William Wyler

William Wyler

William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness. Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box office and critical successes made him one of Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers during the 1930s and 1940s.

  • Title: William Wyler
  • Popularity: 1.805
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1902-07-01
  • Place of Birth: Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
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  • Also Known As: Wilhelm Weiller, Bill Wyler, 윌리엄 와일러, 윌리암 와일러
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William Wyler Movies

  • 1936
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    Dodsworth

    Dodsworth

    7.1 1936 HD

    A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

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  • 2005
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    Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    6.6 2005 HD

    Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".

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  • 1958
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    Fun in the Big Country

    Fun in the Big Country

    1 1958 HD

    Behind-the-scenes look during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, "The Big Country."

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  • 1993
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    Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

    Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

    7.429 1993 HD

    The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.

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  • 1946
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    The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    7.783 1946 HD

    It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has...

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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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  • 1951
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    The Screen Director

    The Screen Director

    6 1951 HD

    A documentary short film depicting the work of the motion picture director. An anonymous director is shown preparing the various aspects of a film...

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  • 2018
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    The Cold Blue

    The Cold Blue

    6.63 2018 HD

    A meditation on youth, war and stunning bravery, featuring footage, taken from the National Archives, from the documentary filmed in 1943 by...

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  • 2019
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    Sword-and-Sandal

    Sword-and-Sandal

    7 2019 HD

    The silent cinema had already created colossal movies based on ancient civilizations, but it is in the 1950s when peplums reach their apogee in...

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  • 1956
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    Stars of Cabaret

    Stars of Cabaret

    1 1956 HD

    A collection of amateur films made by photographer Roderic Vickers and friends.

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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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  • 2000
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    Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

    Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

    1 2000 HD

    Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an enduring masterpiece despite the challenges of...

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  • 2001
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    Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

    Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

    8 2001 HD

    The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's greatest independent producers, is remembered in this...

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  • 2017
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    Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

    7.9 2017 HD

    The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of...

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  • 1959
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    Ben-Hur

    Ben-Hur

    7.884 1959 HD

    In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of...

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  • 1953
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    Roman Holiday

    Roman Holiday

    7.88 1953 HD

    Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor...

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  • 1953
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    Roman Holiday

    Roman Holiday

    7.88 1953 HD

    Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor...

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  • 1946
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    The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    7.783 1946 HD

    It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has...

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  • 1938
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    Jezebel

    Jezebel

    7.1 1938 HD

    In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

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  • 1938
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    Jezebel

    Jezebel

    7.1 1938 HD

    In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

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  • 1966
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    How to Steal a Million

    How to Steal a Million

    7.5 1966 HD

    A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.

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  • 1939
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    Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights

    7.215 1939 HD

    The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged...

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  • 1961
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    The Children's Hour

    The Children's Hour

    7.7 1961 HD

    A private boarding school for young girls is scandalized when one spiteful student accuses the two young women who run it of being in a romantic...

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  • 1951
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    Detective Story

    Detective Story

    7 1951 HD

    Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a...

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  • 1936
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    Dodsworth

    Dodsworth

    7.1 1936 HD

    A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

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  • 1958
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    The Big Country

    The Big Country

    7.608 1958 HD

    Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill,...

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  • 1958
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    The Big Country

    The Big Country

    7.608 1958 HD

    Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill,...

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  • 1961
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    The Children's Hour

    The Children's Hour

    7.7 1961 HD

    A private boarding school for young girls is scandalized when one spiteful student accuses the two young women who run it of being in a romantic...

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  • 1942
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    Mrs. Miniver

    Mrs. Miniver

    7 1942 HD

    Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the...

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  • 1937
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    Dead End

    Dead End

    7 1937 HD

    Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of...

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  • 1949
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    The Heiress

    The Heiress

    7.7 1949 HD

    Dull and plain Catherine lives with her emotionally distant father, Dr. Sloper, in 1840s New York. Her days are empty — filled with little more...

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  • 1944
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    The Memphis Belle

    The Memphis Belle

    6.7 1944 HD

    This WW2 documentary centers on the crew of the American B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle as it prepares to execute a strategic bombing raid on...

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  • 1940
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    The Westerner

    The Westerner

    7 1940 HD

    Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it...

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  • 1965
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    The Collector

    The Collector

    7.32 1965 HD

    Freddie is an inept bank clerk with no future. His only hobby is collecting butterflies, which gives him a feeling of power and control that is...

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  • 1956
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    Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

    6.584 1956 HD

    The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the...

