Person
Irvin Kershner
Directing · 1923–2010 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Spécial cinéma
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seaQuest DSV
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The Rebel
Director
Ben Casey
Director
Naked City
Director
Amazing Stories
Director
Omnibus
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The Empire Strikes Back
Director
Film '72
1971
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Director
Filmography
- 2017Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'Self (archive footage)
- 2014Being and BecomingSelf
- 2011Corman's WorldSelf - Filmmaker
- 2011A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years LaterSelf
- 2007Fog City MavericksSelf
- 2006Shooting the Police: Cops on FilmSelf
- 2005BerkeleyStatistics Professor
- 2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed CinemaSelf
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
- 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf
- 2004When Star Wars Ruled the WorldSelf
- 2003ManhoodGentleman
- 1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des ErfolgsSelf
- 1997American PerfektProducer
- 1997Star Wars: The Magic & the MysterySelf
- 1995AngusMr. Stoff
- 1994On Deadly GroundWalters
- 1993SeaQuest DSVDirector
- 1993seaQuest DSVDirector
- 1990RoboCop 2Director
- 1989Traveling ManDirector
- 1988WildfireExecutive Producer
- 1988The Last Temptation of ChristZebedee
- 1985Amazing StoriesDirector
- 1983From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a SagaSelf
- 1983Never Say Never AgainDirector
- 1980The Making of The Empire Strikes BackSelf
- 1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelf
- 1980The Empire Strikes BackDirector
- 1980Star Wars: Music by John WilliamsSelf
- 1978Eyes of Laura MarsDirector
- 1976Raid on EntebbeDirector
- 1976The Return of a Man Called HorseDirector
- 1974Spécial cinémaSelf
- 1974S*P*Y*SDirector
- 1974BadlandsThanks
- 1972Up the SandboxDirector
- 1972The Flim Flam ManDirector
- 1971Film '72
- 1970LovingDirector
- 1967OmnibusSelf
- 1967The Flim-Flam ManDirector
- 1966A Fine MadnessDirector
- 1964The Luck of Ginger CoffeyDirector
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDirector
- 1963A Face in the RainDirector
- 1961Ben CaseyDirector
- 1961Cain's HundredDirector
- 1961The Hoodlum PriestDirector
- 1959The RebelDirector
- 1959The Young CaptivesDirector
- 1958Naked CityDirector
- 1958Stakeout on Dope StreetDirector
- 1955Confidential File: Horror ComicsDirector
- 1955Confidential File: BarbituratesDirector
- —Now Is TomorrowDirector
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