Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 08, 1894
Died
Nov 01, 1982
Place of Birth
Galveston, Texas, USA
Credits
84 titles
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).
Known For
Filmography
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive footage)
Love & Money
Walter Klein
Hollywood
Self
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
Ciné regards
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
The Men Who Made the Movies
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
Solomon and Sheba
Director
War and Peace
Director
Man Without a Star
Director
The Oscars
Self
Ruby Gentry
Director
Japanese War Bride
Director
Lightning Strikes Twice
Director
Beyond the Forest
Director
It's a Great Feeling
KIng Vidor (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Director
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
On Our Merry Way
Director
Duel in the Sun
Director
An American Romance
Director
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Director
Comrade X
Director
The Fight for Life
Technical Advisor
Northwest Passage
Director
Northward, Ho!
Himself
The Citadel
Director
Stella Dallas
Director
The Texas Rangers
Director
The Plow That Broke the Plains
Technical Advisor
So Red the Rose
Director
The Wedding Night
Director
Our Daily Bread
Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
The Stranger's Return
Director
Cynara
Director
Bird of Paradise
Director
The Champ
Director
Street Scene
Director
Billy the Kid
Director
Not So Dumb
Director
Hallelujah
Director
Show People
Self (uncredited)
The Patsy
Director