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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).

Acting (17 movies)

5.8

It's a Great Feeling

1949

4.6

Love & Money

1981

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Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

6.2

Souls for Sale

1923

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Northward, Ho!

1940

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The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960

7.1

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

7.1

Show People

1928

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Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics

1964

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Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

2005

6.1

1925 Studio Tour

1925

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Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth

1980

6.7

Our Daily Bread

1934

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

1990

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Faith

1916

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Federico Fellini's Autobiography

2000

Directing (56 movies)

7.6

The Crowd

1928

7.5

The Big Parade

1925

6.8

The Fountainhead

1949

7.1

Show People

1928

6.7

War and Peace

1956

5.8

The Wedding Night

1935

6.0

Comrade X

1940

6.3

Duel in the Sun

1946

6.7

Beyond the Forest

1949

6.3

Solomon and Sheba

1959

7.1

The Champ

1931

6.4

Man Without a Star

1955

6.5

Northwest Passage

1940

6.9

Stella Dallas

1937

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Japanese War Bride

1952

6.3

Ruby Gentry

1952

6.3

The Texas Rangers

1936

6.6

The Patsy

1928

5.5

Lightning Strikes Twice

1951

5.5

On Our Merry Way

1948

4.8

Bird of Paradise

1932

6.7

Hallelujah

1929

6.4

The Citadel

1938

6.3

Wild Oranges

1924

6.2

The Stranger's Return

1933

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H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

6.7

Street Scene

1931

6.3

La Bohème

1926

6.7

Our Daily Bread

1934

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Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

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An American Romance

1944

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Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth

1980

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Wine of Youth

1924

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Bud's Recruit

1918

4.7

Cynara

1932

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The Sky Pilot

1921

4.3

Billy the Kid

1930

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Peg o' My Heart

1922

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The Jack-Knife Man

1920

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Proud Flesh

1925

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Not So Dumb

1930

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So Red the Rose

1935

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Three Wise Fools

1923

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The Other Half

1919

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Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics

1964

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Love Never Dies

1921

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Tad's Swimming Hole

1918

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The Chocolate of the Gang

1918

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The Wife of the Centaur

1924

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The Family Honor

1920

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Happiness

1924

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The Real Adventure

1922

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His Hour

1924

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Better Times

1919

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Hurricane in Galveston

1913

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Poor Relations

1919

Title	Year	Job
What'll We Do with Uncle?	1917	Screenplay
Better Times	1919	Writer
Poor Relations	1919	Screenplay
The Jack-Knife Man	1920	Producer
Love Never Dies	1921	Producer
Alice Adams	1923	Producer
Three Wise Fools	1923	Writer
Wine of Youth	1924	Producer
The Crowd	1928	Screenplay
The Patsy	1928	Producer
Show People	1928	Producer
Not So Dumb	1930	Producer
Billy the Kid	1930	Producer
The Champ	1931	Producer
Bird of Paradise	1932	Producer
Our Daily Bread	1934	Writer
Our Daily Bread	1934	Producer
The Texas Rangers	1936	Producer
Comrade X	1940	Producer
H.M. Pulham, Esq.	1941	Screenplay
An American Romance	1944	Producer
Ruby Gentry	1952	Producer
War and Peace	1956	Screenplay
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics	1964	Writer