King Vidor
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 8, 1894
- Place of birth
- Galveston, Texas, USA
- Died
- November 1, 1982
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).
Movies with King Vidor
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916 · ★ 7.1
- Show People 1928 · ★ 7.1
- Our Daily Bread 1934 · ★ 6.7
- It's a Great Feeling 1949 · ★ 5.9
- Souls for Sale 1923 · ★ 6.3
- 1925 Studio Tour 1925 · ★ 6.2
- Love & Money 1981 · ★ 5.1
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic 1990 · ★ 8.3
- Federico Fellini's Autobiography 2000 · ★ 6.4
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995 · ★ 8.0
- Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth 1980 · ★ 6.3
- Filmmakers vs. Tycoons 2005 · ★ 6.8
- Hollywood: The Selznick Years 1961 · ★ 4.4
- Northward, Ho! 1940 · ★ 6.7
- Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics 1964 · ★ 5.0
- The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor 1973 · ★ 6.5
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood 1960 · ★ 6.0
- Faith 1916
Movies directed by King Vidor
- War and Peace 1956 · ★ 6.6
- The Crowd 1928 · ★ 7.6
- Duel in the Sun 1946 · ★ 6.4
- The Fountainhead 1949 · ★ 6.9
- The Big Parade 1925 · ★ 7.6
- Man Without a Star 1955 · ★ 6.4
- Solomon and Sheba 1959 · ★ 6.5
- Stella Dallas 1937 · ★ 6.9
- Northwest Passage 1940 · ★ 6.6
- The Champ 1931 · ★ 7.1
- Show People 1928 · ★ 7.1
- Beyond the Forest 1949 · ★ 6.7
- Our Daily Bread 1934 · ★ 6.7
- Street Scene 1931 · ★ 6.8
- Hallelujah 1929 · ★ 6.6
- The Stranger's Return 1933 · ★ 6.2
- Ruby Gentry 1952 · ★ 6.4
- The Citadel 1938 · ★ 6.4
- Bird of Paradise 1932 · ★ 5.1
- The Wedding Night 1935 · ★ 5.9
- Comrade X 1940 · ★ 6.1
- The Patsy 1928 · ★ 6.8
- The Texas Rangers 1936 · ★ 6.6
- Lightning Strikes Twice 1951 · ★ 5.7
- On Our Merry Way 1948 · ★ 5.7
- Wild Oranges 1924 · ★ 6.5
- La Bohème 1926 · ★ 6.4
- Billy the Kid 1930 · ★ 4.7
- Bardelys the Magnificent 1926 · ★ 7.4
- Cynara 1932 · ★ 5.1
- H.M. Pulham, Esq. 1941 · ★ 7.1
- An American Romance 1944 · ★ 6.1
- Not So Dumb 1930 · ★ 5.3
- The Jack-Knife Man 1920 · ★ 6.5
- Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth 1980 · ★ 6.3
- The Sky Pilot 1921 · ★ 5.4
- Bud's Recruit 1918 · ★ 5.8
- Love Never Dies 1921 · ★ 5.8
- Proud Flesh 1925 · ★ 7.2
- So Red the Rose 1935 · ★ 7.8