Irvin Kershner
Known for: Directing
Born: April 29, 1923
Died: November 27, 2010
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American director for film and television. Early in his career as a filmmaker he directed quirky, independent drama films, while working as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. Later, he began making high-budget blockbusters such as Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the James Bond adaptation Never Say Never Again and RoboCop 2. Through the course of his career, he received numerous accolades, including being nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Palme d'Or. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
45 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
7.0
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017
8.5
Being and Becoming
2014
7.0
Corman's World
2011
NR
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
2011
8.5
Fog City Mavericks
2007
NR
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
2006
5.5
Berkeley
2005
6.5
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
7.6
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
8.8
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
4.1
Manhood
2003
3.0
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
6.5
American Perfekt
1997
8.0
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
6.6
Angus
1995
5.2
On Deadly Ground
1994
NR
SeaQuest DSV
1993
7.1
seaQuest DSV
1993
6.0
RoboCop 2
1990
4.0
Traveling Man
1989
4.0
Wildfire
1988
7.2
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
7.4
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
6.1
Never Say Never Again
1983
8.0
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
8.2
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
7.3
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
1980
5.8
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978
6.0
Raid on Entebbe
1976
5.7
The Return of a Man Called Horse
1976
9.5
Spécial cinéma
1974
5.2
S*P*Y*S
1974
7.5
Badlands
1974
5.9
Up the Sandbox
19725.1
Film '72
1971
6.0
Loving
1970
7.2
Omnibus
1967
7.0
The Flim-Flam Man
1967
5.0
A Fine Madness
1966
6.8
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
8.5
A Face in the Rain
1963
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
5.2
Cain's Hundred
1961
5.9
The Hoodlum Priest
1961
5.1
The Rebel
1959
7.0
The Young Captives
1959
5.7
Naked City
1958
6.6
Stakeout on Dope Street
1958
NR
Confidential File: Horror Comics
1955NR
Confidential File: Barbiturates
1955
7.5
Now Is Tomorrow
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