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Billy Wilder Speaks
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Billy Wilder Speaks

Jun 22, 2006
1h 12m
★ 6.7

The wit and wisdom of one of Hollywood's most acclaimed filmmakers

Overview

In 1988, German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff sat down with legendary director Billy Wilder (1906-2002) at his office in Beverly Hills, California, and turned on his camera for a series of filmed interviews. (A recut of the 1992 TV miniseries Billy, How Did You Do It?)

Genres

Documentary
TV Movie

Production Companies

Neue Bioskop Film

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Cast

Billy Wilder

Self - Filmmaker

Billy Wilder

Volker Schlöndorff

Self - Filmmaker / Interviewer

Volker Schlöndorff

Hellmuth Karasek

Self - Writer / Interviewer

Hellmuth Karasek

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