Irvin Kershner

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Irvin Kershner

Directing April 29, 1923

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,…

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The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

8.4 1980 Movie
RoboCop 2

RoboCop 2

6.0 1990 Movie
Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again

6.1 1983 Movie
Badlands

Badlands

7.5 1973 Movie
The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

7.2 1988 Movie
On Deadly Ground

On Deadly Ground

5.2 1994 Movie
Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

7.5 1985 TV Show
seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

7.1 1993 TV Show
Naked City

Naked City

5.7 1958 TV Show
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

5.9 1961 TV Show
Omnibus

Omnibus

7.2 1967 TV Show
Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

9.5 1974 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2017
    Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2014
    Being and Becoming

    Movie Self

  3. 2011
    Corman's World

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

  4. 2011
    A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

    Movie Self

  5. 2007
    Fog City Mavericks

    Movie Self

  6. 2006
    Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

    Movie Self

  7. 2005
    Berkeley

    Movie Statistics Professor

  8. 2005
    Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    Movie Self

  9. 2005
    Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

    Movie Self

  10. 2004
    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Movie Self

  11. 2004
    When Star Wars Ruled the World

    Movie Self

  12. 2003
    Manhood

    Movie Gentleman

  13. 1998
    Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

    Movie Self

  14. 1997
    American Perfekt

    Movie Producer

  15. 1997
    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Movie Self

  16. 1995
    Angus

    Movie Mr. Stoff

More credits
  1. 1994
    On Deadly Ground

    Movie Walters

  2. 1993
    seaQuest DSV

    TV show Director

  3. 1993
    SeaQuest DSV

    Movie Director

  4. 1990
    RoboCop 2

    Movie Director

  5. 1989
    Traveling Man

    Movie Director

  6. 1988
    Wildfire

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 1988
    The Last Temptation of Christ

    Movie Zebedee

  8. 1985
    Amazing Stories

    TV show Director

  9. 1983
    From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

    Movie Self

  10. 1983
    Never Say Never Again

    Movie Director

  11. 1980
    SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

    Movie Self

  12. 1980
    The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

    Movie Self

  13. 1980
    The Empire Strikes Back

    Movie Director

  14. 1980
    Star Wars: Music by John Williams

    Movie Self

  15. 1978
    Eyes of Laura Mars

    Movie Director

  16. 1976
    Raid on Entebbe

    Movie Director

  17. 1976
    The Return of a Man Called Horse

    Movie Director

  18. 1974
    Spécial cinéma

    TV show Self

  19. 1974
    S*P*Y*S

    Movie Director

  20. 1973
    Badlands

    Movie Thanks

  21. 1972
    Up the Sandbox

    Movie Director

  22. 1971
    Film '72

    TV show

  23. 1970
    Loving

    Movie Director

  24. 1967
    Omnibus

    TV show Self