Irvin Kershner
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday29 April 1923
Died27 November 2010 (age 87)
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known credits55
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 …
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Being and Becoming
2014 · Self
Corman's World
2011 · Self - Filmmaker
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
2011 · Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007 · Self
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
2006 · Self
Berkeley
2005 · Statistics Professor
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005 · Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 · Self
Manhood
2003 · Gentleman
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998 · Self
American Perfekt
1997 · Producer
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 · Self
Angus
1995 · Mr. Stoff
On Deadly Ground
1994 · Walters
SeaQuest DSV
1993 · Director
seaQuest DSV
1993 · Director
RoboCop 2
1990 · Director
Traveling Man
1989 · Director
Wildfire
1988 · Executive Producer
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Zebedee
Amazing Stories
1985 · Director
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983 · Self
Never Say Never Again
1983 · Director
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Self
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Director
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
1980 · Self
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978 · Director
Raid on Entebbe
1976 · Director
The Return of a Man Called Horse
1976 · Director
Spécial cinéma
1974 · Self
S*P*Y*S
1974 · Director
Badlands
1973 · Thanks
Up the Sandbox
1972 · Director
Film '72
1971
Loving
1970 · Director
Omnibus
1967 · Self
The Flim-Flam Man
1967 · Director
A Fine Madness
1966 · Director
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964 · Director
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Director
A Face in the Rain
1963 · Director
Ben Casey
1961 · Director
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Director
The Hoodlum Priest
1961 · Director
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