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Irvin Kershner

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American film director (1923-2010)

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Irvin Kershner 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.

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Filmography 40

The Empire Strikes Back1980 · ★ 8.4
RoboCop 21990 · ★ 6.0
Never Say Never Again1983 · ★ 6.1
The Last Temptation of Christ1988 · ★ 7.2
On Deadly Ground1994 · ★ 5.2
Eyes of Laura Mars1978 · ★ 5.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004 · ★ 7.8
Angus1995 · ★ 6.6
Corman's World2011 · ★ 7.1
Raid on Entebbe1976 · ★ 6.0
The Return of a Man Called Horse1976 · ★ 5.7
Up the Sandbox1972
American Perfekt1997
The Flim-Flam Man1967
A Fine Madness1966
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga1983
S*P*Y*S1974
Loving1970
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back1980
When Star Wars Ruled the World2004
The Luck of Ginger Coffey1964
Berkeley2005
Wildfire1988
The Hoodlum Priest1961
Stakeout on Dope Street1958
Manhood2003
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema2005
Star Wars: Music by John Williams1980
Traveling Man1989
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back1980
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005
Fog City Mavericks2007
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery1997
The Young Captives1959
A Face in the Rain1963
Now Is Tomorrow
Being and Becoming2014
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs1998
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'2017
SeaQuest DSV1993

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Television 9

seaQuest DSV1993
Naked City1958
Ben Casey1961
Amazing Stories1985
Omnibus1967
Spécial cinéma1974
The Rebel1959
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963
Cain's Hundred1961

Awards 2

1981Saturn Award for Best Director
1981Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

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Irvin Kershner 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.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2010 · aged 87
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