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).
It's a Great Feeling
(KIng Vidor (uncredited))
Love and Money
(Walter Klein)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
(Self (uncredited))
Souls for Sale
(Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited))
Northward, Ho!
(Himself)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
(Self)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
(Self)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(Extra (uncredited))
Show People
(Self (uncredited))
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
(Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv))
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
(Self (archive footage))
1925 Studio Tour
(Self)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
Our Daily Bread
(Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited))
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
(Self (archive footage))
Faith
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
(Self (archive footage))
The Oscars
(Self)
The Men Who Made the Movies
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
Hollywood
(Self)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
(Self)
The Big Parade
(Director)
The Crowd
(Screenplay)
The Crowd
(Director)
The Fountainhead
(Director)
Show People
(Director)
War and Peace
(Director)
War and Peace
(Screenplay)
The Wedding Night
(Director)
Comrade X
(Director)
Duel in the Sun
(Director)
Beyond the Forest
(Director)
Solomon and Sheba
(Director)
The Champ
(Director)
Man Without a Star
(Director)
Northwest Passage
(Director)
Stella Dallas
(Director)
Japanese War Bride
(Director)
The Texas Rangers
(Producer)
Ruby Gentry
(Producer)
The Texas Rangers
(Story)
Ruby Gentry
(Director)
The Texas Rangers
(Director)
The Patsy
(Director)
On Our Merry Way
(Director)
Lightning Strikes Twice
(Director)
Bird of Paradise
(Director)
Hallelujah
(Director)
The Citadel
(Director)
Wild Oranges
(Director)
The Stranger's Return
(Director)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
(Director)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
(Screenplay)
Street Scene
(Director)
La Bohème
(Director)
Our Daily Bread
(Director)
Our Daily Bread
(Story)
Bardelys the Magnificent
(Director)
An American Romance
(Story)
An American Romance
(Producer)
An American Romance
(Director)
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
(Director)
The Plow That Broke the Plains
(Technical Advisor)
Wine of Youth
(Director)
Bud's Recruit
(Director)
Cynara
(Director)
The Sky Pilot
(Director)
Billy the Kid
(Director)
Peg o' My Heart
(Director)
The Jack-Knife Man
(Director)
Proud Flesh
(Director)
Not So Dumb
(Director)
So Red the Rose
(Director)
Billy the Kid
(Producer)
Not So Dumb
(Producer)
Three Wise Fools
(Writer)
Three Wise Fools
(Director)
The Other Half
(Director)
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
(Writer)
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
(Director)
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
(Cinematography)
Comrade X
(Producer)
Love Never Dies
(Director)
The Chocolate of the Gang
(Director)
Tad's Swimming Hole
(Director)
The Wife of the Centaur
(Director)
Wine of Youth
(Producer)
Bird of Paradise
(Producer)
The Wizard of Oz
(Co-Director)
The Patsy
(Producer)
Show People
(Producer)
The Champ
(Producer)
The Family Honor
(Director)
Happiness
(Director)
Our Daily Bread
(Writer)
The Jack-Knife Man
(Producer)
Wild Oranges
(Adaptation)
The Other Half
(Story)
Love Never Dies
(Producer)
Love Never Dies
(Adaptation)
Bud's Recruit
(Scenario Writer)
Hallelujah
(Story)
The Real Adventure
(Director)
His Hour
(Director)
Better Times
(Writer)
Better Times
(Director)
Our Daily Bread
(Producer)
Hurricane in Galveston
(Director)
What'll We Do with Uncle?
(Screenplay)
Alice Adams
(Producer)
The Fight for Life
(Technical Advisor)