Documentary ·TV Movie · Germany · 2006 · 1h 12m

Billy Wilder Speaks

Director

Cast

Billy Wilder as Self - Filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff as Self - Filmmaker / Interviewer Hellmuth Karasek as Self - Writer / Interviewer

Crew

Bodo Kessler — Director of Photography Volker Schlöndorff — Editor Eberhard Junkersdorf — Producer

Tagline

The wit and wisdom of one of Hollywood's most acclaimed filmmakers

Synopsis

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?)

Mood & Themes

cinema on cinema movie business cinema history portrait of an artist old hollywood hollywood history celebrity interview film director portrait of a filmmaker

Key Collaborators

Volker Schlöndorff Director Gisela Grischow Director Bodo Kessler Director of Photography Volker Schlöndorff Editor Eberhard Junkersdorf Producer

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