Billy Wilder Speaks
2006 · 72 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 477 VOTES · DIR. Volker Schlöndorff, Gisela Grischow
Overview
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?)
Dialogue Timeline — 423 lines
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00:05:29 People would come after I made a movie and say-
00:06:50 You've often said you made your first film out of self-defense...
00:08:09 it's much more difficult
00:09:33 - Give me some examples - Okay.
00:10:57 At first, he complained about you, because you had been impolite.
00:12:10 The cameraman was John Seitz.
00:13:53 with a simple story
00:15:56 John Doe for an unknown person -
00:18:09 Then he thought for five seconds and said...
00:22:10 But nothing happened.
00:24:57 The ration card, which allowed them to get bread
00:27:08 So, we had put people on stretchers
00:28:48 You can't deny that.
00:31:36 That's the main -
00:33:21 "No, no, your plan was to leave Tuesday, so leave on Tuesday."
00:34:56 She really helped me.
00:38:25 At other times, she had a mental block.
00:40:23 and we ended up shooting it 80 times.
00:43:00 Everything was known, and we knew each other...
00:51:34 but it was a miscalculation
00:54:59 ''Do you think it'll be a good film?"
00:56:31 To tell an actress ofher standing that she had to audition first
00:57:50 No, she knew her stuff. I had to control a little, but -
01:09:04 were the perfect fit.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed423
Dialogue density5.9 lines / min
First line00:05:29
Final line01:09:04
Production Record
DirectorVolker Schlöndorff, Gisela Grischow
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes477