King Vidor
Date of birth: 1894-02-08
Place of birth: Galveston, Texas, USA
Known for: Directing
Also known as: 킹 비도르, 킹 비도어
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).
Movie Credits
It's a Great Feeling
1949-08-20
A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big b
Love & Money
1981-08-28
An investment planner, bored with his job and his girlfriend, is given the opportunity to help open
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961-12-31
Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick,
Souls for Sale
1923-04-22
A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
Northward, Ho!
1940-02-10
Behind-the-scenes promotional featurette to publicize the epic outdoor adventure Northwest Passage f
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973-01-01
Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960-01-10
A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916-09-04
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven wit
Show People
1928-11-20
Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic s
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964-01-01
A meditation or film-essay on metaphysics, perception, and the purpose and progress of mankind.
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005-07-17
How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the
1925 Studio Tour
1925-04-09
A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and giv
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980-01-01
Vidor and Wyeth discuss the influence of The Big Parade on Wyeth and the use of metaphors in art
Our Daily Bread
1934-10-02
John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bra
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990-02-20
Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of c
Faith
1916-10-30
A father who despises his daughter, a boyfriend who refuses to marry the girl he knocked up, and a m
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000-09-05
Federico Fellini was one of the most individual and thought provoking directors who based most of hi