Episode
American Masters: Directed by William Wyler
Overview
A retrospective on the rich legacy of cinema directed by Wyler with clips and commentary.
Details
- Series
- American Masters
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1987-07-13
- Runtime
- 90 min
Episode context
Directed by William Wyler is Episode 2 in Season 2 of American Masters. It aired on 1987-07-13. The runtime is 90 min.
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