King Vidor
Also known as King Wallis Vidor, King W. Vidor
American film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1894-1982)
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- Born
- 1894
- Died
- 1982
- Works
- 17
Top works
- H. M. Pulham, esquire
- Hallelujah (1929)
- Ruby Gentry
- Duel in the sun
- Duel in the sun
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Directing · 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…
Known for
- Filmmakers vs. Tycoons — Self (archive footage)2005
- Federico Fellini's Autobiography — Self (archive footage)2000
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic — Self (archive footage)1990
- Love & Money — Walter Klein1981
- Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth1980
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King Wallis Vidor (/ˈviːdɔːr/ VEE-dor; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His 67-year career spanned the silent and sound eras, with works distinguished by a sympathetic depiction of contemporary social issues. Considered an auteur director, Vidor approached multiple genres and allowed the subject matter to determine the style, often pressing the limits of film-making conventions.
His most acclaimed and successful film in the silent era was The Big Parade (1925). Vidor's sound films of the 1940s and early 1950s, such as Northwest Passage (1940), Comrade X (1940), An American Romance (1944), and The Fountainhead (1949), have been characterized as some of his best. His dramatic depictions of the American western landscape endow nature with a sinister force where his characters struggle for survival and redemption. Vidor's earlier films tend to identify with the common people in a collective struggle, whereas his later works place individualists at the center of his narratives.
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