King Vidor

King Vidor

b. 1894 — d. 1982 (aged 88) Galveston, Texas, USA
Director Writer

King Wallis Vidor 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 a Best Director Oscar, and won eight international film awards during his career.

Known For

The Big Parade
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★ 7.9
The Big Parade
1925
Show People
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★ 7.6
Show People
1928
Hallelujah
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★ 6.7
Hallelujah
1929
War and Peace
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★ 6.7
War and Peace
1956

Filmography

The Moviemakers
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★ 7.4
The Moviemakers
1984 Self
Love & Money
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★ 4.3
Love & Money
1981 Actor
Walter Klein
The Metaphor
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★ 7.1
The Metaphor
1980 Self Director
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Voyage a Galveston
1980 Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
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★ 7.3
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973 Self
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A Personal Culture: Artist Tony Duquette
1973 Self Director
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75 Years of Cinema Museum
1972 Self
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
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★ 6.5
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964 Actor Director Writer Cinematographer
Narration
Solomon and Sheba
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★ 6.2
Solomon and Sheba
1959 Director
War and Peace
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★ 6.7
War and Peace
1956 Director Writer
Man Without a Star
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★ 6.8
Man Without a Star
1955 Director
Light's Diamond Jubilee
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★ 7.1
Light's Diamond Jubilee
1954 Director
Ruby Gentry
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★ 6.6
Ruby Gentry
1952 Director
Japanese War Bride
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★ 6.6
Japanese War Bride
1952 Director
Lightning Strikes Twice
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★ 6.5
Lightning Strikes Twice
1951 Director
The Fountainhead
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★ 7.0
The Fountainhead
1949 Director
Beyond the Forest
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★ 6.8
Beyond the Forest
1949 Director
Streets of Laredo
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★ 6.6
Streets of Laredo
1949 Writer
On Our Merry Way
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★ 5.7
On Our Merry Way
1948 Director
Duel in the Sun
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★ 6.7
Duel in the Sun
1946 Director
An American Romance
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★ 6.7
An American Romance
1944 Director Writer
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
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★ 6.9
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941 Director Writer
Northwest Passage
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★ 7.0
Northwest Passage
1940 Director Writer
Comrade X
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★ 6.6
Comrade X
1940 Director
Northward, Ho!
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★ 5.8
Northward, Ho!
1940 Self
The Wizard of Oz
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★ 8.1
The Wizard of Oz
1939 Director Writer
The Citadel
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★ 7.0
The Citadel
1938 Director
Stella Dallas
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★ 7.4
Stella Dallas
1937 Director
The Texas Rangers
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★ 6.6
The Texas Rangers
1936 Director Writer
The Wedding Night
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★ 6.6
The Wedding Night
1935 Director
So Red the Rose
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★ 6.3
So Red the Rose
1935 Director
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Dolores Del Rio and Cedric Gibbons Throw a Party
1935 Self
Our Daily Bread
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★ 7.0
Our Daily Bread
1934 Director Writer
The Stranger's Return
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★ 6.9
The Stranger's Return
1933 Director
Bird of Paradise
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★ 6.0
Bird of Paradise
1932 Director
Cynara
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★ 6.4
Cynara
1932 Director
The Champ
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★ 7.2
The Champ
1931 Director
Street Scene
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★ 7.6
Street Scene
1931 Director
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
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★ 6.3
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
1931 Writer
Not So Dumb
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★ 5.8
Not So Dumb
1930 Director
Billy the Kid
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★ 6.0
Billy the Kid
1930 Director
Hallelujah
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★ 6.7
Hallelujah
1929 Director Writer
The Crowd
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★ 8.0
The Crowd
1928 Director Writer
Show People
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★ 7.6
Show People
1928 Director
The Patsy
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★ 7.4
The Patsy
1928 Director
La Bohème
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★ 7.2
La Bohème
1926 Director
Bardelys the Magnificent
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★ 7.1
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926 Director
The Big Parade
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★ 7.9
The Big Parade
1925 Director Writer
Proud Flesh
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★ 5.1
Proud Flesh
1925 Director
Wild Oranges
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★ 6.7
Wild Oranges
1924 Director Writer
Wine of Youth
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★ 6.3
Wine of Youth
1924 Director
The Wife of the Centaur
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★ 5.6
The Wife of the Centaur
1924 Director
His Hour
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★ 5.3
His Hour
1924 Director Writer
Happiness
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★ 6.9
Happiness
1924 Director
Three Wise Fools
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★ 5.5
Three Wise Fools
1923 Director Writer
The Woman of Bronze
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The Woman of Bronze
1923 Director
Peg o' My Heart
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★ 6.6
Peg o' My Heart
1922 Director
Dusk to Dawn
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★ 5.4
Dusk to Dawn
1922 Director
Real Adventure
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★ 5.9
Real Adventure
1922 Director
Conquering the Woman
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★ 5.0
Conquering the Woman
1922 Director
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Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 11
1922 Self
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Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 2
1922 Self
The Sky Pilot
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★ 6.1
The Sky Pilot
1921 Director
Love Never Dies
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★ 6.2
Love Never Dies
1921 Director Writer
The Jack-Knife Man
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★ 6.5
The Jack-Knife Man
1920 Director
The Family Honor
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★ 6.2
The Family Honor
1920 Director
The Other Half
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★ 5.3
The Other Half
1919 Director Writer
The Turn in the Road
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★ 5.0
The Turn in the Road
1919 Director Writer
Better Times
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Better Times
1919 Director Writer
Poor Relations
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Poor Relations
1919 Director Writer
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★ 5.8
Bud's Recruit
1918 Director Writer
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Love of Bob
1918 Director
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The Case of Bennie
1918 Director
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The Rebellion
1918 Director
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There Goes the Bride
1918 Writer
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The Accusing Toe
1918 Director
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Eddie, Get the Mop
1918 Writer
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The Chocolate of the Gang
1918 Director
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Tad's Swimming Hole
1918 Director
I'm a Man
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I'm a Man
1918 Director
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Thief or Angel
1918 Director
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Dog vs. Dog
1918 Director
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A Boy Built City
1918 Director
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The Preacher's Son
1918 Director
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The Pursuing Package
1918 Writer
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Marrying Off Dad
1918 Director
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Kid Politics
1918 Director
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The Three Fives
1918 Director
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The Lost Lie
1918 Director
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A Bad Little Good Man
1917 Writer
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The Fifth Boy
1917 Writer
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What'll We Do with Uncle?
1917 Writer
The Intrigue
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★ 6.0
The Intrigue
1916 Actor
Chauffeur
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When It Rains, It Pours!
1916 Writer
Faith
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Faith
1916 Actor
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★ 6.5
Hurricane in Galveston
1913 Director
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The Grand Military Parade
1913 Director
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