014
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    And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

    6.97 2014 HD

    The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...

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  • 1989
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    The Exiles

    The Exiles

    1 1989 HD

    A chronicle of the rescue of oppressed intellectuals and artists from Europe before the outbreak of World War II. It studies the cultural and...

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  • 1986
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    Directed by William Wyler

    Directed by William Wyler

    1 1986 HD

    Documentary about the famed Hollywood director.

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  • 1997
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    Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

    Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

    6.5 1997 HD

    A profile of the life of actor Walter Matthau.

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  • 2006
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    Shadows of Suspense

    Shadows of Suspense

    1 2006 HD

    A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."

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  • 1959
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    Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

    8.1 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

    8.1 1959 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Apartment

    The Apartment

    8.204 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Apartment

    The Apartment

    8.204 1960 HD

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  • 1930
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    People on Sunday

    People on Sunday

    7.2 1930 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Front Page

    The Front Page

    7.247 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Front Page

    The Front Page

    7.247 1974 HD

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  • 1961
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    One, Two, Three

    One, Two, Three

    7.521 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    One, Two, Three

    One, Two, Three

    7.521 1961 HD

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  • 1944
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    Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

    8.115 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

    8.115 1944 HD

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  • 1961
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    One, Two, Three

    One, Two, Three

    7.521 1961 HD

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  • 1950
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    Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

    8.3 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

    8.3 1950 HD

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  • 1953
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    Stalag 17

    Stalag 17

    7.7 1953 HD

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  • 1939
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    Ninotchka

    Ninotchka

    7.487 1939 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Fortune Cookie

    The Fortune Cookie

    7.2 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Fortune Cookie

    The Fortune Cookie

    7.2 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Fortune Cookie

    The Fortune Cookie

    7.2 1966 HD

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  • 1963
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    Irma la Douce

    Irma la Douce

    7.4 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Irma la Douce

    Irma la Douce

    7.4 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Irma la Douce

    Irma la Douce

    7.4 1963 HD

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  • 1931
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    Emil and the Detectives

    Emil and the Detectives

    6.8 1931 HD

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  • 1935
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    Emil and the Detectives

    Emil and the Detectives

    4.5 1935 HD

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  • 1954
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    Emil and the Detectives

    Emil and the Detectives

    7.7 1954 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Seven Year Itch

    The Seven Year Itch

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Seven Year Itch

    The Seven Year Itch

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Seven Year Itch

    The Seven Year Itch

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    6.8 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    6.8 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    6.8 1970 HD

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  • 1982
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    Witness for the Prosecution

    Witness for the Prosecution

    6 1982 HD

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  • 1954
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    Sabrina

    Sabrina

    7.5 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    Sabrina

    Sabrina

    7.5 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    Sabrina

    Sabrina

    7.5 1954 HD

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  • 1933
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    What Women Dream

    What Women Dream

    8.4 1933 HD

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  • 1939
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    Midnight

    Midnight

    7.4 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

    Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

    7 1938 HD

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  • 1951
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    Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

    7.8 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

    7.8 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

    7.8 1951 HD

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  • 1972
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    Avanti!

    Avanti!

    6.9 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Avanti!

    Avanti!

    6.9 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Avanti!

    Avanti!

    6.9 1972 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Lost Weekend

    The Lost Weekend

    7.6 1945 HD

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  • 1981
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    Buddy Buddy

    Buddy Buddy

    6.2 1981 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ball of Fire

    Ball of Fire

    7.4 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ball of Fire

    Ball of Fire

    7.4 1941 HD

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  • 1957
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    Witness for the Prosecution

    Witness for the Prosecution

    8.2 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Witness for the Prosecution

    Witness for the Prosecution

    8.2 1957 HD

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  • 1943
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    Five Graves to Cairo

    Five Graves to Cairo

    7 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Five Graves to Cairo

    Five Graves to Cairo

    7 1943 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Emperor Waltz

    The Emperor Waltz

    5.9 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    A Foreign Affair

    A Foreign Affair

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    A Foreign Affair

    A Foreign Affair

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Major and the Minor

    The Major and the Minor

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Major and the Minor

    The Major and the Minor

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1957
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    Love in the Afternoon

    Love in the Afternoon

    7 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Love in the Afternoon

    Love in the Afternoon

    7 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Spirit of St. Louis

    The Spirit of St. Louis

    6.6 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Spirit of St. Louis

    The Spirit of St. Louis

    6.6 1957 HD

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  • 1934
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    Bad Seed

