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The 18 pages that link to Billy Wilder, each with the reason it gives.

• Film noirRelated: His film turned a calculated murder plot into a model of noir fatalism.

• ScreenwritingRelated: Wilder’s scripts are noted for tightly constructed plots and sharply economical dialogue.

• Marilyn MonroeRelated: Wilder directed Monroe in two major comedies and helped shape her screen persona.

• Audrey HepburnRelated: Wilder directed Hepburn in Sabrina.

• Ernst LubitschRelated: Wilder publicly admired Lubitsch and kept a sign asking how Lubitsch would handle a scene.

• The ApartmentRelated: He directed the film and co-wrote its screenplay with I. A. L. Diamond.

• Double IndemnityRelated: Wilder shaped the adaptation’s confessional structure, performances, and visual tension.

• Jack LemmonRelated: Wilder directed Lemmon in seven films, including two of his defining comedies.

• Some Like It HotRelated: He directed and co-wrote the film, shaping its fast, tightly constructed comedy.

• Charles LaughtonRelated: Wilder directed Laughton in Witness for the Prosecution, drawing on his flair for comic timing.

• Miklós RózsaRelated: Wilder’s films gave Rózsa early opportunities to develop tense, modern scoring.

• Gloria SwansonRelated: He cast Swanson as Norma Desmond, making her past stardom part of the film’s story.

• Walter MatthauRelated: Wilder directed Matthau in The Fortune Cookie and helped bring him wider recognition.

• William HoldenRelated: Wilder directed Holden in three major films, including the role that won him an Oscar.

• Preston SturgesCompared with: Wilder also moved from screenwriting into directing, but sustained a longer Hollywood career.

• Fred MacMurrayRelated: Wilder cast MacMurray against type in two landmark films as compromised men.

• Shirley MacLaineRelated: Wilder directed MacLaine in The Apartment and Irma la Douce.

• Ray MillandRelated: Wilder directed Milland’s Oscar-winning performance and helped define its unsparing tone.