A list of books and essays about Billy Wilder:
- Armstrong, Richard (1 January 2004). Billy Wilder, American Film Realist. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2119-0.
- Horton, Robert (2001). Billy Wilder: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-444-1.
- McNally, Karen (16 December 2010). Billy Wilder, Movie-Maker: Critical Essays on the Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8520-8.
- Phillips, Gene (5 February 2010). Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-7367-1.
- Zolotow, Maurice (1977). Billy Wilder in Hollywood. Limelight Editions. ISBN 978-0-87910-070-4.
Individual films
Sunset Boulevard
- Staggs, Sam (4 February 2003). Close-up on Sunset Boulevard: Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond, and the Dark Hollywood Dream. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-4668-3046-2.