Movies by William Holden
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50 Years: The Best of Hollywood (1999)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Bing Crosby, Bette Davis …
Join host Tab Hunter in reliving some of the best moments from the greatest films of all time. This entertaining documentary features never-before-seen footage and more than 35 rare…
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S.O.B. (1981)
Cast: Julie Andrews, Richard Mulligan, William Holden …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
In director Blake Edwards's satire of the Hollywood film industry, squeaky-clean superstar Sally Miles (Julie Andrews) is the key to a fading director's (Richard Mulligan) sudden…
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When Time Ran Out... (1980)
Cast: Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden …
Directed by: James Goldstone
After the success of The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno, movie mogul Irwin Allen returned to the disaster movie genre to produce this lesser-known effort about a group of…
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The Earthling (1980)
Cast: William Holden, Rick Schroder, Jack Thompson …
Directed by: Peter Collinson
After learning that he has terminal cancer, expatriate wanderer Patrick Foley (William Holden) decides to return home to the remote Australian valley where he spent his childhood and live out…
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Ashanti (1979)
Cast: Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
A Middle Eastern slave trader (Peter Ustinov) abducts a World Health Organization doctor's wife in this action-packed adventure. Desperate to find his missing spouse, Anansa (Beverly…
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Damien: Omen II (1978)
Cast: William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor …
Directed by: Don Taylor
Seven years after Damien Thorn's dad tried to slay him, the demon child has grown into an angry teenager (Jonathan Scott-Taylor) now living with his aunt (Lee Grant) and uncle (William…
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Fedora (1978)
Cast: William Holden, Billy Wilder, Marthe Keller …
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Fedora, a Hollywood legend who never seems to age, commits suicide. When her friend and confidant, producer Dutch Detweiler, becomes suspicious of the circumstances surrounding her death, he…
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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
Cast: Lucille Ball, James Stewart, Richard Burton …
In 1976, CBS celebrated its biggest star with this celebration of her three CBS series: "I Love Lucy," "Here's Lucy" and "The Lucy Show." All the classic clips are included here:…
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21 Hours at Munich (1976)
Cast: William Holden, Shirley Knight, Franco Nero …
Directed by: William A. Graham
When a group of Arab terrorists clad in tracksuits (known collectively as Black September) take members of Israeli's 1972 Olympic team hostage, the whole world stands breathless to see…
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Network (1976)
Cast: Ed Crowley, Faye Dunaway, William Holden …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
When a network news anchor loses his mind on the air, his outrageous rants reach viewers at home, boost the ratings and intrigue a pair of cutthroat network executives in this Oscar-winning…
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The Towering Inferno (1974)
Cast: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden …
Directed by: John Guillermin
In director Irwin Allen's Oscar-winning actioner, architect Doug Roberts (Paul Newman) and builder James Duncan (William Holden) are celebrating their latest success: the world's…
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Breezy (1973)
Cast: William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C. Carmel …
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Edith Breezerman is light and free as a breeze. For her, life is a fun adventure from one day to the next, and planning is only for those who can't let go of their useless conventions.…
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Wild Rovers (1971)
Cast: William Holden, Ryan O'Neal, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
From writer-director Blake Edwards comes this star-studded Western about a pair of cowhands (William Holden and Ryan O'Neal) who impulsively choose a new profession -- bank robbery --…
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The Wild Bunch (1969)
Cast: Emilio Fernandez, William Holden, Ernest Borgnine …
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Director Sam Peckinpah's brilliant 1969 Western epic tells the story of a bunch of aging outlaws, led by Pike Bishop (William Holden), whose botched plans to pull off one last job forces…
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The Devil's Brigade (1968)
Cast: William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards …
Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
War is hell … especially when a group of crack Canadian commandos (led by Cliff Robertson) must learn to work as a team with a group of misfit American soldiers (led by William Holden).…
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Casino Royale (1967)
Cast: Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven …
Directed by: John Huston, Val Guest, Ken Hughes …
