Movies

A brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emperor Franz Joseph's endorsement in turn-of-the-century Austria.

A look back at the impact Billy Wilder's comedy classic "Some Like It Hot" has left since it's release in 1959.

A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.

Erich Kästner’s beloved novel has been adapted for film or television six times since its publication in 1929; this 1935 British version...

When a suspicious man bribes Emil with chocolate in return for a bundle of cash, the young lad thinks of a plan to catch him.

Originally made with a German soundtrack for screening in occupied Germany and Austria, this was the first documentary to show what the Allies found...

Biography on the famous writer-director, Billy Wilder.

A songwriter's young daughter (June Lang) begins to dream of stardom when she's offered the lead role in a new operetta.

A scheming wife lures an insurance investigator into helping murder her husband and then declare it an accident. The investigator's boss, not knowing...

Amiable and unassuming, Fred MacMurray went from small-town boy to one of Hollywood and television's most enduring stars.

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe is a 1966 American documentary film chronicling the life and career of actress Marilyn Monroe. Directed by Terry...

A young man-about-Paris, cut off from his father's money, falls in with a picaresque gang of car thieves.

A documentary on the film director William Wyler (1902-1981), this feature was conceived by his daughter, Catherine, as a loving tribute. Utilizing a...

An American singer stranded in Mexico is hired by a banker to distract a Mexican matador who is making a play for the banker's wife. They hatch a...

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

A look back at the making of Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy classic "Some Like It Hot."

Thirteen wealthy American daughters visiting Europe are secretly abducted in Berlin by a dubious guide and governess. Stenographer Eddie, who missed...

In Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of its neighbor, the Waltz Palace, run by Franz Strauss...

French film critic Michel Ciment interviews Billy Wilder about his life and filmmaking.