Irvin Kershner
Irvin Kershner 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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Corman's World
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2011
Fog City Mavericks
actor
2007
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
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2005
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
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2004
When Star Wars Ruled the World
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2004
Angus
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1995
On Deadly Ground
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1994
RoboCop 2
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1990
Traveling Man
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1989
The Last Temptation of Christ
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1988
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
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1983
Never Say Never Again
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1983
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
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1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
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1980
The Empire Strikes Back
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1980
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
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1980
Eyes of Laura Mars
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1978
Raid on Entebbe
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1976
The Return of a Man Called Horse
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1976
S*P*Y*S
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1974
Up the Sandbox
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1972
Loving
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1970
The Flim-Flam Man
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1967
A Fine Madness
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1966
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
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1964
The Hoodlum Priest
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1961