William Wyler was a prolific, Oscar-winning motion picture director. He was known to require tens of takes for every shot in his films and for demanding control over the story, location and crew of each production, yet his exacting nature and attention to detail paid off in the form of both popular and critical success. Wikipedia
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chillingly honest. Returning to civilian life Wyler made a film about this, the celebrated The Best Years of our Lives (1946). www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/05/wyler.html