Irvin Kershner
Director · Actor · WriterIrvin 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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Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017
Self (archive footage)
Being and Becoming
2014
Self
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
2011
Self
Corman's World
2011
Self - Filmmaker
Fog City Mavericks
2007
Self
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
2006
Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
Self
Berkeley
2005
Statistics Professor
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Self
Manhood
2003
Gentleman
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
Self
Angus
1995
Mr. Stoff
On Deadly Ground
1994
Walters
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
Zebedee
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Self
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
1980
Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Self
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SeaQuest DSV
1993
Director
RoboCop 2
1990
Director
Traveling Man
1989
Director
Never Say Never Again
1983
Director
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Director
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978
Director
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Director
The Return of a Man Called Horse
1976
Director
S*P*Y*S
1974
Director
Up the Sandbox
1972
Director
The Flim Flam Man
1972
Director
Loving
1970
Director
The Flim-Flam Man
1967
Director
A Fine Madness
1966
Director
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964
Director
A Face in the Rain
1963
Director
The Hoodlum Priest
1961
Director
The Young Captives
1959
Director
Stakeout on Dope Street
1958
Director
- Confidential File: Barbiturates
Confidential File: Barbiturates
1955
Director
Confidential File: Horror Comics
1955
Director
Now Is Tomorrow
Director