    Bad Seed

    5.7 1934 HD

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  • 1964
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    Kiss Me, Stupid

    Kiss Me, Stupid

    7 1964 HD

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  • 1941
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    Hold Back the Dawn

    Hold Back the Dawn

    6.6 1941 HD

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  • 1978
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    Fedora

    Fedora

    6.744 1978 HD

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  • 1978
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    Fedora

    Fedora

    6.744 1978 HD

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  • 1978
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    Fedora

    Fedora

    6.744 1978 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Apartment

    The Apartment

    8.204 1960 HD

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  • 1973
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    Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

    4.9 1973 HD

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  • 1940
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    Rhythm on the River

    Rhythm on the River

    7 1940 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Man in Search of His Murderer

    The Man in Search of His Murderer

    6.5 1931 HD

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  • 1938
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    That Certain Age

    That Certain Age

    4.8 1938 HD

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  • 2006
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    The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

    The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

    8.5 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

    The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

    7 2006 HD

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  • 1932
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    A Blonde Dream

    A Blonde Dream

    5.5 1932 HD

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  • 1940
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    Arise, My Love

    Arise, My Love

    6.1 1940 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Emperor Waltz

    The Emperor Waltz

    5.9 1948 HD

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  • 1981
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    Buddy Buddy

    Buddy Buddy

    6.2 1981 HD

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  • 1933
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    Adorable

    Adorable

    3.7 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    One Exciting Adventure

    One Exciting Adventure

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1964
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    Kiss Me, Stupid

    Kiss Me, Stupid

    7 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    Kiss Me, Stupid

    Kiss Me, Stupid

    7 1964 HD

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  • 1953
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    Stalag 17

    Stalag 17

    7.7 1953 HD

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  • 1932
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    Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße

    Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1953
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    Stalag 17

    Stalag 17

    7.7 1953 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Lost Weekend

    The Lost Weekend

    7.6 1945 HD

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  • 1959
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    Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

    8.1 1959 HD

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  • 1939
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    What a Life

    What a Life

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    Champagne Waltz

    Champagne Waltz

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Blue from the Sky

    The Blue from the Sky

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1930
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    The fight with the dragon or: The tragedy of the lodger

    The fight with the dragon or: The tragedy of the lodger

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Lottery Lover

    The Lottery Lover

    3 1935 HD

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  • 1931
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    Princess, At Your Orders!

    Princess, At Your Orders!

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1995
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    Sabrina

    Sabrina

    6.2 1995 HD

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  • 1931
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    Her Grace Commands

    Her Grace Commands

    5 1931 HD

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  • 1970
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    Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1932
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    Where Is This Lady?

    Where Is This Lady?

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Bishop's Wife

    The Bishop's Wife

    7.1 1947 HD

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  • 1927
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    Melodrama

    Melodrama

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1932
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    Once There Was a Waltz

    Once There Was a Waltz

    7 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    Bad Seed

    Bad Seed

    5.7 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    First Offence

    First Offence

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    Music in the Air

    Music in the Air

    4.8 1934 HD

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  • 1948
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    A Song Is Born

    A Song Is Born

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1931
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    Infidelities

    Infidelities

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Spirit of St. Louis

    The Spirit of St. Louis

    6.6 1957 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Wrong Husband

    The Wrong Husband

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    Der Teufelsreporter

    Der Teufelsreporter

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1957
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    Love in the Afternoon

    Love in the Afternoon

    7 1957 HD

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  • 1933
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    Madame Wants No Children

    Madame Wants No Children

    4 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Winner

    The Winner

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1945
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    Death Mills

    Death Mills

    6.5 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    Death Mills

    Death Mills

    6.5 1945 HD

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  • 1932
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    Happy Ever After

    Happy Ever After

    1 1932 HD

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  • 2018
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    La Garçonnière

    La Garçonnière

    5.4 2018 HD

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  • 2003
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    Un film et son époque

    Un film et son époque

    10 2003 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1978
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    The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

    7.2 1978 HD

    The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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  • 1973
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    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    4.5 1973 HD

    In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally...

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  • 1974
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1951
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    Deutscher Filmpreis

    Deutscher Filmpreis

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1992
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    Billy, How Did You Do It?

    Billy, How Did You Do It?

    1 1992 HD

    Director Billy Wilder is interviewed by German critic Hellmut Karasek and director Volker Schlöndorff about his movies.

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

    A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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  • 1956
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    Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

    8 1956 HD

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