Irvin Kershner
Birthday: 1923-04-29
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
The Last Temptation of Christ
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutio...
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Angus
Angus is a large, pathetic 14-year-old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of only o...
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Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Host Howie Long takes viewers on a tour of the "Star Wars" universe, as Fox TV celebrates the re-rel...
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of ...
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Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How...
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A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back at The Empire Strikes Back...
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Berkeley
Just as sex, drugs, rock & roll, hippies, and Vietnam enter our consciousness, so it does for Ben Sw...
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When Star Wars Ruled the World
A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchis...
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On Deadly Ground
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's co...
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star...
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Being and Becoming
Being and Becoming explore the choice not to school ones children, to trust them and to let them lea...
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Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
This retrospective features both archival and 2017 interviews with cast and crew members. It include...
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The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Even the most devout Star Wars fan might not know that filmmaker and journalist Michel Parbot was on...
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Star Wars: Music by John Williams
BBC documentary. Witness John Williams composing the legendary score for The Empire Strikes Back and...
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Corman's World
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious ...
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Fog City Mavericks
Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary fil...
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Manhood
Filled with both laughter and tears, Manhood is a fascinating exploration of the interpersonal relat...
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From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originall...
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Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
For over a half century, Ray Harryhausen has amazed and inspired countless filmmakers and fans aroun...
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