Some like it Wilder

By Gene D. Phillips

Subjects: Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography, Film & Video, Motion picture producers and directors, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, PERFORMING ARTS, Motion pictures, biography, Direction & Production, Fine Arts, Motion pictures, united states, Wilder, billy, 1906-2002

Description: 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). Featuring Gene D. Phillips's unique, in-depth critical approach, Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder provides a groundbreaking overview of a filmmaking icon. Wilder began his career as a screenwriter in Berlin but, because of his Jewish heritage, sought refuge in America when Germany came