In Reply to: I wouldn't...and didn't...but I love Wyler's... posted by Harmonia on February 5, 2010 at 19:44:34:
But look at the first four American Wyler films, very good to great works:
1937 Dodsworth Best Director Nominated
1939 Wuthering Heights Best Director Nominated
1940 The Letter Best Director Nominated
1941 The Little Foxes Best Director Nominated
1942 Mrs. Miniver Best Director Won
1947 The Best Years of Our Lives Best Director Won
1950 The Heiress Best Director and Best Picture Nominated
1952 Detective Story Best Director Nominated
1953 Roman Holiday Best Director and Best Picture Nominated
1957 Friendly Persuasion Best Director Nominated
1959 Ben-Hur Best Director Won
1952 Detective Story
1965 (?) Funny Girl
And Detective Story is very, very good, too.
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Follow Ups
- HUGE agreement on "The Big Country." Perhaps the greatest Western of all. - tinear 08:13:44 02/06/10 (1)
- RE: John Ford MADE the best Western, and nobody else. nt - patrickU 01:28:06 02/07/10 (0)