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Billy Wilder
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Austrian and American filmmaker (1906–2002)

Also known as: Samuel Wilder, Билли Уайлдер, بيلي وايلدر, 빌리 와일더, ビリー・ワイルダー, 比利·懷德

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Known works

  • Billy Wilder in Hollywood
  • The lost weekend
  • The Apartment
  • Double indemnity
  • Der Prinz of Wales geht auf Urlaub