Billy Wilder Speaks

Jun 22, 2006

1h 12m

★ 7.0

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?)

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Documentary

TV Movie

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Neue Bioskop Film

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Cast

Self - Filmmaker

Billy Wilder

Self - Filmmaker / Interviewer

Volker Schlöndorff

Self - Writer / Interviewer

Hellmuth Karasek

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