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William Faulkner
Writer 1897 - 1962

William Faulkner

New Albany, Mississippi, USA

William Faulkner, one of the 20th century's most gifted novelists, wrote for the movies in part because he could not make enough money from his novels and short stories to support his growing number of dependants. The author of such acclaimed novels as "The Sound and the Fury"... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

10 titles
Tomorrow

Tomorrow

Joseph Anthony 1972 1h 43m 10.0

A lonely farmer takes in a pregnant woman and looks after her. After she gives birth, tragedy strikes.

Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs

Howard Hawks 1955 1h 45m 6.3

A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.

Adventures of Don Juan

Adventures of Don Juan

Vincent Sherman 1948 1h 46m 7.0

A 1948 adventure Technicolor romance film made by Warner Bros. highlighting Errol Flynn's swashbuckling and romantic antics.

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

Howard Hawks 1946 1h 54m 7.7

The Big Sleep is a film noir based on the novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Humphrey Boogart and Lauren Becall.

The Southerner

The Southerner

Jean Renoir 1945 1h 32m

A sharecropper fights the elements to start his own farm.

To Have and Have Not

To Have and Have Not

Howard Hawks 1944 1h 40m 8.1

The movie that brought together Bogie and Bacall. "Anybody got a match?"

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

Raoul Walsh 1943 1h 20m

An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.

Slave Ship

Slave Ship

Tay Garnett 1937 1h 32m 5.0

Captain Lovett had ordered his first mate Thompson to get rid of his slave-trading crew and get a more respectable bunch for standard shipping, but when he brings his new bride Nancy aboard, he finds the same setup, including slave trade.

The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory

Howard Hawks 1936 1h 43m

The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche. Written by Ed Stephan

Today We Live

Today We Live

Howard Hawks 1933 1h 53m 8.0

The two lovers are living together and are not married as they hesitantly explain to her brother. They had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait." It's an important plot point as it drives Cooper's actions when he discovers that Crawford and Young are living in sin.

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