Movie
Directed by William Wyler
1986 · 59 min
A fond, clip-rich remembrance that feels like listening to old Hollywood friends share affectionate stories about a demanding craftsman.
- Directed by
- Aviva Slesin
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- A. Scott Berg, Bette Davis, Samantha Eggar
- Overview
- A documentary on the film director William Wyler (1902-1981), this feature was conceived by his daughter, Catherine, as a loving tribute. Utilizing a wealth of film clips, many in black and white, the movie features interviews with Bette Davis, Samantha Eggar, Greer Garson, Lillian Hellman, Audrey Hepburn, Charlton Heston, John Huston, Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck, Ralph Richardson, Terence Stamp, Barbra Streisand, Billy Wilder, and the director himself, interviewed only a few days before he died in 1981.
- How it feels
- Warm, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, memory, work, death
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Aviva Slesin
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- A. Scott Berg, Bette Davis, Samantha Eggar
