You Must Remember This · Mar 18, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min

William Wyler 1965-1971 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 10)

For over 40 years, William Wyler was one of Hollywood’s most dependable classicists, culminating in 1968 with the ultimate New Hollywood-era throwback to Old Hollywood, Funny Girl. Then, for his final film in 1970, Wyler uncharacteristically directed a searing indictment of contemporary race relations, called The Liberation of LB Jones. (00:00) When Wyler Went Weird (Twice) (04:05) Neorealism, Auteurism, and the Cahiers Crowd (12:41) WWII, Ben-Hur, and Turning Down The Sound of Music (20:49) The Collector, Terrence Stamp, and Samantha Eggar (34:17) How To Steal a Million, Audrey Hepburn, and Peter O’Toole (40:11) Barbra Streisand and Funny Girl (48:32) Wyler’s Swan Song: The Liberation of L.B. Jones

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For over 40 years, William Wyler was one of Hollywood’s most dependable classicists, culminating in 1968 with the ultimate New Hollywood-era throwback to Old Hollywood, Funny Girl. Then, for his final film in 1970, Wyler uncharacteristically directed a searing indictment of contemporary race relations, called The Liberation of LB Jones.

(00:00) When Wyler Went Weird (Twice)

(04:05) Neorealism, Auteurism, and the Cahiers Crowd

(12:41) WWII, Ben-Hur, and Turning Down The Sound of Music

(20:49) The Collector, Terrence Stamp, and Samantha Eggar

(34:17) How To Steal a Million, Audrey Hepburn, and Peter O’Toole

(40:11) Barbra Streisand and Funny Girl

(48:32) Wyler’s Swan Song: The Liberation of L.B. Jones