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Irvin Kershner

1923–2010 · Directing

68.7avg grm
6titles
#24best rank
2honors
Sbest title · #24 on siteStar Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back1980 · as Director84.9

Honors

2
1981Saturn Award — Best Director
1981Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation

Bio

Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography

Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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1980s2 titlesLThe Last Temptation of Christ1988 · as Zebedee72.7SStar Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back1980 · as Director84.9
1960s2 titlesCCain's Hundred1961 · as Director · series63.9BBen Casey1961 · as Director · series63.9
1950s2 titlesRThe Rebel1959 · as Director · series63.6NNaked City1958 · as Director · series63.4

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Irvin Kershner

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born1923
died2010
known forDirecting
titles on site6
best title rank#24 · Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
avg GRM68.7
honors2 · Saturn Award — Best Director, 1981
Honors
  • 1981Saturn Award — Best Director
  • 1981Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation
Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

goodrecmovies Score

1980s

2 titles
L72.7The Last Temptation of Christ1988 · as ZebedeeS84.9Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back1980 · as Director

1960s

2 titles
C63.9Cain's Hundred1961 · as Director · seriesB63.9Ben Casey1961 · as Director · series

1950s

2 titles
R63.6The Rebel1959 · as Director · seriesN63.4Naked City1958 · as Director · series

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