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  • 1952
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    Carrie

    Carrie

    6.5 1952 HD

    Carrie's dreams of adventure in the big city are quickly squashed as she discovers all that awaits her there is a bleak life of grueling and poorly...

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  • 1968
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    Funny Girl

    Funny Girl

    7.185 1968 HD

    The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedian and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, her subsequent career, and...

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  • 1941
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    The Little Foxes

    The Little Foxes

    7.479 1941 HD

    In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.

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  • 1935
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    The Good Fairy

    The Good Fairy

    6.852 1935 HD

    In 1930s Budapest, naïve orphan Luisa Ginglebuscher becomes an usherette at the local movie house, determined to succeed in her first job by...

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  • 1940
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    The Letter

    The Letter

    7.3 1940 HD

    After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

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  • 1940
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    The Letter

    The Letter

    7.3 1940 HD

    After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

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  • 1955
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    The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

    7 1955 HD

    Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.

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  • 1955
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    The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

    7 1955 HD

    Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.

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  • 1936
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    These Three

    These Three

    7.2 1936 HD

    Martha and Karen graduate from college and turn an old Massachusetts farm into a school for girls. The friends are aided in their venture by local...

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  • 1935
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    The Gay Deception

    The Gay Deception

    6.6 1935 HD

    A wide-eyed working girl wins a $5,000 sweepstakes and plunges into the lush life of New York City, where she meets a bellboy who is more than he...

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  • 1933
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    Counsellor at Law

    Counsellor at Law

    6.6 1933 HD

    A successful lawyer struggles to deal with his wife's unfaithfulness and his own hidden past.

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  • 1936
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    Come and Get It

    Come and Get It

    6.8 1936 HD

    An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.

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  • 1970
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    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    5.7 1970 HD

    Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand...

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  • 1931
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    A House Divided

    A House Divided

    6.2 1931 HD

    A New England fisherman's second wife prefers his son.

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  • 1929
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    The Love Trap

    The Love Trap

    5.429 1929 HD

    A chorus girl loses her job and thus the room she owes back rent on, and ends up being rescued from the street by a dashing rich man. But his family...

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  • 1970
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    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    5.7 1970 HD

    Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand...

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  • 1929
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    The Shakedown

    The Shakedown

    5.4 1929 HD

    The life of a less-than successful professional boxer changes when he takes in an orphan.

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  • 1944
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    The Fighting Lady

    The Fighting Lady

    6 1944 HD

    Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by...

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  • 1927
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    The Two Fister

    The Two Fister

    5 1927 HD

    Cobb plays a Mountie called Field, who protects a girl from Jackson Rasker, the leader of an outlaw gang. Field falls for the girl, but her father's...

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  • 1929
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    Hell's Heroes

    Hell's Heroes

    6.786 1929 HD

    Three bank robbers on the run happen across a woman about to give birth in an abandoned covered wagon. Before she dies, she names the three bandits...

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  • 1933
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    Her First Mate

    Her First Mate

    1 1933 HD

    A camp butcher on an Albany night boat dreams of the South Seas.

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  • 1934
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    Glamour

    Glamour

    3.5 1934 HD

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  • 1952
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    Carrie

    Carrie

    6.5 1952 HD

    Carrie's dreams of adventure in the big city are quickly squashed as she discovers all that awaits her there is a bleak life of grueling and poorly...

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  • 1926
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    Ridin' for Love

    Ridin' for Love

    1 1926 HD

    Robert Kane, owner of the Bar-L Ranch, has received word from his attorney that he will have to marry Ann Scott before the 15th of the month, whom he...

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  • 1926
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    Ridin' for Love

    Ridin' for Love

    1 1926 HD

    Robert Kane, owner of the Bar-L Ranch, has received word from his attorney that he will have to marry Ann Scott before the 15th of the month, whom he...

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  • 1926
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    Don't Shoot

    Don't Shoot

    1 1926 HD

    Nancy Burton, niece of the sheriff, is in love with Deputy Tom Farrell, but she as an aversion to bloodshed. She overhears that he shot and killed an...

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  • 1925
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    The Crook Buster

    The Crook Buster

    1 1925 HD

    A 1925 silent Western

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  • 1947
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    Thunderbolt

    Thunderbolt

    6.238 1947 HD

    Documentary about the U.S. Air Force's P-47 Thunderbolt bomber's role in the Italian Campaign during WW2.

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  • 1926
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    The Gunless Bad Man

    The Gunless Bad Man

    1 1926 HD

    A band of desperadoes employed as cow punchers take advantage of an ordinance prohibiting the carrying of firearms to hold up the owner and escape...

