William Holden

All Movies of William Holden

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  Billy Wilder Speaks
  Billy Wilder discusses his life and films in interviews filmed by Volker Schlondorff over two weeks in 1988.
  Character: Himself (archive footage)

   2006

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  6.4
  Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (TV)
  A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power...
  Character: Self (archive footage)

   2004

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  The Making of The Bridge on the River Kwai
  This documentary, included with the film's DVD release treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Bridge on the River Kwai, about the determination of a group of British soldiers in a Japanese POW camp to m...
   2000

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  Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV)
  Sally Field hosts this thorough documentary about actress Barbara Stanwyck. Highlights include Bola de fuego, Perdición and Voces de muerte.
  Character: Self (archive footage)

   1991

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  6.5
  S.O.B.
  A scathing send-up of Hollywood, S.O.B. (the letters stand for "Standard Operational Bullshit") tells the story of Felix Farmer, a big-time producer who suffers a nervous breakdown after his big-budget, wholesome family ...
   1981

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  7.0
  The Earthling
  Patrick Foley (William Holden) has been on the move all his live. Tired of drifting, he wants to spend his last days in an isolated Australian valley where he grew up. On his difficult journey he meets Shawn, a little desperate ci...
  Character: Patrick Foley

   1980

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  4.7
  When Time Ran Out
  Tourists are surprised by a volcanic eruption in a lonesome hotel in the Caribic. The hotel owner ignores all warnings and advises his guests to wait for a rescue team. Only a small group follows expert Hank Anderson (Paul Newman)...
   1980

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  Escape to Athena
  During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a greek island are trying to escape. They don't want only their freedom, but they also seek for an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the top of the island's moun
   1979

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  7.0
  Fedora
  Billy Wilder's knowing, deliberately old-fashioned homage to a bygone age of filmmaking, it stars William Holden as producer Barry Detweiler. In flashbacks, the producer recalls his efforts to coax aging movie queen Fedora out of ...
   1978

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  5.9
  Damien: Omen II
  It is seven years later after Damien Thorn’s father tried to kill him. He is now a teenager, living in Chicago with his uncle Richard, the head of the multi-national Thorn Corporation. Damien and his cousin Mark are placed in a ...
  Character: Richard Thorn

   1978

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  6.2
  21 Hours at Munich (TV)
  Character: Chief of Police Manfred Schreiber

   1976

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  8.3
  Network
  NETWORK follows the doomed path of aging newsman Howard Beale (Peter Finch), who upon learning that he is to be fired after decades as a news anchor announces to millions of viewers that he will publicly commit suicide during his ...
   1976

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  7.1
  The Towering Inferno
  Doug Roberts, Architect, returns from a long vacation to find work nearly completed on his skyscraper. He goes to the party that night concerned he's found that his wiring specifications have not been followed and that the buildin...
  Character: Jim Duncan

   1974

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  The Blue Knight (TV)
  Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.
   1973

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  7.2
  Breezy
  Breezy, played by Kay Lenz, doesn't know where her next meal is coming from. She hangs out on the streets, crashing at anybody's pad that will have her for the night. She's young, a free-spirit, and can only see the good in any si...
  Character: Frank Harmon

   1973

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  6.0
  Wild Rovers
   1971

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  The Christmas Tree
  Since the death of his mother, Pascal, ten years old, spends his holidays with his father, the rich Laurent Segur. One day, when diving near the shores of Corse, an aircraft falls into the sea. The holiday goes on happily with Cat...
   1969

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  8.2
  The Wild Bunch
  A band of brutal outlaws led by the bitter Pike Bishop (William Holden) is decimated when a railroad company ambush led by Pike's old pal Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan) turns into a bloodbath. Barely escaping, the six survivors head ...
  Character: Pike Bishop

   1969

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  The Devil's Brigade
   1968

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  5.1
  Casino Royale
  SMERSH has outlined a plan to destabilize the world. Her Majesty’s Secret Service decides to press an aging James Bond out of retirement and back into action. His objective, to confuse the enemy by unleashing several agents, all...
  Character: Ransome

   1967

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  The 7th Dawn
  Three friends who fought the Japanese in Malaya during World War II end up on opposing sides in the Communist insurgency following the war. Major Ferris (William Holden) becomes a prosperous rubber plantation owner, with beautiful...
   1964

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  7.1
  Together in Paris
  Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been holed up in a Paris apartment supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time ...
  Character: Richard Benson / Rick

   1964

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  7.5
  The Counterfeit Traitor
  A former American citizen, now living in Sweden, is blackmailed into spying for the Allies during World War II. Reluctant at first, his relationship with a beautiful German agent causes him to realize how important his work is. Wh...
  Character: Eric Erickson

   1962

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  6.0
  The World of Suzie Wong
  Robert Lomax tired of working in an office, wants to be an artist. So he moves to Hong Kong to try his hand at painting. Finding a cheap hotel he checks in, only to find it's used by prostitutes and their 'dates' who meet in the b...
   1960

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  7.4
  The Horse Soldiers
  A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply centre. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is o...
  Character: Maj. Henry Kendall

   1959

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  6.6
  The Key
  In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He's given a key by a fellow tugboat-man -...
  Character: Captain David Ross

   1958

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  8.6
  The Bridge on the River Kwai
  British POWs in Burma are employed by the Japanese to build a bridge; meanwhile, British agents seek to destroy it. After surrendering his unit to the Japanese. Colonel Nicholson demands his men behave by the book, and refuses to ...
  Character: Cmdr. Shears

   1957

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  7.0
  The Proud and Profane
  In this war romance, set during WW II, a widow falls for a Marine colonel.
  Character: Lt. Col. Colin Black

   1956

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  7.1
  Picnic
  A drifter's plan to finally settle down quickly goes awry when his animal magnetism attracts every woman in town. Starring William Holden and Kim Novak. Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture.
  Character: Hal Carter

   1955

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  7.2
  Love is a Many-Splendored Thing
  Jennifer Jones stars in this story about a widowed Eurasian doctor who falls in love with charming war reporter Mark Elliot (William Holden) in Hong Kong during the troubled time of the Korean War. Their relationship is plagued by...
  Character: Mark Elliott

   1955

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  7.4
  Executive Suite
  When the president of a major furniture-manufacturing company suddenly dies, the members of the Board scramble to replace him quickly and quietly. Each man is driven by his own motives, be it avarice or altruism. An all-star cast ...
  Character: McDonald Walling

   1954

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  7.6
  Sabrina
  Sabrina is the young daughter of the Larrabee family's chauffeur who has been in love with David Larrabee for all her life. David is very spoiled and crazy for women, and has been totally ignoring Sabrina for years. When Sabrina g...
  Character: David Larrabee

   1954

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  7.3
  The Country Girl
  Washed up singer/actor Frank Elgin has a chance to make a come-back when director Bernie Dodd offers him the leading role in his new musical. Frank however is very insecure, turns to alcohol and shuns even the smallest of responsi...
  Character: Bernie Dodd

   1954

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  6.3
  The Bridges at Toko-Ri
  Set during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. The ending of this grim war drama is all tension.
  Character: Lt. Harry Brubaker

   1954

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  7.0
  Escape From Fort Bravo
  A ruthless Union captain is renowned throughout his prison fort as the toughest soldier in the business, capable of capturing every escaped convict under his supervision. However, when he falls in love with a visiting woman some o...
   1953

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  6.0
  Forever Female
  Playwright Stanley Krown has a terrific new play. It's got a great part for reigning Broadway star Beatrice Page, and a young actress named Sally Carver will do just about anything to get the ingénue lead. The problem is that Bea...
   1953

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  7.1
  The Moon Is Blue
  Successful architect Don Gresham (William Holden) engages a young actress, Patty O'Neill (Maggie McNamara), in conversation on top of the Empire State Building, and she accepts his invitation to dinner. Dropping in at his apartmen...
  Character: Donald Gresham

   1953

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  7.5
  Stalag 17
  During WWII, in Stalag (which is German for prison) 17, the prisoners are dumbfounded as to how the Germans know when someone's trying to escape. Recently, two tried to escape and never made past just outside the camp. Sefton, a h...
  Character: Sgt. J.J. Sefton

   1953

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  The Turning Point
  John Conroy, a crusading district attorney is tasked to crack down on a crime syndicate, which proves more dangerous because the mob has many city officials under their control. He's assisted by a newspaper man, Jerry McKibbon, wh...
   1952

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  Force of Arms
  Winter, 1943. The German army has halted the American advance in the mountains of Italy; back-and-forth combat decimates Joe Peterson's platoon. On leave in Naples, Joe meets WAC lieutenant Eleanor MacKay; initially cool, she begi...
   1951

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  You Can Change the World
  Comedian Jack Benny has his butler, Rochester, call several of his celebrity friends over to the house. Benny introduces them to a Catholic priest, who speaks to them about doing a film for a group called the Christophers.
   1950

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  8.8
  Sunset Boulevard
  A bankrupt screenwriter (William Holden) takes refuge in the mansion of a faded star (Gloria Swanson) of the silent era, in order to escape the debt-collectors who are chasing after him. What he begins to realize however, is that ...
  Character: Joe Gillis

   1950

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  7.2
  Born Yesterday
  Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn. Brock hires newspaperman Paul Verrall to see if he can sof...
  Character: Paul Verrall

   1950

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  Miss Grant Takes Richmond
  A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of so...
   1949

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  6.8
  Streets of Laredo
  Character: Jim Dawkins

   1949

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  6.0
  Rachel and the Stranger
  A wandering frontiersman (Robert Mitchum) visits a backwoodsman (William Holden) and his wife (Loretta Young), and during his stay has a profound effect on their relationship.
   1948

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  6.3
  Variety Girl
  Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion...
   1947

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  Meet the Stewarts
  A young newlywed couple learns to make their new marriage work; trying to impress family, stay on budget, and remain as diplomatic towards each other as possible.
   1942

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  6.5
  I Wanted Wings
  Story follows the training and personal lives of three recruits in the Army Air Corps --- a wealthy playboy, a college jock and an auto mechanic. Love interest is supplied by a female photographer and a sultry blonde.
   1941

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  Texas
  Two Virginians are heading for a new life in Texas when they witness a stagecoach being held up. They decide to rob the robbers and make off with the loot. To escape a posse, they split up and don't see each other again for a long...
   1941

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  6.5
  Arizona
  Phoebe Titus is a tough, swaggering pioneer woman, but her ways become decidedly more feminine when she falls for California bound Peter Muncie...
   1940

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  6.5
  Our Town
  Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.
   1940

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  6.5
  Golden Boy
   1939

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  Invisible Stripes
   1939

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  Holiday
  The story of a playboy who is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's family.
   1930

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  Fast Life
   1929

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  9.0
  Weary River
   1929

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  7.5
  The Trespasser
  A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. Her former boss helps her out to ensure the child's welfare, w...
   1929