Billy Wilder discusses his life and films in interviews filmed by Volker Schlondorff over two weeks in 1988.Billy Wilder discusses his life and films in interviews filmed by Volker Schlondorff over two weeks in 1988.Billy Wilder discusses his life and films in interviews filmed by Volker Schlondorff over two weeks in 1988.
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Humphrey Bogart
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James Cagney
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Gary Cooper
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Tony Curtis
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Marlene Dietrich
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Melvyn Douglas
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Arlene Francis
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Greta Garbo
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Audrey Hepburn
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Alfred Hitchcock
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William Holden
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Jack Lemmon
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Ernst Lubitsch
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Shirley MacLaine
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Fred MacMurray
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Walter Matthau
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- ConnectionsEdited from Billy Wilder, wie haben Sie's gemacht? (1991)
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Oscar-winning filmmaker and screenwriter Billy Wilder is interviewed in 1988, speaking rapidly in both English and German, touching on his perception of life through the camera lens via his childhood in war-torn Europe. Of course no Wilder conversation would be complete without behind-the-scenes stories on his many classic films, and wily Wilder seems happy to oblige our fascination with titles like "The Seven Year Itch", "Some Like It Hot", and "The Apartment". His recollections of working twice with actress Marilyn Monroe are particularly interesting, as are his off-camera skirmishes with Humphrey Bogart ("He did mock my accent..but everybody mocks my accent.") and James Cagney ("We were not of the same political persuasion."). Wilder is modest about his talents, grateful for the triumphs but well aware of the hurdles he had to maneuver to get his best work accomplished. Film historians will find this a wonderful documentation.
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
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