King Vidor
Director1894–1982· Galveston, Texas, USA

King Vidor

King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Director, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946).

60 directing credits · 22 acting credits

Directing · 60

War and Peace
6.6
Film

War and Peace

1956

The Fountainhead
6.9
Film

The Fountainhead

1949

Duel in the Sun
6.4
Film

Duel in the Sun

1946

Solomon and Sheba
6.4
Film

Solomon and Sheba

1959

The Crowd
7.6
Film

The Crowd

1928

Show People
7.2
Film

Show People

1928

Ruby Gentry
6.3
Film

Ruby Gentry

1952

Stella Dallas
6.9
Film

Stella Dallas

1937

Man Without a Star
6.5
Film

Man Without a Star

1955

Comrade X
6.1
Film

Comrade X

1940

Northwest Passage
6.6
Film

Northwest Passage

1940

Beyond the Forest
6.7
Film

Beyond the Forest

1949

The Champ
7.2
Film

The Champ

1931

The Citadel
6.5
Film

The Citadel

1938

The Big Parade
7.6
Film

The Big Parade

1925

Street Scene
6.8
Film

Street Scene

1931

Our Daily Bread
6.7
Film

Our Daily Bread

1934

Proud Flesh
7.3
Film

Proud Flesh

1925

The Texas Rangers
6.6
Film

The Texas Rangers

1936

Bardelys the Magnificent
7.6
Film

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

On Our Merry Way
5.7
Film

On Our Merry Way

1948

La Bohème
6.4
Film

La Bohème

1926

Lightning Strikes Twice
5.7
Film

Lightning Strikes Twice

1951

An American Romance
6.1
Film

An American Romance

1944

The Wedding Night
5.9
Film

The Wedding Night

1935

Bird of Paradise
5.0
Film

Bird of Paradise

1932

Japanese War Bride
6.0
Film

Japanese War Bride

1952

Wild Oranges
6.5
Film

Wild Oranges

1924

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
7.1
Film

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

So Red the Rose
7.7
Film

So Red the Rose

1935

Hallelujah
6.7
Film

Hallelujah

1929

Three Wise Fools
10.0
Film

Three Wise Fools

1923

The Stranger's Return
6.2
Film

The Stranger's Return

1933

Cynara
5.1
Film

Cynara

1932

The Patsy
6.7
Film

The Patsy

1928

Not So Dumb
5.4
Film

Not So Dumb

1930

Happiness
9.0
Film

Happiness

1924

Billy the Kid
4.6
Film

Billy the Kid

1930

The Other Half
5.7
Film

The Other Half

1919

His Hour
7.0
Film

His Hour

1924

Better Times
Film

Better Times

1919

The Sky Pilot
5.4
Film

The Sky Pilot

1921

The Wife of the Centaur
3.3
Film

The Wife of the Centaur

1924

The Real Adventure
9.0
Film

The Real Adventure

1922

Conquering the Woman
8.0
Film

Conquering the Woman

1922

Poor Relations
8.0
Film

Poor Relations

1919

Love Never Dies
5.8
Film

Love Never Dies

1921

Wine of Youth
8.3
Film

Wine of Youth

1924

The Jack-Knife Man
6.5
Film

The Jack-Knife Man

1920

Peg o' My Heart
7.3
Film

Peg o' My Heart

1922

The Woman of Bronze
9.0
Film

The Woman of Bronze

1923

The Turn in the Road
9.0
Film

The Turn in the Road

1919

The Family Honor
8.0
Film

The Family Honor

1920

Hurricane in Galveston
9.0
Film

Hurricane in Galveston

1913

Tad's Swimming Hole
7.0
Film

Tad's Swimming Hole

1918

Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
6.3
Film

Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth

1980

The Chocolate of the Gang
9.0
Film

The Chocolate of the Gang

1918

Bud's Recruit
5.7
Film

Bud's Recruit

1918

Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
5.0
Film

Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics

1964

Dusk to Dawn
8.0
Film

Dusk to Dawn

1922

Acting · 22

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