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Billy Wilder speaks : conversations with Billy Wilder /

This series of filmed interviews conducted by filmmaker Volker Schlondörff with acclaimed writer/director Billy Wilder is a lively lesson in filmmaking. Wilder tells hilarious anecdotes and offers keen insights into the craft of moviemaking and frank advice about survival in Hollywood. Filmed over t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Schlöndorff, Volker, Grischow, Gisela, Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002, Junkersdorf, Eberhard, Brown, Tom, Wood, Bret
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English subtitles when dialogue is in German.
Published: New York, NY : Kino International, [2006]
Subjects:
Wilder, Billy, > 1906-2002 > Interviews.
Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Interviews.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:This series of filmed interviews conducted by filmmaker Volker Schlondörff with acclaimed writer/director Billy Wilder is a lively lesson in filmmaking. Wilder tells hilarious anecdotes and offers keen insights into the craft of moviemaking and frank advice about survival in Hollywood. Filmed over two weeks in 1991.
Item Description:Special features: 70 minutes of additional interview footage and on-camera commentary by Volker Schlondörff, gallery of Billy Wilder trailers, Billy Wilder filmography and essay on the making of the film by director Volker Schlöndorff.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, b& and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Directed by Volker Schlöndorff and Gisela Grischow ; producer, Eberhard Junkersdorf ; international version producer, Bret Wood ; executive producer, Tom Brown ; director of photography, Bodo Kessler.