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The FilmographersAuthor: The Filmographers Podcast
We study a directors entire career, one film at a time. In each episode, we discuss why a single film succeeded or failed and examine it in the context of the Hollywood landscape when it was released. Were the academic, but fun, movie podcast!In our second season, were turning the spotlight on Billy Wilder, one of the most influential directors of all-time. Language: en Genres: Film History, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Spirit of St. Louis
Episode 20
Monday, 27 April, 2026
After stringing together three hit movies based on Broadway plays, Billy Wilder pivoted to new territory: a biopic of Charles Lindbergh. On one hand, Lindbergh was an American myth whose life story was ripe for Hollywood treatment. On the other, he was a Nazi sympathizer, and Wilder was a Jew who'd lost family in the Holocaust. The project was fraught with difficulties from the start--and that was before Jimmy Stewart arrived on set... Like what we do here on the Filmographers? Then please consider joining our Patreon! Patreon.com/TheFilmographersPodcast Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Bluesky @thefilmographers.bsky.social Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast Website https://filmographerspodcast.com/ Credits Keir Graff & Michael Moreci, hosts Kevin Lau, producer Gompson, theme music Cosmo Graff, graphic design
