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King Vidor

Director

King Vidor

Born February 8, 1894 in Galveston, Texas, USADied November 1, 198260 films

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).

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
War and Peace poster6.6War and Peace1956The Big Parade poster7.6The Big Parade1925The Fountainhead poster6.8The Fountainhead1949Duel in the Sun poster6.4Duel in the Sun1946Stella Dallas poster6.8Stella Dallas1937Man Without a Star poster6.4Man Without a Star1955Solomon and Sheba poster6.4Solomon and Sheba1959The Champ poster7.1The Champ1931

Filmography

60 films as director
  1. 1980Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew WyethDirector
  2. 1964Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to MetaphysicsDirector
  3. 1959Solomon and ShebaDirector
  4. 1956War and PeaceDirector
  5. 1955Man Without a StarDirector
  6. 1952Ruby GentryDirector
  7. 1952Japanese War BrideDirector
  8. 1951Lightning Strikes TwiceDirector
  9. 1949Beyond the ForestDirector
  10. 1949The FountainheadDirector
  11. 1948On Our Merry WayDirector
  12. 1946Duel in the SunDirector
  13. 1944An American RomanceDirector
  14. 1941H.M. Pulham, Esq.Director
  15. 1940Comrade XDirector
  16. 1940Northwest PassageDirector
  17. 1938The CitadelDirector
  18. 1937Stella DallasDirector
  19. 1936The Texas RangersDirector
  20. 1935So Red the RoseDirector
  21. 1935The Wedding NightDirector
  22. 1934Our Daily BreadDirector
  23. 1933The Stranger's ReturnDirector
  24. 1932CynaraDirector
  25. 1932Bird of ParadiseDirector
  26. 1931The ChampDirector
  27. 1931Street SceneDirector
  28. 1930Billy the KidDirector
  29. 1930Not So DumbDirector
  30. 1929HallelujahDirector
  31. 1928Show PeopleDirector
  32. 1928The PatsyDirector
  33. 1928The CrowdDirector
  34. 1926Bardelys the MagnificentDirector
  35. 1926La BohèmeDirector
  36. 1925The Big ParadeDirector
  37. 1925Proud FleshDirector
  38. 1924The Wife of the CentaurDirector
  39. 1924His HourDirector
  40. 1924Wine of YouthDirector
  41. 1924HappinessDirector
  42. 1924Wild OrangesDirector
  43. 1923Three Wise FoolsDirector
  44. 1923The Woman of BronzeDirector
  45. 1922Peg o' My HeartDirector
  46. 1922Conquering the WomanDirector
  47. 1922Dusk to DawnDirector
  48. 1922The Real AdventureDirector
  49. 1921Love Never DiesDirector
  50. 1921The Sky PilotDirector
  51. 1920The Jack-Knife ManDirector
  52. 1920The Family HonorDirector
  53. 1919Poor RelationsDirector
  54. 1919The Other HalfDirector
  55. 1919Better TimesDirector
  56. 1919The Turn in the RoadDirector
  57. 1918Tad's Swimming HoleDirector
  58. 1918The Chocolate of the GangDirector
  59. 1918Bud's RecruitDirector
  60. 1913Hurricane in GalvestonDirector