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  • 1926
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    Martin of the Mounted

    Martin of the Mounted

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Horse Trader

    The Horse Trader

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1932
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    Tom Brown of Culver

    Tom Brown of Culver

    5.2 1932 HD

    Boy who thought his father a war hero finds he was really a deserter.

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  • 1956
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    Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

    6.584 1956 HD

    The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the...

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  • 1949
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    The Heiress

    The Heiress

    7.7 1949 HD

    Dull and plain Catherine lives with her emotionally distant father, Dr. Sloper, in 1840s New York. Her days are empty — filled with little more...

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  • 1930
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    The Storm

    The Storm

    5 1930 HD

    Burr and Dave, two close friends who have backed each other up in countless difficulties, are torn apart by the arrival of a woman, Manette, who...

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  • 1926
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    The Stolen Ranch

    The Stolen Ranch

    5.833 1926 HD

    Returning home from the Great War, "Breezy" Hart (Fred Humes) and his shell-shocked buddy Frank Wilcox (Ralph McCullough) discover the Wilcox...

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  • 1951
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    Detective Story

    Detective Story

    7 1951 HD

    Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a...

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  • 1942
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    Mrs. Miniver

    Mrs. Miniver

    7 1942 HD

    Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the...

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  • 1938
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    The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

    6.1 1938 HD

    Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off...

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  • 1923
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    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    6.5 1923 HD

    In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral...

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  • 1927
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    Straight Shootin'

    Straight Shootin'

    1 1927 HD

    Bandits kidnap an old prospector, threatening to let him starve if he refuses to reveal the location of his gold mine. The old man's partner, hoping...

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  • 1927
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    Blazing Days

    Blazing Days

    1 1927 HD

    While he goes to his lender to repay his debts, Sam Perry is robbed. He decides to hunt down the bandit, whose description corresponds strangely to...

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  • 1928
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    Thunder Riders

    Thunder Riders

    1 1928 HD

    As Betty arrives from the East Coast to take over the ranch and fortune left by her late father, the trip is interrupted by an Indian attack.

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  • 1926
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    The Fire Barrier

    The Fire Barrier

    1 1926 HD

    An irascible and brutal boss, Will King, owner of the Deux Croix ranch, sends his employees back on the slightest pretext. Only his wife resists him....

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  • 1927
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    Desert Dust

    Desert Dust

    1 1927 HD

    Frank Fortune, a young rancher, is jailed along with two of his men for fighting with rival ranchers. Helen Marsden, daughter of a wealthy senator...

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  • 2011
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    History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle

    History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle

    1 2011 HD

    History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle features a restored version of the most famous documentary to emerge from WWII plus three other non-fiction,...

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  • 1944
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    The Memphis Belle

    The Memphis Belle

    6.7 1944 HD

    This WW2 documentary centers on the crew of the American B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle as it prepares to execute a strategic bombing raid on...

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  • 1929
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    The Love Trap

    The Love Trap

    5.429 1929 HD

    A chorus girl loses her job and thus the room she owes back rent on, and ends up being rescued from the street by a dashing rich man. But his family...

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  • 1926
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    Lazy Lightning

    Lazy Lightning

    1 1926 HD

    American silent western film directed by William Wyler

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  • 1927
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    The Border Cavalier

    The Border Cavalier

    1 1927 HD

    American Western film directed by William Wyler and written by Basil Dickey and Gardner Bradford.

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  • 1944
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    The Memphis Belle

    The Memphis Belle

    6.7 1944 HD

    This WW2 documentary centers on the crew of the American B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle as it prepares to execute a strategic bombing raid on...

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  • 1927
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    Hard Fists

    Hard Fists

    1 1927 HD

    The story is about a fake army colonel who blackmails Alvord into doing his bidding, including smearing a rancher and his pretty daughter .

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  • 1928
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    Anybody Here Seen Kelly?

    Anybody Here Seen Kelly?

    1 1928 HD

    Anybody Here Seen Kelly? is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by William Wyler. This was the first non-Western film to be directed by Wyler...

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  • 2016
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    Roman Holiday

    Roman Holiday

    1 2016 HD

    Set in Rome, Italy, Roman Holiday portrays the fleeting love of Princess Ann and newspaper reporter Joe amidst a tour of several European countries....

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.97 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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  • 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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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.529 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1956
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    Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

    8 1956 HD

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    4.9 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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  • 1970
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    1 1970 HD

    Eleven heart pounding WWII films, more than five hours of vintage content in one definitive collection. WWII: Air War contains 11 remarkable...

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