Irvin Kershner

Irvin Kershner

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.

  • Title: Irvin Kershner
  • Popularity: 5.782
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1923-04-29
  • Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Also Known As: Ирвин Кершнер
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Irvin Kershner Movies

  • 1988
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    The Last Temptation of Christ

    The Last Temptation of Christ

    7.2 1988 HD

    Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas...

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  • 1995
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    Angus

    Angus

    6.5 1995 HD

    Angus is a large, pathetic 14-year-old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of only one girl, Melissa Lefevre. Angus is shy and thinks...

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  • 1997
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    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    1 1997 HD

    Host Howie Long takes viewers on a tour of the "Star Wars" universe, as Fox TV celebrates the re-release of the original three legendary films in...

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  • 2005
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    Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    6.6 2005 HD

    Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".

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  • 1998
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    Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

    Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

    1 1998 HD

    Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does...

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  • 2011
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    A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

    A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

    1 2011 HD

    George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back at The Empire Strikes Back 30 years later.

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  • 2005
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    Berkeley

    Berkeley

    6.5 2005 HD

    Just as sex, drugs, rock & roll, hippies, and Vietnam enter our consciousness, so it does for Ben Sweet, the shy, 18-year-old son of conservative...

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  • 2004
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    When Star Wars Ruled the World

    When Star Wars Ruled the World

    8.7 2004 HD

    A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchise a phenomenon.

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  • 1994
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    On Deadly Ground

    On Deadly Ground

    5.1 1994 HD

    Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care...

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  • 2004
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    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    7.7 2004 HD

    From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.

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  • 2014
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    Being and Becoming

    Being and Becoming

    8.5 2014 HD

    Being and Becoming explore the choice not to school ones children, to trust them and to let them learn freely what they are passionate about. Through...

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  • 2017
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    Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

    Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

    7 2017 HD

    This retrospective features both archival and 2017 interviews with cast and crew members. It includes interviews with CG supervisor Paul M. Sammon,...

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  • 1980
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    The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

    The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

    8 1980 HD

    Even the most devout Star Wars fan might not know that filmmaker and journalist Michel Parbot was once given unprecedented access to the set, stars,...

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  • 1980
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    Star Wars: Music by John Williams

    Star Wars: Music by John Williams

    7.3 1980 HD

    BBC documentary. Witness John Williams composing the legendary score for The Empire Strikes Back and conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.

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  • 2011
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    Corman's World

    Corman's World

    7.1 2011 HD

    A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film...

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  • 2007
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    Fog City Mavericks

    Fog City Mavericks

    8.5 2007 HD

    Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home...

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  • 1980
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    The Empire Strikes Back

    The Empire Strikes Back

    8.391 1980 HD

    The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But...

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  • 1990
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    RoboCop 2

    RoboCop 2

    6.01 1990 HD

    After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this...

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  • 1976
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    Raid on Entebbe

    Raid on Entebbe

    6 1976 HD

    Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane...

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  • 1976
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    The Return of a Man Called Horse

    The Return of a Man Called Horse

    5.6 1976 HD

    Lord John Morgan has returned to civilized life in England, but finds he has nothing but disdain for that life. Yearning to embrace the simplicity of...

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  • 1974
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    S*P*Y*S

    S*P*Y*S

    5.2 1974 HD

    Two CIA bunglers botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.

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  • 1978
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    Eyes of Laura Mars

    Eyes of Laura Mars

    5.8 1978 HD

    A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.

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  • 1967
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    The Flim-Flam Man

    The Flim-Flam Man

    7 1967 HD

    A veritable master of the trade, con man Mordecai Jones has taken part in his fair share of scams. When he happens upon a young army deserter,...

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  • 1983
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    Never Say Never Again

    Never Say Never Again

    6.1 1983 HD

    James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for...

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  • 1972
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    Up the Sandbox

    Up the Sandbox

    5.8 1972 HD

    Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her...

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  • 1970
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    Loving

    Loving

    6 1970 HD

    Brooks Wilson is in crisis. He is torn between his wife Selma and two daughters and his mistress Grace, and also between his career as a successful...

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  • 1966
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    A Fine Madness

    A Fine Madness

    4.9 1966 HD

    A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.

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  • 1961
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    The Hoodlum Priest

    The Hoodlum Priest

    6 1961 HD

    Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who...

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  • 1958
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    Stakeout on Dope Street

    Stakeout on Dope Street

    6.4 1958 HD

    Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust.

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  • 1958
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    Stakeout on Dope Street

    Stakeout on Dope Street

    6.4 1958 HD

    Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust.

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  • 1964
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    The Luck of Ginger Coffey

    The Luck of Ginger Coffey

    6 1964 HD

    An out-of-work Irish immigrant in Montreal remains hopeful that his luck is about to change but his disillusioned family grow tired of his...

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  • 1959
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    The Young Captives

    The Young Captives

    5 1959 HD

    Two high-school teenagers on their way to Mexico to get married cross paths with a homicidal fugitive.

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  • 1955
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    Confidential File: Horror Comics

    Confidential File: Horror Comics

    1 1955 HD

    In 1954 the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency conducted an investigation into how the comic book industry was supposedly contributing to...

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  • 1955
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    Confidential File: Barbiturates

    Confidential File: Barbiturates

    1 1955 HD

    A filmed sequence dramatizes the problems addressed in the program: the story of a working mother addicted to barbiturates initially prescribed by...

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  • 1963
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    A Face in the Rain

    A Face in the Rain

    1 1963 HD

    An American spy hides in an apartment. But the woman who lives there is herself the mistress of a German Officer.

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  • 1989
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    Traveling Man

    Traveling Man

    3.3 1989 HD

    A poignant comedy about a middle-aged salesman trying to get his life and career back on track while being pushed and antagonized by an aggressive...

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  • 1997
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    American Perfekt

    American Perfekt

    6.1 1997 HD

    Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimental road trip during which ever decision will be...

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  • 1974
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1970
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    4.667 1970 HD

    A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.

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  • 1970
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    5.3 1970 HD

    Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the...

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  • 1970
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    7.5 1970 HD

    A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg...

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  • 1970
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    7 1970 HD

    In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine...

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  • 1970
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    5.3 1970 HD

    Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks...

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  • 1970
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    5.3 1970 HD

    The Rebel is a 76-episode American western television series starring Nick Adams that debuted on the ABC network from 1959 to 1961. The Rebel was one...

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  • 1970
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    5.7 1970 HD

    Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a...

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