The Directors

The Directors

1999
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Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

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51 - Adrian Lyne
Jun. 07,2003

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.

35 - Wolfgang Petersen
Jan. 01,0001
34 - Philip Kaufman
Jan. 01,0001

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

33 - David Lynch
Sep. 04,2003

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.

32 - Ridley Scott
May. 01,2004

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

31 - James Ivory
Jan. 01,0001
30 - Cameron Crowe
Jan. 01,0001

Profile of and interview with Cameron Crowe

29 - George Lucas
Jan. 01,0001

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

28 - Andrew Davis
Jan. 01,0001
27 - Jonathan Demme
Jan. 01,0001
26 - Michael Bay
Jan. 01,0001
25 - Anthony Menghella
Jun. 05,2004

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

24 - Atom Egoyan
Jan. 01,0001

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

23 - Frank Darabont
Jan. 01,0001

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

22 - Harold Becker
Jan. 01,0001
21 - Scott Hicks
Jan. 01,0001
20 - Paul Schrader
Jan. 01,0001
19 - Oliver Stone
Jan. 01,0001
18 - Roland Emmerich
Mar. 06,2004

Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.

17 - George Romero
Jan. 01,0001

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.

16 - Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker
Jan. 01,0001

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, and Rat Rance, and Jim Abrahams has also directed Big Business, Hot Shots, and Jane Austen's Mafia!

15 - Ron Howard
Nov. 07,2001

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

14 - Arthur Hiller
Jan. 01,0001
13 - Billy Friedkin
Jan. 01,0001
12 - John Frankenheimer
Jan. 01,0001
11 - Barry Levinson
Jan. 01,0001
10 - Richard Donner
Jan. 01,0001
9 - Robert Altman
Jan. 01,0001

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.

8 - Martha Coolidge
Apr. 03,2004

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

7 - Spike Lee
Oct. 04,2003

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

6 - Clint Eastwood
Jan. 01,0001

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 the Garden of Good and Evil and recently Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby.

5 - Milos Forman
Jan. 01,0001

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.

4 - Sydney Pollack
Jan. 01,0001

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

3 - Steven Spielberg
Jan. 01,0001

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

2 - Robert Wise
Jan. 01,0001

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.

1 - Michael Mann
Jun. 01,2002

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

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