Willingham, Calder 1922-1995

The graduate ( Visual )
51 editions published between 1967 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 1,768 libraries worldwide
A recent college graduate from an affluent family comes of age and finds himself by being led into an affair with the wife and the daughter of his father's business partner.

Paths of glory ( Visual )
24 editions published between 1957 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,519 libraries worldwide
The desolation, cynicism, and futility of war are embodied in this film based on a novel that took as its subject a real incident from World War I. Three innocent French soldiers are tried and convicted of cowardice, after their battalion fails to take a heavily fortified German position. Colonel Dax, a lawyer in civilian life, attempts to defend the men, who were chosen by a random drawing of lots. The General Staff, comfortable and safe behind the lines, demands they be executed to inspire the troops remaining in the trenches. Critical of the military hierarchy, and the class divisions that inspire the antipathy of common soldiers for the officer class, the film is renowned for its depiction of the callous treatment of the condemned men, taking their lives in so arbitrary a fashion.

Little Big Man ( Visual )
37 editions published between 1969 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,510 libraries worldwide
Jack Crabb is 121 years old. And he's done it all. He's been a full-fledged Cheyenne, an Indian fighter, a snake oil merchant, master gunman, drinking buddy of wild Bill Hickok, colleague of Buffalo Bill, and is the only survivor of Custer's Last Stand. Crabb is either the Old West's most neglected hero or the biggest liar ever to cross the Mississippi. Little Big Man is Jack Crabb's story.

The graduate ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in English and held by 1,466 libraries worldwide
A recent college graduate from an affluent family is seduced by the wife of his father's business partner, then subsequently falls in love with her daughter.

The Vikings ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1958 and 2004 in English and German and held by 616 libraries worldwide
It is the Middle Ages, and nothing is more feared in England than Viking warriors. In one of many raids, Viking leader Ragnar kills the English king and forces himself on the Queen. With the King dead, his brother takes the thrown but unknown to anyone but a trusted servant, the Queen is now with child. In order to protect the boy, he is sent away to be raised in safety away from the new King. Twenty years later, the Vikings under are still raiding England and they now have an Englishman, Egbert, making maps of the English coast for them. Ragnar has a son, Einar, a lusty warrior who takes what he wants when he wants it. They also have a slave, Eric, taken prisoner as an infant. Egbert realizes from a necklace Eric wears that he is the son of the Queen and is Einar's half-brother. When they kidnap Morgana, a Welsh beauty and the English King's betrothed, the stage is set for an inevitable clash between the half-brothers and with the reigning English King.

Providence Island by Calder Willingham ( Book )
16 editions published between 1968 and 1981 in 4 languages and held by 596 libraries worldwide

End as a man by Calder Willingham ( Book )
25 editions published between 1947 and 1986 in 3 languages and held by 583 libraries worldwide

Rambling Rose by Calder Willingham ( Book )
24 editions published between 1972 and 1997 in 5 languages and held by 506 libraries worldwide

Eternal fire by Calder Willingham ( Book )
24 editions published between 1963 and 1987 in 5 languages and held by 460 libraries worldwide

The big nickel by Calder Willingham ( Book )
10 editions published between 1975 and 1977 in English and Portuguese and held by 290 libraries worldwide