Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 29, 1923
Died
Nov 27, 2010
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
55 titles
Irvin Kershner
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
Filmography
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
Self (archive footage)
Being and Becoming
Self
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
Self
Fog City Mavericks
Self
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
Self
Berkeley
Statistics Professor
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Self
Manhood
Gentleman
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
American Perfekt
Producer
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
Angus
Mr. Stoff
On Deadly Ground
Walters
seaQuest DSV
Director
SeaQuest DSV
Director
RoboCop 2
Director
Traveling Man
Director
Wildfire
Executive Producer
The Last Temptation of Christ
Zebedee
Amazing Stories
Director
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
Never Say Never Again
Director
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Self
The Empire Strikes Back
Director
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Self
Eyes of Laura Mars
Director
Raid on Entebbe
Director
The Return of a Man Called Horse
Director
Spécial cinéma
Self
S*P*Y*S
Director
Badlands
Thanks
Up the Sandbox
Director
Film '72
Loving
Director
Omnibus
Self
The Flim-Flam Man
Director
A Fine Madness
Director
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
Director
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Director
A Face in the Rain
Director
Ben Casey
Director
Cain's Hundred
Director
The Hoodlum Priest
Director
The Rebel
Director
The Young Captives
Director