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Billy Wilder Speaks (2006)

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

Genre : Documentary, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 12M

Director : Gisela Grischow, Volker Schlöndorff

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?)

Actors

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

Crews

Gisela Grischow
Gisela Grischow
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff
Director
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Producer
Bodo Kessler
Bodo Kessler
Director of Photography
Gabriele Bacher
Gabriele Bacher
Researcher
Jan Betge
Jan Betge
Assistant Camera
Alan Barker
Alan Barker
Sound Mixer
Uschi Busse
Uschi Busse
Sound Editor
Tom Brown
Tom Brown
Executive Producer
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff
Editor
Holger Lehmann
Holger Lehmann
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Posters and backgrounds

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