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COLLECTION · Series · 1999

The Directors

Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

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* 6.1 (9)DocumentaryUnited States
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Directors
Robert J. Emery
Creators
Robert J. Emery
Countries
United States
Studios
Starz Encore · Wellspring Productions · Media Entertainment · AFI
Runtime
60 min/ep
Release
01/01/1999
Score
6.1 / 10 (9)
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
3 episodes · 1997
Episode 1. Episode 1
1997-12-29 · 60 min

No synopsis

Episode 9. Norman Jewison
58 min

Documentary about Norman Jewison, director of movies such as The Heat Of The Night, Fiddler On The Roof, A Soldier's Story, Moonstruck and Other People's Money.

Episode 38. Robert Zemeckis
1997-01-01 · 58 min

Documentary about Robert Zemeckis, director of movies such as Romancing The Stone, Back To The Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump, Contact, What Lies Beneath, and Cast Away.

Season 1
14 episodes · 1999
Episode 1. Tim Burton
1999-01-01 · 60 min

Profile of director Tim Burton, who first began working as an animator for Disney. His first directing job was an episode of Faerie Tale Theatre called Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. His first film was 1985's Pee Wee's Big Adventure. He…

Episode 2. Terry Gilliam
2000-05-23 · 60 min

Profile of Terry Gilliam, former animator for Monty Python's Flying Circus, and director of the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Twelve Monkeys, and Fear and…

Episode 3. Alan Parker
2004-02-07 · 60 min

Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.

Episode 4. Wes Craven
1999-01-30 · 60 min

Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.

Episode 5. Roger Corman
1999-02-01 · 60 min

Roger Corman, the director of The Little Shop Of Horrors (The 1960s film, not the musical. - Ed.), is best known for making low-budget films on a tight schedule.

Episode 6. Martin Scorsese
2000-07-06 · 60 min

Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.

Episode 7. Rob Reiner
60 min

Reiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.

Episode 8. James Cameron
60 min

Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.

Episode 9. Barbra Streisand
60 min

Profile of the director of Yentl, The Prince of Tides, and The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbra Steisand, who is also a singer and actress.

Episode 10. David Cronenberg
60 min

Profile of Dave 'Deprave' Cronenberg, 'King of venereal horror', 'Baron of blood', as he has often been called. His directoral work includes The Dead Zone, The Fly, and the film version of William S. Burroughs' novel Naked Lunch.

Episode 11. David Mamet
2002-01-03 · 60 min

His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""

Tony Scott
Episode 12. Tony Scott
2001-11-07 · 60 min

Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".

Episode 13. Ivan Reitman
60 min

Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".

Episode 14. Best of The Directors
60 min

Compilation of clips from various other episodes.

Season 2
36 episodes · 2002
Episode 1. Michael Mann
2002-06-01 · 60 min

Documentary about the filmmaker of Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and recently Collateral .

Episode 2. Robert Wise
60 min

Profile and filmograhpy of the director whose movies includes The Haunting, The Day the Earth Stood Still, I Want to Live! and West Side Story.

Episode 3. Steven Spielberg
60 min

The director of Jaws, 1941, and E.T. discusses his film career.

Episode 4. Sydney Pollack
60 min

Documentary about Sydneny Pollack, the filmmaker of movies as Tootsie, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and The Way We Were.

Episode 5. Milos Forman
60 min

Profile and filmograhpy of Milos Forman, whose movies includes Amadeus, One Flew on Cuckoo's Nest, Man on the Moon, The People vs. Larry Flint and Hair.

Episode 6. Clint Eastwood
60 min

One of the most famous actors ever, Clint Eastwood began his filmmaker career direting the thriller Play Misty for Me. His filmography also includes Bird, High Plains Drifter , The Bridges of Madison County, Absolute Power, Midnight in…

Episode 7. Spike Lee
2003-10-04 · 60 min

Spike Lee is the director of the films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcom X, and Bamboozled.

Episode 8. Martha Coolidge
2004-04-03 · 60 min

Coolidge directed romantic comedies like Valley Girl, Out to Sea and Real Genius.

Episode 9. Robert Altman
60 min

Life and career of the director from such movies like M.A.S.H., McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Gosford Park, Cookie's Fortune, Short Cuts, The Player and Nashville.

Episode 10. Richard Donner
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 11. Barry Levinson
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 12. John Frankenheimer
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 13. Billy Friedkin
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 14. Arthur Hiller
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 15. Ron Howard
2001-11-07 · 60 min

A former child star, Ron's films include Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and A Beautiful Mind.

Episode 16. Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker
60 min

The team of Jim Abrahams, and Jerry and David Zucker are best known for their comedy films Airplane!, Top Secret!, and Ruthless People. David Zucker has also directed BASEketball, Jerry Zucker has also directed Ghost, First Knight,…

Episode 17. George Romero
60 min

Documentary about filmmaker George A. Romero, from many famous horror films, as Night of the Living Dead, Season of the Witch, Dawn of The Dead, Creepshow, Monkey Shines, and Bruiser.

Episode 18. Roland Emmerich
2004-03-06 · 60 min

Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.

Episode 19. Oliver Stone
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 20. Paul Schrader
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 21. Scott Hicks
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 22. Harold Becker
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 23. Frank Darabont
60 min

Documentary about filmmaker Frank Darabont, from movies as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.

Episode 24. Atom Egoyan
60 min

Documentary about filmmaker Atom Egoyan and his strange, surreal films.

Episode 25. Anthony Menghella
2004-06-05 · 60 min

Profile and analysis filmograhpy of the director of The Talented Mr. Ripley .

Episode 26. Michael Bay
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 27. Jonathan Demme
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 28. Andrew Davis
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 29. George Lucas
60 min

Profile of George Lucas, the director of the Star Wars series.

Episode 30. Cameron Crowe
60 min

Profile of and interview with Cameron Crowe

Episode 31. James Ivory
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 32. Ridley Scott
2004-05-01 · 60 min

Ridley Scott is the director of such films as 'Blade Runner' and 'Hannibal.'

Episode 33. David Lynch
2003-09-04 · 60 min

Documentary about filmmaker David Lynch, from movies as Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive and also the Tv-series Twin Peaks.

Episode 34. Philip Kaufman
60 min

Documentary about filmmaker Philip Kaufman, from movie as ""Henry & June"", ""Quills"", ""The Right Stuff"" and ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"".

Episode 35. Wolfgang Petersen
60 min

No synopsis

Episode 51. Adrian Lyne
2003-06-07 · 60 min

A profile of the director from his early days as an accountant, then directing television commercials, through to his blockbuster films such as Flashdance or Fatal Attraction, and provocative works like Lolita and Nine 1/2 Weeks.

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