In this star-studded spoof, a retired James Bond (David Niven) is pressed back into service and commissions a collection of phony 007s to foil a sinister world-domination plot. Co-stars…
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Alvarez Kelly (1966)
Cast: William Holden, Richard Widmark
Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Debonair Mexican cattle rancher Alvarez Kelly (William Holden) drives his herd near Richmond, Va., planning to sell the beef to the Union Army besieging the Confederates in the city. Trouble…
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Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
Cast: William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Gregoire Aslan …
Directed by: Richard Quine
A screenwriter living in Paris has squandered months he should have been spending completing his latest project. Now, he has just two days to finish. His secretary brainstorms a potpourri of…
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The 7th Dawn (1964)
Cast: William Holden, Susannah York, Capucine …
Directed by: Lewis Gilbert
Maj. Ferris (William Holden) put World War II in the past by becoming a prosperous Malaysian plantation owner -- until his old Army buddy, Ng (Tetsurô Tanba), drags him into a new conflict.…
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The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
Cast: William Holden, Lilli Palmer, Hugh Griffith …
Directed by: George Seaton
William Holden stars as Swedish oil trader Eric Erickson, who's being blackmailed by the Allies to spy on the Nazis. While working undercover, Eric falls in love with a German woman, a…
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Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
Cast: William Holden, Clifton Webb, France Nuyen …
Directed by: Leo McCarey
Father O'Banion (William Holden) is in China on a mission of goodwill; he's slated to replace the priest (Clifton Webb) already stationed there and take over the church he helped…
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The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Kwan, Sylvia Syms …
Directed by: Richard Quine
Forbidden love takes center stage in this romantic movie starring William Holden as Robert Lomax, an American traveler visiting Hong Kong who meets and quickly grows smitten with a local…
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The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Cast: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers …
Directed by: John Ford
Academy Award-winning screen legend John Wayne stars as Union cavalry Col. John Marlowe in acclaimed director John Ford's dramatic interpretation of real-life Civil War events. Marlowe…
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The Key (1958)
Cast: William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Carol Reed
Believing his days to be numbered, World War II naval captain Chris Ford gives his fellow skipper, David Ross, the key to his apartment with the proviso that should he die at sea, Ross can…
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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins …
Directed by: David Lean
Director David Lean's sweeping epic -- best known for a whistling work theme that became legendary -- is set in a World War II Japanese prison camp, where British prisoners are forced to…
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The Proud and the Profane (1956)
Cast: William Holden, Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter …
Directed by: George Seaton
In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley (Deborah Kerr) arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the…
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Picnic (1955)
Cast: William Holden, Kim Novak, Susan Strasberg …
Directed by: Joshua Logan
Ne'er-do-well rolling stone Hal Carter (William Holden) rides the rails into a quiet Kansas community hoping his wealthy college chum Alan (Cliff Robertson) will offer him a…
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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
Cast: William Holden, Jennifer Jones, Torin Thatcher …
Directed by: Henry King
Tragedy is in the offing when widowed Eurasian doctor Han Suyin falls for dashing American war correspondent Mark Elliot. Despite insurmountable obstacles, Han and Mark's love deepens…
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
Cast: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March …
Directed by: Mark Robson
Lt. Harry Brubaker (William Holden), a naval reserve officer, reluctantly leaves his wife (Grace Kelly) and children behind after he's called back into service during the Korean War.…
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The Country Girl (1954)
Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden …
Directed by: George Seaton
Once the toast of Broadway, washed-up thespian Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) drinks himself into oblivion until red-hot director Bernie Dodd (William Holden) attempts to revive his career. An…
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Sabrina (1954)
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden …
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Industrious tycoon Linus Larrabee (Humphrey Bogart) has no room for love in his appointment book until a burgeoning romance between his libertine brother, David (William Holden), and the…
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Executive Suite (1954)
Cast: Robert Wise, William Holden, June Allyson …
