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Irvin Kershner

Directing

  • Born
  • April 29, 1923
  • Died
  • November 27, 2010
  • Place of birth
  • 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.

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As actor 24

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

On the crew 31

seaQuest DSV poster
seaQuest DSV
1993
Naked City poster
Naked City
1958
The Empire Strikes Back poster
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Ben Casey poster
Ben Casey
1961
Amazing Stories poster
Amazing Stories
1985
The Rebel poster
The Rebel
1959
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Cain's Hundred poster
Cain's Hundred
1961
Never Say Never Again poster
Never Say Never Again
1983
RoboCop 2 poster
RoboCop 2
1990
Badlands poster
Badlands
1973
Eyes of Laura Mars poster
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978
The Return of a Man Called Horse poster
The Return of a Man Called Horse
1976
SeaQuest DSV poster
SeaQuest DSV
1993
Raid on Entebbe poster
Raid on Entebbe
1976
A Fine Madness poster
A Fine Madness
1966
Up the Sandbox poster
Up the Sandbox
1972
The Flim-Flam Man poster
The Flim-Flam Man
1967
Traveling Man poster
Traveling Man
1989
S*P*Y*S poster
S*P*Y*S
1974
Loving poster
Loving
1970
American Perfekt poster
American Perfekt
1997
The Hoodlum Priest poster
The Hoodlum Priest
1961
The Luck of Ginger Coffey poster
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964
Stakeout on Dope Street poster
Stakeout on Dope Street
1958
Wildfire poster
Wildfire
1988
Now Is Tomorrow poster
Now Is Tomorrow
1958
The Young Captives poster
The Young Captives
1959
Confidential File: Horror Comics poster
Confidential File: Horror Comics
1955
A Face in the Rain poster
A Face in the Rain
1963
Confidential File: Barbiturates
1955