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