Irvin Kershner

Irvin Kershner

Born: April 29, 1923
Died: November 27, 2010
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Irvin Kershner (April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American film director and occasional actor, best known for directing quirky, independent films early in his career, and then Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

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Movies for Irvin Kershner...

Being and Becoming
Title: Being and Becoming
Character: Self
Released: May 28, 2014
Type: Movie
Being and Becoming explore the choice not to school ones children, to trust them and to let them learn freely what they are passionate about. Through four countries, the US, Germany (where it's illegal not to go to school), France and the UK, the film is a truth quest about the natural desire to learn.
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Corman's World
Title: Corman's World
Character: Self - Filmmaker
Released: December 16, 2011
Type: Movie
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.
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A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
Title: A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
Character: Self
Released: September 16, 2011
Type: Movie
George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back at The Empire Strikes Back 30 years later.
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Fog City Mavericks
Title: Fog City Mavericks
Character: Self
Released: October 24, 2007
Type: Movie
Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home including George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Chris Columbus and producer Saul Zaentz. The special weaves interviews, commentaries and unforgettable moments from some of the most visionary movies ever created such as American Graffiti, the Star Wars film series, the Indiana Jones film series, The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Lost in Translation, Flags of Our Fathers and many others. It also features interviews with those who have worked with Bay Area mavericks: Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Anthony Minghella, Milos Forman and Frank Darabont.
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Berkeley
Title: Berkeley
Character: Statistics Professor
Released: October 8, 2005
Type: Movie
Just as sex, drugs, rock & roll, hippies, and Vietnam enter our consciousness, so it does for Ben Sweet, the shy, 18-year-old son of conservative businessman, Sy. Ben enters UC Berkeley in 1966 to avoid the draft, but finds himself smack in the middle of a home-grown revolution.
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Title: Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Character: Self
Released: September 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".
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When Star Wars Ruled the World
Title: When Star Wars Ruled the World
Character: Self
Released: September 18, 2004
Type: Movie
A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchise a phenomenon.
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Title: Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Character: Self
Released: September 12, 2004
Type: Movie
From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.
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Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Title: Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does marketing and the hype surrounding the stars play?
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Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Title: Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 1997
Type: Movie
Host Howie Long takes viewers on a tour of the "Star Wars" universe, as Fox TV celebrates the re-release of the original three legendary films in this one hour special.
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Angus
Title: Angus
Character: Mr. Stoff
Released: September 15, 1995
Type: Movie
Angus is a large, pathetic 14-year-old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of only one girl, Melissa Lefevre. Angus is shy and thinks that he has no chance of ever 'getting' her. Being especially uncool, he is incredibly surprised (along with the rest of the school) that he is chosen to dance with her at the Winter Ball. The only one not surprised is the cool kid who set him up to fail, but Angus' best friend is going to help him win the heart of Melissa by developing a new look for him
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On Deadly Ground
Title: On Deadly Ground
Character: Walters
Released: February 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land—just as long as it's making money for him.
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The Last Temptation of Christ
Title: The Last Temptation of Christ
Character: Zebedee
Released: May 28, 1988
Type: Movie
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
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The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Title: The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Character: Self
Released: September 22, 1980
Type: Movie
Even the most devout Star Wars fan might not know that filmmaker and journalist Michel Parbot was once given unprecedented access to the set, stars, and filmmakers behind The Empire Strikes Back. The resulting work, The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, has apparently never been commercially released. Most of the footage has been lost, but 15 minutes has circulated online in recent years. Now, the 1 hour cut of Michel Parbot’s lost documentary has been found.
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Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Title: Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Character: Self
Released: May 18, 1980
Type: Movie
BBC documentary. Witness John Williams composing the legendary score for The Empire Strikes Back and conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV