Documentary · 1986 · 59m

Directed by William Wyler

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Director
Aviva Slesin
Cast
A. Scott Berg as Self (narrator) Bette Davis as Self Samantha Eggar as Self Greer Garson as Self Lillian Hellman as Self Audrey Hepburn as Self
Crew
Paul Goldsmith — Director of Photography Robert Leacock — Director of Photography Don Lenzer — Director of Photography Tom Hurwitz — Director of Photography Phil Parmet — Director of Photography Mark Weingarten — Editor
Synopsis

A documentary on the film director William Wyler (1902-1981), this feature was conceived by his daughter, Catherine, as a loving tribute. Utilizing a wealth of film clips, many in black and white, the movie features interviews with Bette Davis, Samantha Eggar, Greer Garson, Lillian Hellman, Audrey Hepburn, Charlton Heston, John Huston, Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck, Ralph Richardson, Terence Stamp, Barbra Streisand, Billy Wilder, and the director himself, interviewed only a few days before he died in 1981.

Key Collaborators
Aviva Slesin Director Paul Goldsmith Director of Photography Robert Leacock Director of Photography Don Lenzer Director of Photography Tom Hurwitz Director of Photography Phil Parmet Director of Photography Mark Weingarten Editor Aviva Slesin Editor Catherine Tatge Producer Catherine Wyler Producer
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