Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder
2017•52m•7.3•Released
Documentary
A funny walk through the life story of Billy Wilder (1906-2002), a cinematic genius; a portrait of a filmmaker who never was a boring man, a superb mind who had ten commandments, of which the first nine were: “Thou shalt not bore.”
Director
Jascha Hannover
Writer
Jascha Hannover, André Schäfer
Languages
English, German
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Mario Adorf
Self
Paul Diamond
Self
Dick Guttman
Self
Rudolf John
Self
Marthe Keller
Self
Charles Matthau
Self
Volker Schlöndorff
Self
Todd Purdum
Self
George Schlatter
Self
Armgard Seegers-Karasek
Self
Claudius Seidl
Self
Billy Wilder
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
Florianfilm
Company
ZDF
Producer
Rieke Brendel
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