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King Vidor
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).
As director
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Solomon and Sheba
War and Peace
Man Without a Star
Japanese War Bride
Ruby Gentry
Lightning Strikes Twice
The Fountainhead
Beyond the Forest
On Our Merry Way
Duel in the Sun
An American Romance
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Comrade X
Northwest Passage
The Citadel
Stella Dallas
The Texas Rangers
The Wedding Night
So Red the Rose
Our Daily Bread
The Stranger's Return
Bird of Paradise
Cynara
The Champ
Street Scene
Billy the Kid
Not So Dumb
Hallelujah
As actor
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Love & Money
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
It's a Great Feeling
Northward, Ho!
Our Daily Bread
Show People
1925 Studio Tour
Souls for Sale
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Faith