Research Catalog

Title

Some like it Wilder : the life and controversial films of Billy Wilder / Gene D. Phillips.

Author

Phillips, Gene D.

Publication

Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2010.

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Description

xiv, 446 p., [32] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"One of the most accomplished writers and directors of classic Hollywood, Billy Wilder (1906-2002) directed numerous acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder provides an overview of a filmmaking icon." "Author Gene D. Phillips departs from the traditional biography, offering new insights into the acclaimed director's professional and private life. In preparation for the book, Phillips conducted personal interviews with Wilder and other key players from the legendary director's life and times."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Screen classics

Uniform Title

• Project Muse UPCC books.
• Screen classics (Lexington, Ky.)

Subject

• Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002
• Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Biography

Genre/Form

• Biography
• Biographies
• Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-416) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

From Berlin to Hollywood : the early screenplays -- Champagne and tears : Ninotchka, Midnight, and Ball of fire -- New directions : The major and the minor and Five graves to Cairo -- The rise of film noir : Double indemnity -- Through a glass darkly : The lost weekend and Die todesmühlen -- Wunderbar : The emperor waltz and A foreign affair -- Dark windows : Sunset Boulevard -- Barbed wire satire : Ace in the hole and Stalag 17 -- Fascination : Sabrina and The seven year itch -- Light up the sky : The spirit of St. Louis and Love in the afternoon -- Remains to be seen : Witness for the prosecution -- The gang's all here : Some like it hot -- Love on the dole : The apartment -- Love on the run : One, two, three and Irma La Douce -- Grifters : Kiss me, stupid and The fortune cookie -- The game's afoot : The private life of Sherlock Holmes -- The perfect blendship : The front page and Avanti! -- Twilight years : Fedora and Buddy buddy -- Epilogue : a touch of class.

ISBN

• 9780813125701 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 0813125707 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009045857

OCLC

460059257

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library