A company president dies, leaving his daughter Julia (Barbara Stanwyck) to choose a successor from five candidates. The motivations, strengths and flaws of each emerge as they vie for the…
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Forever Female (1954)
Cast: Ginger Rogers, William Holden, Paul Douglas …
Directed by: Irving Rapper
When she agrees to appear in a play by up-and-coming playwright Stanley Krown (William Holden), aging Broadway star Beatrice Page (Ginger Rogers) cannot believe that she's too old to be…
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Stalag 17 (1953)
Cast: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger …
Directed by: Billy Wilder
For the Allied prisoners of Stalag 17, every escape attempt ends the same way: disaster. Cynical Sgt. Sefton (William Holden, in his Oscar-winning role) thinks they're all fools for…
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Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Cast: William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe …
Directed by: John Sturges
During the Civil War, Capt. Roper (William Holden) rules prison camp Fort Bravo with an iron fist. When beautiful Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker) visits the fort, she distracts the ruthless…
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The Turning Point (1952)
Cast: William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Alexis Smith …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Is John Conroy's police officer father, Matt (Tom Tully), on the wrong side of the law? John, a prosecutor trying to rid his town of crime, hopes not, but newsman Jerry McKibbon (William…
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Submarine Command (1951)
Cast: William Holden, William Bendix, Nancy Olson …
Directed by: John Farrow
Lt. Cmdr. Ken White is haunted by his fateful order to submerge the USS Tiger Shark during World War II. Given command of the same vessel at the beginning of the Korean War, will the…
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Born Yesterday (1950)
Cast: Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden …
Directed by: George Cukor
Boorish business tycoon Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford) fears that ditsy fiancée Billie Dawn (Judy Holliday) will prove an embarrassment in the presence of politicos he wants to…
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Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Cast: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim …
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Running from debt collectors, screenwriter Joe Gillis stumbles upon the crumbling mansion of former silent-film star Norma Desmond. As he begins penning a comeback screenplay for her, their…
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Union Station (1950)
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald …
Directed by: Rudolph Maté
In this classic film noir, a fearful passenger reports two suspicious men on a train bound for Chicago's Union Station. When the depot's police squad learns the men are involved in…
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The Man from Colorado (1949)
Cast: Glenn Ford, William Holden, Ellen Drew …
Directed by: Henry Levin
Henry Levin's tale of a man on the brink stars Glenn Ford as Owen Devereaux, a former Civil War soldier forever scarred by his experiences on the battlefield. Unable to quiet his…
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Dear Wife (1949)
Cast: William Holden, Joan Caulfield, Billy De Wolfe …
Directed by: Richard Haydn
Teenage Miriam (Mona Freeman) encourages her brother-in-law, Bill Seacroft (William Holden), to run for state senate -- and then learns that her father, Judge Wilkins (Edward Arnold), has…
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Texas (1941)
Cast: William Holden, Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor …
Directed by: George Marshall
Dan (William Holden) and Tod (Glenn Ford), a gritty pair of drifters just out of the Confederate Army at the end of the Civil War, travel from Kansas to Texas together in search of adventure…
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Our Town (1940)
Cast: William Holden, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell …
Directed by: Sam Wood
Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play covers the lives and events of two families in a woodsy New Hampshire village from the year 1900 through 1913. In this film adaptation,…
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Arizona (1940)
Cast: Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William …
Directed by: Wesley Ruggles
As the first female resident of a rowdy Old West settlement, tough-talking, sharpshooting Phoebe Titus (Jean Arthur) can hold her own against any man -- until she meets a drifter (William…
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Golden Boy (1939)
Cast: Joseph Calleia, Lee J. Cobb, William Holden …
Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian
Facing pressure from his father (Lee J. Cobb) to pursue a career as a concert violinist, Joe Bonaparte (William Holden) -- persuaded by the lovely Lorna Moon (Barbara Stanwyck) -- instead…
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Invisible Stripes (1939)
Cast: George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden …
Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
When ex-con Cliff Taylor (George Raft) has trouble landing a legit job on the outside, he returns to a life of crime with fellow felon Chuck Martin (Humphrey Bogart) to make enough cash to…