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Irvin Kershner

Directing

Born: 1923-04-29
Died: 2010-11-27
From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.6

Also Known As

Ирвин КершнерIrv KershnerIsadore Kershner

Biography

Irvin Kershner (April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American film director and occasional actor, best known for directing quirky, independent films early in his career, and then Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations2 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

1981
🏆 Won

Saturn Award for Best Director

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

1981

Acting22 titles

Spécial cinéma
9.5
Series

Spécial cinéma

1974-1997Documentary
When Star Wars Ruled the World
8.8
Movie

When Star Wars Ruled the World

2004Documentary
Being and Becoming
8.5
Movie

Being and Becoming

2014Documentary
Fog City Mavericks
8.5
Movie

Fog City Mavericks

2007Documentary
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
8.3
Movie

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

1980Documentary
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
8.0
Movie

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

1997Documentary
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
8.0
Movie

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

1980Documentary
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
8.0
Movie

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

2005Documentary
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
7.8
Movie

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004Documentary
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
7.4
Movie

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

1983Documentary
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
7.3
Movie

Star Wars: Music by John Williams

1980Documentary
The Last Temptation of Christ
7.2
Movie

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988Drama
Omnibus
7.2
Series

Omnibus

1967-2003Documentary
Corman's World
7.1
Movie

Corman's World

2011Documentary
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
7.0
Movie

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

2017Documentary
Angus
6.6
Movie

Angus

1995Comedy
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
6.6
Movie

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

2005Documentary
Berkeley
5.5
Movie

Berkeley

2005Drama
On Deadly Ground
5.2
Movie

On Deadly Ground

1994Action
Manhood
4.5
Movie

Manhood

2003Comedy
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
3.0
Movie

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

1998Documentary
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
0
Movie

A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

2011Documentary

Directing28 titles

A Face in the Rain
8.5
Movie

A Face in the Rain

1963Action
The Empire Strikes Back
8.4
Movie

The Empire Strikes Back

1980Action
Now Is Tomorrow
7.5
Movie

Now Is Tomorrow

2024Drama
Amazing Stories
7.5
Series

Amazing Stories

1985-1987Sci-Fi
The Flim-Flam Man
7.1
Movie

The Flim-Flam Man

1967Comedy
seaQuest DSV
7.1
Series

seaQuest DSV

1993-1996Sci-Fi
The Young Captives
7.0
Movie

The Young Captives

1959Drama
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
6.9
Movie

The Luck of Ginger Coffey

1964Drama
Stakeout on Dope Street
6.6
Movie

Stakeout on Dope Street

1958Thriller
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5
Series

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963-1965Thriller
Never Say Never Again
6.1
Movie

Never Say Never Again

1983Action
RoboCop 2
6.0
Movie

RoboCop 2

1990Action
Raid on Entebbe
6.0
Movie

Raid on Entebbe

1976Drama
Loving
6.0
Movie

Loving

1970Drama
Up the Sandbox
5.9
Movie

Up the Sandbox

1972Comedy
The Hoodlum Priest
5.9
Movie

The Hoodlum Priest

1961Drama
Ben Casey
5.9
Series

Ben Casey

1961-1966Drama
Eyes of Laura Mars
5.8
Movie

Eyes of Laura Mars

1978Thriller
The Return of a Man Called Horse
5.7
Movie

The Return of a Man Called Horse

1976Action
Naked City
5.7
Series

Naked City

1958-1963Drama
S*P*Y*S
5.4
Movie

S*P*Y*S

1974Action
Cain's Hundred
5.3
Series

Cain's Hundred

1961-1962Drama
The Rebel
5.1
Series

The Rebel

1959-1961Action
A Fine Madness
5.0
Movie

A Fine Madness

1966Comedy
Traveling Man
4.0
Movie

Traveling Man

1989Comedy
Confidential File: Horror Comics
0
Movie

Confidential File: Horror Comics

1955Documentary
The Flim Flam Man
0
Movie

The Flim Flam Man

1972Drama
SeaQuest DSV
0
Movie

SeaQuest DSV

1993Action

Writing1 title

Stakeout on Dope Street
6.6
Movie

Stakeout on Dope Street

1958Thriller

Production2 titles

American Perfekt
6.5
Movie

American Perfekt

1997Thriller
Wildfire
4.0
Movie

Wildfire

1988Drama

Crew1 title

Badlands
7.5
Movie

Badlands

1974Thriller