
King Vidor
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 ach...
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
War and Peace1956 · Director, Screenplay3.3ActuallyLike
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916 · Extra (uncredited)3.5
The Crowd1928 · Screenplay, Director3.8
Duel in the Sun1946 · Director3.2
The Big Parade1925 · Director3.8
The Fountainhead1949 · Director3.4
Solomon and Sheba1959 · Director3.2
Man Without a Star1955 · Director3.2ActuallyLike pages
Cast credits
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916 · Extra (uncredited)3.5
Show People1928 · Self (uncredited)3.6
Our Daily Bread1934 · Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)3.4
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic1990 · Self (archive footage)4.2
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995 · Self (archive footage)4.0
It's a Great Feeling1949 · KIng Vidor (uncredited)3.0
Souls for Sale1923 · Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)3.2
1925 Studio Tour1925 · Self3.2
Federico Fellini's Autobiography2000 · Self (archive footage)3.2
Love & Money1981 · Walter Klein2.5
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons2005 · Self (archive footage)3.4
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth1980 · Cast3.1
Northward, Ho!1940 · Himself3.3
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor1973 · Self3.3
Hollywood: The Selznick Years1961 · Self (uncredited)2.2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood1960 · Self3.0
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics1964 · Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)2.5
Faith1916 · CastCrew credits
War and Peace1956 · Director, Screenplay3.3ActuallyLike
The Crowd1928 · Screenplay, Director3.8
Duel in the Sun1946 · Director3.2
The Big Parade1925 · Director3.8
The Fountainhead1949 · Director3.4
Solomon and Sheba1959 · Director3.2
Man Without a Star1955 · Director3.2
Stella Dallas1937 · Director3.4
Show People1928 · Director, Producer3.6
The Champ1931 · Director, Producer3.6
Northwest Passage1940 · Director3.3
Beyond the Forest1949 · Director3.4
Our Daily Bread1934 · Director, Story, Writer, Producer3.4
Hallelujah1929 · Director, Story3.3
Street Scene1931 · Director3.4
Ruby Gentry1952 · Producer, Director3.2
The Citadel1938 · Director3.2
The Stranger's Return1933 · Director3.1