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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

Connected to Irvin 6

Robert ShawAlso in The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964)Bonnie BedeliaAlso in Manhood (2003)Richard HarrisAlso in The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)Kevin ConnollyAlso in Angus (1995)Amanda PlummerAlso in American Perfekt (1997)Michael Jai WhiteAlso in On Deadly Ground (1994)

About this person

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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