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The Directors

19992 Seasons60m episodes6.1

Documentary

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

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Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

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Director: Robert J. Emery
Writing: Robert J. Emery
Status: Ended
First aired: Jan 1, 1999
Network: Starz Encore
Studio: Wellspring Productions, Media Entertainment

Time to finish

50 hrs

50 episodes. About 8 weeks at an hour a night.

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SERIES

The Directors

19992 Seasons60m episodes6.1

Documentary

TMDB6.1

Votes9

Your rating

Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

About

Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jan 1, 1999 · 1h 0m
Tim Burton
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.
E2 · Airs May 23, 2000 · 1h 0m
Terry Gilliam
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.
E3 · Airs Feb 7, 2004 · 1h 0m
Alan Parker
Profile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.
E4 · Airs Jan 30, 1999 · 1h 0m
Wes Craven
Profile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.
E5 · Airs Feb 1, 1999 · 1h 0m
Roger Corman
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.
E6 · Airs Jul 6, 2000 · 1h 0m
Martin Scorsese
Profile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.
E7 · Airs TBA · 1h 0m
Rob Reiner
Reiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.
E8 · Airs TBA · 1h 0m
James Cameron
Profile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.
E9 · Airs TBA · 1h 0m
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.
E10 · Airs TBA · 1h 0m · ★ 6.0
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.
E11 · Airs Jan 3, 2002 · 1h 0m
David Mamet
His films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""
E12 · Airs Nov 7, 2001 · 1h 0m
Tony Scott
Documentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".
E13 · Airs TBA · 1h 0m
Ivan Reitman
Documentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".
E14 · Airs TBA · 1h 0m
Best of The Directors
Compilation of clips from various other episodes.

Details

Director: Robert J. Emery
Writing: Robert J. Emery
Status: Ended
First aired: Jan 1, 1999
Network: Starz Encore
Studio: Wellspring Productions, Media Entertainment

Time to finish

50 hrs

50 episodes. About 8 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

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