Cast: William Holden
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring William Holden. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
Direction Billy Wilder
Cast William Holden · Gloria Swanson · Erich von Stroheim · Nancy Olson
Plot A bankrupt screenwriter (William Holden) takes refuge in the mansion of a faded star (Gloria Swanson) of the silent era, in order to escape the debt-collectors who are chasing after...
8.5
45K votes
8.5
45K votes
The Wild Bunch
1969 · Movie · 145 min. · United States
Direction Sam Peckinpah
Cast William Holden · Ernest Borgnine · Robert Ryan · Edmond O'Brien
Plot A band of brutal outlaws led by the bitter Pike Bishop (William Holden) is decimated when a railroad company ambush led by Pike's old pal Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan) turns...
8.0
25K votes
8.0
25K votes
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · Movie · 161 min. · United Kingdom
Direction David Lean
Cast William Holden · Alec Guinness · Jack Hawkins · James Donald
Plot British POWs in Burma are employed by the Japanese to build a bridge; meanwhile, British agents seek to destroy it. After surrendering his unit to the Japanese. Colonel Nicholson demands...
7.8
49K votes
7.8
49K votes
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · Movie · 119 min. · United States
Direction John Ford
Cast John Wayne · William Holden · Constance Towers · Althea Gibson
Plot A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply centre. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and...
7.6
4K votes
7.6
4K votes
Stalag 17
1953 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction Billy Wilder
Cast William Holden · Don Taylor · Otto Preminger · Robert Strauss
Plot During WWII, in Stalag (which is German for prison) 17, the prisoners are dumbfounded as to how the Germans know when someone's trying to escape. Recently, two tried to escape...
7.6
6K votes
7.6
6K votes
Network
1976 · Movie · 121 min. · United States
Direction Sidney Lumet
Cast Faye Dunaway · William Holden · Peter Finch · Robert Duvall
Plot NETWORK follows the doomed path of aging newsman Howard Beale (Peter Finch), who upon learning that he is to be fired after decades as a news anchor announces to millions...
7.6
13K votes
7.6
13K votes
Sabrina
1954 · Movie · 113 min. · United States
Direction Billy Wilder
Cast Humphrey Bogart · Audrey Hepburn · William Holden · Walter Hampden
Plot Sabrina is the young daughter of the Larrabee family's chauffeur who has been in love with David Larrabee for all her life. David is very spoiled and crazy for women,...
7.5
33K votes
7.5
33K votes
Picnic
1956 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
Direction Joshua Logan
Cast William Holden · Kim Novak · Rosalind Russell · Susan Strasberg
Plot A drifter's plan to finally settle down quickly goes awry when his animal magnetism attracts every woman in town. Starring William Holden and Kim Novak. Nominated for six Academy Awards...
7.1
2K votes
7.1
2K votes
Born Yesterday
1950 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
Direction George Cukor
Cast Judy Holliday · William Holden · Broderick Crawford · Howard St. John
Plot Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn. Brock hires newspaperman Paul Verrall...
7.1
2K votes
7.1
2K votes
Escape From Fort Bravo
1953 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction John Sturges
Cast William Holden · Eleanor Parker · John Forsythe · William Demarest
Plot A ruthless Union captain is renowned throughout his prison fort as the toughest soldier in the business, capable of capturing every escaped convict under his supervision. However, when he falls...
7.0
3K votes
7.0
3K votes
Fedora
1978 · Movie · 114 min. · France
Direction Billy Wilder
Cast William Holden · Marthe Keller · Hildegard Knef · José Ferrer
Plot Billy Wilder's knowing, deliberately old-fashioned homage to a bygone age of filmmaking, it stars William Holden as producer Barry Detweiler. In flashbacks, the producer recalls his efforts to coax aging...
7.0
4K votes
7.0
4K votes
The World of Suzie Wong
1960 · Movie · 129 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Richard Quine
Cast William Holden · Nancy Kwan · Sylvia Syms · Michael Wilding
Plot Robert Lomax tired of working in an office, wants to be an artist. So he moves to Hong Kong to try his hand at painting. Finding a cheap hotel he...
6.9
605 votes
6.9
605 votes
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962 · Movie · 140 min. · United States
Direction George Seaton
Cast William Holden · Lilli Palmer · Hugh Griffith · Klaus Kinski
Plot A former American citizen, now living in Sweden, is blackmailed into spying for the Allies during World War II. Reluctant at first, his relationship with a beautiful German agent causes...
6.9
500 votes
6.9
500 votes
Billy Wilder Speaks
2006 · Documentary · 71 min. · United States
Direction Volker Schlöndorff · Gisela Grischow
Cast Billy Wilder · Jean Arthur · Humphrey Bogart · James Cagney
Plot Billy Wilder discusses his life and films in interviews filmed by Volker Schlondorff over two weeks in 1988.
6.9
615 votes
6.9
615 votes
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (TV)
2004 · Documentary · 120 min. · United States
Direction Xan Cassavetes
Cast Robert Altman · Jacqueline Bisset · Jim Jarmusch · Kris Kristofferson
Plot A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate...
6.8
59 votes
6.8
59 votes
The Towering Inferno
1974 · Movie · 165 min. · United States
Direction John Guillermin · Irwin Allen
Cast Steve McQueen · Paul Newman · William Holden · Faye Dunaway
Plot Doug Roberts, Architect, returns from a long vacation to find work nearly completed on his skyscraper. He goes to the party that night concerned he's found that his wiring specifications...
6.8
16K votes
6.8
16K votes
The Country Girl
1954 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction George Seaton
Cast Bing Crosby · Grace Kelly · William Holden · Anthony Ross
Plot Washed up singer/actor Frank Elgin has a chance to make a come-back when director Bernie Dodd offers him the leading role in his new musical. Frank however is very insecure,...
6.7
701 votes
6.7
701 votes
Golden Boy
1939 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Rouben Mamoulian
Cast Barbara Stanwyck · William Holden · Adolphe Menjou · Lee J. Cobb
Plot Joe Bonaparte's father wants him to pursue his musical talent; but Joe wants to be a boxer. Persuading near-bankrupt manager Tom Moody to give him a chance, Joe quickly rises...
6.7
289 votes
6.7
289 votes
Executive Suite
1954 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction Robert Wise
Cast William Holden · June Allyson · Barbara Stanwyck · Fredric March
Plot When the president of a major furniture-manufacturing company suddenly dies, the members of the Board scramble to replace him quickly and quietly. Each man is driven by his own motives,...
6.7
586 votes
6.7
586 votes
The Turning Point
1952 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
Direction William Dieterle
Cast William Holden · Edmond O'Brien · Alexis Smith · Tom Tully
Plot John Conroy, a crusading district attorney is tasked to crack down on a crime syndicate, which proves more dangerous because the mob has many city officials under their control. He's...
6.7
138 votes
6.7
138 votes