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1. Gloria Swanson: The Greatest Star (1997 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Peter Jones | Stars: Gloria Swanson, Cari Beauchamp, Charles Chaplin, Gloria Daly
Votes: 14
2. The Shoe Store (1999)
75 min | Documentary
Stars: Billy Wilder, Peter Bogdanovich, Budd Friedman, Patrick McGaw
Votes: 21
3. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day
Votes: 1,646
4. Live from Lincoln Center (1976– )
180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed performances from the famous performing arts center in New York City.
Stars: Beverly Sills, Audra McDonald, Louis Perry, Zubin Mehta
Votes: 282
5. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,238
6. Eine kleine Anekdote (2008)
23 min | Short, Comedy
Hamburg in the 1920s. From the grave, 12-year-old Oscar tells the story of his death. Just days ago, his sarcastic grandpa caught him masturbating and revealed to him, that he must die, if ... See full summary »
Director: Claas Ortmann | Stars: Sebastian Husak, Sandra Pineiro, Charlie Rinn, Anna Böttcher
Votes: 12
7. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Votes: 236,300
8. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 137,745 | Gross: $8.18M
9. Backstory (2000– )
Documentary
As seen on AMC, "Backstory" is a series that takes a provocative and in-depth look at the making of popular motion pictures. Stars, directors, producers and other Hollywood players provide ... See full summary »
Stars: Rino Romano, Rudy Behlmer, Richard D. Zanuck, Red Buttons
Votes: 178
10. The Apartment (1960)
Approved | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston
Votes: 196,639 | Gross: $18.60M
11. Double Indemnity (1944)
Passed | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Byron Barr
Votes: 167,362 | Gross: $5.72M
12. Billy Wilder (1970 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
A documentary about the making of Billy Wilder's "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes".
Director: Peter Gehrig | Stars: Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond, Robert Stephens, Clive Revill
Votes: 25
13. Hollywood '84 (1984– )
135 min | Documentary
Stars: Werner Baecker, Michael Landon, Ginger Rogers, Hal Roach
Votes: 17
14. Some Like It Hot (1959)
Passed | 121 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft
Votes: 283,383 | Gross: $25.00M
15. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,169
16.
Live from Lincoln Center (1976– )
Episode:
The Film Society of Lincoln Center: A Tribute to Billy Wilder
(1982)
Music, Musical
Director: Wendy Keys | Stars: Horst Buchholz, I.A.L. Diamond, John Huston, Jack Lemmon
Votes: 22
17. Ace in the Hole (1951)
Approved | 111 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall
Votes: 39,093 | Gross: $3.97M
18.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
(1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder.
Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: I.A.L. Diamond, William Friedkin, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine
Votes: 129
19.
Hollywood Greats (1977– )
Episode:
Charles Laughton
(1978)
Documentary, History
Laughton's enormous talent as an actor never succeeded in making him comfortable in in own skin.
Director: Margaret Sharp | Stars: Barry Norman, Charles Laughton, Lillian Gish, Paul Gregory
Votes: 106
20. Stalag 17 (1953)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, War
After two Americans are killed while escaping from a German P.O.W. camp in World War II, the barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss
Votes: 58,784
21. Audrey Hepburn Remembered (1993 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Audrey Hepburn was one of movies best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant sophistication, and an enduring aura of youthful innocence. As Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, she... See full summary »
Directors: Gene Feldman, Suzette Winter | Stars: Roger Moore, Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 199
22. Billy Wilder, wie haben Sie's gemacht? (1991– )
183 min | Documentary, History
Director Billy Wilder is interviewed by German critic Hellmut Karasek and director Volker Schlöndorff about his movies.
Stars: Billy Wilder, Volker Schlöndorff, Hellmuth Karasek
Votes: 107
23. One, Two, Three (1961)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy
In West Berlin during the Cold War, a Coca-Cola executive is given the task of taking care of his boss' socialite daughter.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, Arlene Francis
Votes: 22,952
24. The Lost Weekend (1945)
Passed | 101 min | Drama, Film-Noir
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard Da Silva
Votes: 40,173 | Gross: $9.46M
25. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,560
26. Ninotchka (1960 TV Movie)
Comedy
This TV remake of the 1939 Greta Garbo classic features Maria Schell in the title role of a prim, party-line spouting Soviet efficiency expert whose entire outlook on life is completely ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Donovan | Stars: Maria Schell, Gig Young, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mischa Auer
Votes: 107
27. The Dick Cavett Show (1975–1982)
30 min | Talk-Show
Host Dick Cavett chats with various celebrities. This particular series was "The Dick Cavett Show" on PBS Late Night and ran from October 1977-October 1982
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Phil Silvers, Neil Simon
Votes: 282
28.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Directed by William Wyler
(1986)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A tribute to director William Wyler consisting of interviews and excerpts from his many classic films.
