Albert Maysles

1926–2015 · Directing

59.1avg grm

13titles

#735best rank

2honors

best title · #735 on siteGreat Performances1971 · as Director · series64.1

Honors

—Emmy — Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program

—Guggenheim Fellowship

Bio

Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).

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2010s2 titles

In Transit2015 · as Director58.7 I

Iris2014 · as Director54.3

2000s3 titles

30 for 302009 · as Director · series58.1 G

The Gates2007 · as Director58.0 B

The Beales of Grey Gardens2006 · as Self56.8

1990s1 title

Christo in Paris1990 · as Director58.5

1980s1 title

America Undercover1983 · as Director · series63.8

1970s4 titles

Running Fence1977 · as Director58.6 G

Grey Gardens1975 · as Self57.9 G

Great Performances1971 · as Director · series64.1 G

Gimme Shelter1970 · as Director61.7

1960s2 titles

Salesman1969 · as Director59.1 W

What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A.1964 · as Director58.5

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Albert Maysles

born1926

died2015

known forDirecting

titles on site13

best title rank#735 · Great Performances (1971)

avg GRM59.1

honors2 · Emmy — Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program

Filmography

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