Irvin Kershner

Directing · Born 1923-04-29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

• Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' (2017)
• Being and Becoming (2014)
• A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2011)
• Corman's World (2011)
• Fog City Mavericks (2007)
• Shooting the Police: Cops on Film (2006)
• Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005)
• Berkeley (2005)
• Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
• When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004)
• Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
• Manhood (2003)
• Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)
• Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997)
• Angus (1995)
• On Deadly Ground (1994)
• The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
• From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983)
• The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Star Wars: Music by John Williams (1980)
• SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Spécial cinéma (1974)
• Film '72 (1971)
• Omnibus (1967)