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CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES

“Films of Billy Wilder”
March 18-21, 2018

Writer, director, and producer Billy Wilder (1906-2002), an Austrian-born immigrant to America, won seven Academy Awards and was nominated eight times for best director. This fourth and final CCA of the 2017-2018 academic year will explore Wilder’s life, genius, and legacy.
As a friend of Hillsdale College, you are invited to watch a free live stream of these lectures. A full schedule of the program is listed below. If you miss a lecture, video recordings will be available the week after the event here:


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*All times listed are Eastern.

Sunday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m.

“Billy Wilder and Hollywood's Golden Age”
Anthony Slide
Editor, “It’s the Pictures that Got Small”: Charles Brackett on Billy Wilder and Hollywood’s Golden Age

Monday, March 19 at 8:00 p.m.

“Double Indemnity as Film Noir”
Alain Silver
Film Producer and Author, Film Noir Reader

Tuesday, March 20 at 8:00 p.m.

“The Comedy of Billy Wilder”
Daniel M. Kimmel
Author, I’ll Have What She’s Having: Behind the Scenes of the Great Romantic Comedies

Wednesday, January 21 at 8:00 p.m.

“The Legacy of Billy Wilder”
Leonard Maltin
Film Critic


About Center for Constructive Alternatives

Hillsdale’s Center for Constructive Alternatives (CCA) is the sponsor of one of the largest college lecture series in America. CCA seminars are held four times each year. Students are required to complete one CCA seminar during their undergraduate years. They may elect to enroll in more. Lectures are open to the public, and out-of-town guests are welcomed.

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Hillsdale College refuses every penny of state and federal funding—even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. CCA live streams and other educational resources are provided free of charge to millions of Americans through the generous support of donors nationwide.

Please support the College’s educational mission with a tax-deductible gift today and help ensure the College can continue to make these and other educational resources available in the future.