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The Directors
1999 - 2004 5.8 (8 votes) 2 Seasons
Genres
Documentary
Networks
Starz Encore
Created By
Robert J. Emery

The Directors

Overview

Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

Key Crew

Writer: Robert J. Emery

Director: Robert J. Emery

Seasons

Season 1 (1999)

No overview available.

14 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Tim Burton
1999-01-01

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 later directed Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, and a remake of Planet of the Apes. His most recent film was Big Fish, which recieved the best reviews of Burton's career, and was #1 at the box office for two weeks.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Terry Gilliam
2000-05-23

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 Loathing in Las Vegas.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Alan Parker
2004-02-07

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Wes Craven
1999-01-30

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Roger Corman
1999-02-01

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Martin Scorsese
2000-07-06

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Rob Reiner

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: James Cameron

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Barbra Streisand

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: David Cronenberg

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: David Mamet
2002-01-03

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: Tony Scott
2001-11-07

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: Ivan Reitman

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 14: Best of The Directors

Compilation of clips from various other episodes.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 2 (2002)

No overview available.

36 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Michael Mann
2002-06-01

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Robert Wise

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Steven Spielberg

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Sydney Pollack

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Milos Forman

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Clint Eastwood

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Spike Lee
2003-10-04

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Martha Coolidge
2004-04-03

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Robert Altman

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Richard Donner

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: Barry Levinson

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: John Frankenheimer

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: Billy Friedkin

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 14: Arthur Hiller

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 15: Ron Howard
2001-11-07

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 16: Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker

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!

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 17: George Romero

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 18: Roland Emmerich
2004-03-06

Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 19: Oliver Stone

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 20: Paul Schrader

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 21: Scott Hicks

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 22: Harold Becker

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 23: Frank Darabont

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 24: Atom Egoyan

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 25: Anthony Menghella
2004-06-05

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 26: Michael Bay

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 27: Jonathan Demme

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 28: Andrew Davis

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 29: George Lucas

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 30: Cameron Crowe

Profile of and interview with Cameron Crowe

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 31: James Ivory

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 32: Ridley Scott
2004-05-01

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 33: David Lynch
2003-09-04

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 34: Philip Kaufman

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 35: Wolfgang Petersen

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 51: Adrian Lyne
2003-06-07

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.

Runtime: 60 min

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