King Vidor

Known for DirectingBorn 1894-02-08Died 1982-11-01Galveston, Texas, USA

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).Read more

Movies & web series

Three Wise Fools

Happiness

Alice Adams

The Woman of Bronze

The Real Adventure

Hollywood

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

The Turn in the Road

The Chocolate of the Gang

Hurricane in Galveston

Wine of Youth

Conquering the Woman

Dusk to Dawn

The Family Honor

Poor Relations

So Red the Rose

Northward, Ho!

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

The Crowd

Bardelys the Magnificent

The Big Parade

Peg o' My Heart

The Oscars

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Proud Flesh

The Champ

Show People

Federico Fellini's Autobiography

The Fountainhead

The Ed Sullivan Show

Stella Dallas

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

His Hour

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Beyond the Forest

War and Peace

Tad's Swimming Hole

Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth

Street Scene

Our Daily Bread

Man Without a Star

Solomon and Sheba

Hallelujah

Northwest Passage

The Patsy

The Texas Rangers

The Fight for Life

Duel in the Sun