Directing
King Vidor
Born February 8, 1894 Galveston, Texas, USA
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).
Directed Films
6.3
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980·Documentary
5.0
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964·Documentary
6.4
Solomon and Sheba
1959·History
6.7
War and Peace
1956·War
6.5
Man Without a Star
1955·Western
6.3
Ruby Gentry
1952·Drama
6.0
Japanese War Bride
1952·Drama
5.7
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951·Thriller
6.7
Beyond the Forest
1949·Drama
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949·Drama
5.7
On Our Merry Way
1948·Comedy
6.4
Duel in the Sun
1946·Western
6.1
An American Romance
1944·Romance
7.1
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941·Drama
6.1
Comrade X
1940·Comedy
6.6
Northwest Passage
1940·Adventure
6.4
The Citadel
1938·Drama
6.8
Stella Dallas
1937·Drama
6.6
The Texas Rangers
1936·Western
7.7
So Red the Rose
1935·Drama
5.9
The Wedding Night
1935·Drama
6.7
Our Daily Bread
1934·Drama
6.2
The Stranger's Return
1933·Drama
5.1
Cynara
1932·Drama
Also Appeared In
6.8
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005·Documentary
6.4
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000·Documentary
8.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995·Documentary
8.3
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990·Documentary
5.1
Love & Money
1981·Drama
6.3
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980·Documentary
6.5
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973·Documentary
5.0
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964·Documentary
4.4
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961·Documentary
6.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960·Documentary
6.0
It's a Great Feeling
1949·Comedy
6.7
Northward, Ho!
1940·Documentary