Billy Wilder: A 1950s American Auteur

You may have heard of Some Like It Hot or Sunset Boulevard, but do you know the man behind these masterpieces? In this video, we will analyze producer, director, and writer Billy Wilder and his contributions to 1950s American cinema in an auteurist context.
Referenced Source:
Adrian Turner, “The Wilder Side of Life,” in Movies of the Fifties, ed. Ann Lloyd (London:
Orbis, 1982), 10-13.
Special thanks to Professor Scheibel

[@pashabvr]

The Apartment is my #1 favorite Wilder screenplay.

[@pablobiedma]

why is billy wilder so underrated, he is so freaking good wtf one of the greatest of all time.

[@65g4]

I wouldnt say hes underrated he won 6 oscars. What i think you mean is hes not widely talked about among younger movie goers. But film buffs like me know all about him.

[@pablobiedma]

@@65g4 yep that's what I mean.

[@65g4]

@@pablobiedma hes one those directors where you have seen the movie you just dont know the guys name. He was before guys like Scorsese and Depalma and Coppola and so on appeared on television and became rockstars. Obviously there was Hitchcock everyone knew what he looked like because he had his tv show

[@johnsummers2822]

Just found this today. Thank you for this. Some like it hot and stalag 17 are masterpieces. Wilder was a genius of cinema. Good video well done.

[@batman5224]

That was a great documentary! This video deserves more views.

[@blueskye6372]

Very good informative video. Wilder was a great Movie Writer/Director. He had a baby face in early days. 🙂✌️

[@isaacdunne991]

Fantastic video man! :)

[@alexutzu24ianuarie]

This is why KZbin sucks. Such a great video gets so few views and a dog jumping gets 5 million

[@jackm4457]

Now if Billy Wilder only had the vision to have made a Masters of the Universe movie, this video would be "Trending."

[@nkwari]

Wonderful portrait. (But hollywood disposes of older women not so much older men.)

[@65g4]

Great video man well done

[@rajeevpaul662]

He is the greatest screenwriter of all time mention that first