Person
Albert Maysles
Directing · 1926–2015 · Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).
Known for
30 for 30
Director
Ozawa
Director
This Is an Adventure
Director
Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
Director
Gimme Shelter
Self
When We Were Kings
Director of Photography
ABC Close-Up!
Director
In Transit
Director
The Gates
Director
Orson Welles in Spain
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2016Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of ToleranceSelf
- 2015In TransitDirector
- 2014IrisDirector
- 2014Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. GravityDirector of Photography
- 2013The Secret of TreesCinematography
- 2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasDirector
- 2011The Love We MakeDirector
- 2011Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the WhalesSelf
- 2009Muhammad and LarryDirector
- 200930 for 30Director
- 2009South of the BorderDirector of Photography
- 2009Soul PowerDirector of Photography
- 2008Capturing RealitySelf
- 2008Morris Engel: The IndependentSelf
- 2008A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. KennedyEditor
- 2008Four Seasons LodgeDirector of Photography
- 2008The GatesDirector
- 2007Wild Blue YonderSelf (Archive)
- 2007A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol FactorySelf
- 2007Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!Director
- 2007AddictionDirector
- 2006Time PieceDirector
- 2006Albert Maysles: The Poetic EyeSelf
- 2006The Beales of Grey GardensSelf
- 2006StolenDirector of Photography
- 2005After FrankSelf
- 2005This Is an AdventureDirector
- 2004Masada: Live at Tonic 1999Camera Operator
- 2004Michael Moore Hates AmericaSelf
- 2004Ilona, UpstairsCamera Operator
- 2004The Jeff Koons ShowDirector of Photography
- 2004The Making of the Beatles First U.S. VisitSelf - Filmmaker
- 2002Monterey Pop - The Outtake PerformancesCinematography
- 2001With the Filmmaker: Wes AndersonCamera Operator
- 2001LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of CottonDirector
- 1997Concert of Wills: Making the Getty CenterDirector
- 1996Letting Go: A Hospice JourneyDirector
- 1996When We Were KingsDirector of Photography
- 1995Accent on the OffbeatDirector
- 1994UmbrellasDirector
- 1993Horowitz: A ReminiscenceSelf (Archive Footage)
- 1992Abortion: Desperate ChoicesDirector of Photography
- 1991The Beatles: The First U.S. VisitDirector
- 1991Soldiers of MusicDirector
- 1990Christo in ParisDirector
- 1990Jessye Norman Sings CarmenDirector
- 1989James Baldwin: The Price of the TicketExecutive Producer
- 1987IslandsDirector
- 1987Jimi Plays MontereyCamera Operator
- 1987Shake! Otis at MontereyCamera Operator
- 1987Horowitz Plays MozartDirector
- 1985Horowitz: The Last RomanticDirector of Photography
- 1985OzawaDirector
- 1980Muhammad and LarryDirector
- 1977Running FenceDirector
- 1977The Grateful Dead MovieDirector of Photography
- 1977Six American FamiliesCo-Director
- 1976Grey GardensSelf (uncredited)
- 1976The Burks of GeorgiaDirector
- 1974Christo's Valley CurtainDirector
- 1970Gimme ShelterSelf
- 1970Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in ConcertDirector
- 1969The Maysles Brothers
- 1969SalesmanDirector
- 1968Monterey PopCamera Operator
- 1968Experiment on 114th StreetDirector
- 1966Meet Marlon BrandoDirector
- 1966Salvador Dalí's Fantastic DreamDirector
- 1966Orson Welles in SpainDirector of Photography
- 1966With Love from TrumanProducer
- 1965Six in ParisDirector of Photography
- 1965Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of IrelandCinematography
- 1965Cut PieceDirector
- 1964IBM: A Self PortraitDirector
- 1964What's Happening! The Beatles in the USADirector of Photography
- 1964The Face on the CoverDirector of Photography
- 1964Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New YorkDirector
- 1963ShowmanDirector
- 1963That's MeCinematography
- 1962AnastasiaDirector
- 1961On the Pole: Eddie SachsCinematography
- 1961Adventures on the New FrontierDirector
- 1961Safari Ya GariProducer
- 1960PrimaryCamera Operator
- 1960ABC Close-Up!Director
- 1960ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!Director of Photography
- 1960Integration Report 1Camera Operator
- 1957Russian Close-UpProducer
- 1955Psychiatry in RussiaDirector
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