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Billy Wilder

Director, Actor

Films to Rent on DVD

 
Major and the Minor, TheMajor and the Minor, The (1942) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson
Billy Wilder’s first film is a dexterous screwball gem: the delectable Ginger Rogers plays a spunky woman posing as a child so she can afford a…
Five Graves to CairoFive Graves to Cairo (1943)
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Erich von Stroheim
Rousing early outing for Billy Wilder; a nimble, well–executed piece of WWII propaganda exaggerating the exploits of a British corporal officer…
Double IndemnityDouble Indemnity (1944) Aro Favourite
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson
The jewel in the crown of all things film noir has hardly dated an iota despite countless imitations. You'll savour each moment as…
Lost Weekend, TheLost Weekend, The (1945) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Howard da Silva
Would–be novelist Ray Milland's personal frustrations bring on a three day drinking binge of desperate, terrifying proportions. Laced with a…
Sunset BoulevardSunset Boulevard (1950) Aro Favourite
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim
Faded screen vamp Gloria Swanson and screenwriter William Holden exploit each other mercilessly in this searing dissection of Hollywood decadence,…
Ace in the HoleAce in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951) Aro Favourite
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Porter Hall
Cast in a hole until recently, this scathing editorial on media sensationalism and the human spectacle stars Kirk Douglas (never fiercer) as a…
Stalag 17Stalag 17 (1952) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger
Sophisticated WW2 film in which comedy and suspense make uneasy but fascinating bedfellows. William Holden leads imprisoned American G.Is who plan…
SabrinaSabrina (1954)
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden
Cinderella–ish comic yarn with a dream cast and director. Audrey Hepburn plays a humble chauffeur's daughter who wins the affections of noble…
Seven Year Itch, TheSeven Year Itch, The (1955)
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell
Marilyn Monroe gives plenty of dumb blonde for this comedy about a married man (Tom Ewell) who has a fling with you–know–who.
Witness for the ProsecutionWitness for the Prosecution (1957) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton
Tense courtroom thriller, with Tyrone Power in the dock, defended by Charles Laughton, and consoled by wife Marlene Dietrich. Agatha Christie's story…

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