King Vidor
King Vidor
King Wallis Vidorwas an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for a Best Director Oscar, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade, The Crowd, Stella Dallas, and Duel in the Sun...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth8 February 1894
CountryUnited States of America
Marriage is not a word; it is a sentence.
In Hollywood, the cameraman lights the star. In Europe, he lights the set.
A simple story filmed with limited sets can often be more effective than a costly extravaganza. provided it had depth and allows the audience to identify with the character.
In my opinion, the motion picture is the greatest medium of expression ever invented. It embraces all the other arts. The films that have the greatest unity, the greatest overall strength, and give the most satisfaction to the viewer, have been those in which a guiding hand was imposed in every section of the film's many divisions.