Director: Aviva Slesin | Stars: A. Scott Berg, Bette Davis, Samantha Eggar, Greer Garson
Votes: 548
29. Ninotchka (1939)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
A stern Soviet woman sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from Russian nobles finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Bela Lugosi
Votes: 22,883 | Gross: $1.19M
30. Midnight (1939)
Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A chorus girl stranded in Paris is set up by a millionaire to break up his wife's affair with another man, while being romantically pursued by a cab driver.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore, Francis Lederer
Votes: 5,602
31. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 136
32. Hollywood Greats (1977– )
40 min | Documentary, History
Documentary series profiling various Hollywood stars of yesteryear and more recent times.
Stars: Barry Norman, Jonathan Ross, David Thomson, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 178
33. The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961 TV Special)
Family
Director: Richard Dunlap | Stars: Bob Hope, Steve Allen, Jack Bean, Polly Bergen
Votes: 203
34. Liebe ist Liebe (1932)
88 min | Comedy
Directors: Hans Hinrich, Paul Martin | Stars: Hans Albers, Käthe von Nagy, Julius Falkenstein, Hans Brausewetter
Votes: 28
35.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda
(1978)
120 min | Documentary
Henry Fonda is honored for his career in theater, television and film by friends, family, and co-workers.
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Alexander, Lucille Ball, Richard Burton
Votes: 274
36.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Billy, How Did You Do It? - Part 1
(1992)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Volker Schlöndorff, Billy Wilder
Votes: 6
37.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Billy, How Did You Do It? - Part 3
(1992)
62 min | Documentary
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Volker Schlöndorff, Billy Wilder
Votes: 6
38. Ball of Fire (1941)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia while living in a Manhattan mansion take in a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka, Henry Travers
Votes: 14,048
39. Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg (1930)
79 min | Musical, Romance
Director: Karl Hartl | Stars: Hans Brausewetter, Betty Bird, Willi Forst, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Votes: 34
40.
Backstory (2000– )
Episode:
The Seven Year Itch
(2000)
24 min | Documentary
Wilder and Monroe do battle with the Hays Office to get a successful sex comedy onto the big screen.
Directors: Michele Farinola, Mimi Freedman | Stars: Rino Romano, Gerald Gardner, George Axelrod, Hugh Hefner
Votes: 48
41.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Billy, How Did You Do It? - Part 2
(1992)
61 min | Documentary
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Volker Schlöndorff, Billy Wilder
Votes: 6
42. Sabrina (1954)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden
Votes: 70,299
43. The Bishop's Wife (1947)
G | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley
Votes: 20,895
44. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 319
45. Bal-Can-Can (2005)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Macedonian military deserter and his Italian blood-brother are searching for a dead grandmother wrapped up in a stolen carpet, all over the Balkan's criminal underworld.
Director: Darko Mitrevski | Stars: Vlado Jovanovski, Adolfo Margiotta, Zvezda Angelovska, Branko Djuric
Votes: 2,772
46. Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door (1996 TV Movie)
50 min | Biography
Directors: Gene Feldman, Suzette Winter | Stars: Edward Dmytryk, Beverly Garland, June Haver, Richard B. Jewell
Votes: 24
47. The Moviemakers (1984– )
30 min
Stars: Elwy Yost, Ray Harryhausen, Henry King, Vincent Price
Votes: 38
48. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 153
49. Jack (III) (2021)
92 min | Comedy
Narrated by his free-thinking penis, a socially awkward university student must learn to listen to his brain and control his hormonal urges if he wants to finish his university days in the arms of a girlfriend.
Director: Pelayo De Lario | Stars: Pelayo De Lario, Mara Ashton, Lewis Hector, Georgie-Jane Osborne
Votes: 20
50. Death Mills (1945)
Not Rated | 22 min | Documentary, Short
Originally made with a German soundtrack for screening in occupied Germany and Austria, this film was the first documentary to show what the Allies found when they liberated the Nazi ... See full summary »
Directors: Hans Burger, Billy Wilder | Star: Anton Reimer
Votes: 491