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Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Classic crime film drama. Against the advice of his doctor, eminent barrister Sir Wilfrid Roberts decides to act as the defence for a man accused of murdering a wealthy widow. Show more

Contributors

Leonard Vole:
Tyrone Power
Brogan-Moore:
John Williams
Janet MacKenzie:
Una O'Connor
Sir Wilfred Robarts:
Charles Laughton
Miss Plimsoll:
Elsa Lanchester
Director:
Billy Wilder

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Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Comedy. An office clerk in New York City lets company executives use his apartment for their extramarital affairs, in the hope of getting promoted. Show more

Contributors

C C Baxter:
Jack Lemmon
Fran Kubelik:
Shirley MacLaine
Jeff D Sheldrake:
Fred MacMurray
Joe Dobisch:
Ray Walston
Dr Dreyfuss:
Jack Kruschen
Al Kirkeby:
David Lewis
Maggie MacDougall:
Hope Holiday
Producer:
Billy Wilder
Director:
Billy Wilder

Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Comic masterpiece from Billy Wilder. Musicians Joe and Jerry accidentally witness the St Valentine's Day massacre and attempt to make a getaway by joining an all-girl jazz band. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Billy Wilder
Joe/Josephine:
Tony Curtis
Jerry/Daphne:
Jack Lemmon
Sugar Kane Kowa:
Marilyn Monroe
Osgood E Fielding III:
Joe E Brown
Poliakoff:
Billy Gray
Producer:
Billy Wilder

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Billy, How Did You Do It? - Part 2

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Second of three in-depth conversations with the film director and writer Billy Wilder. He recalls his memories of the great Hollywood stars, including Mae West and Humphrey Bogart. Show more

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Interviewed Guest:
Billy Wilder
Interviewer:
Volker Schlondorff

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Billy, How Did You Do It? - Part 1

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Director Billy Wilder discusses his career with German film-maker Volker Schlondorff, reminiscing about his early years in Hollywood and his emotional return to postwar Berlin. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Billy Wilder
Interviewer:
Volker Schlondorff

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Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

During a routine house call to renew a car insurance plan, salesman Walter Neff meets the sultry Phyllis Dietrichson, and together, they hatch a plan to get rid of her husband. Show more

Contributors

Mr Jackson:
Porter Hall
Walter Neff:
Fred MacMurray
Mr Dietrichson:
Tom Powers
Phyllis Dietrichson:
Barbara Stanwyck
Lola Dietrichson:
Jean Heather
Barton Keyes:
Edward G Robinson
Director:
Billy Wilder

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