The Directors

E1 Episode 1: Michael Mann

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• 1h
• Jun 1, 2002

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

E2 Episode 2: Robert Wise

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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.

E3 Episode 3: Steven Spielberg

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

E4 Episode 4: Sydney Pollack

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

E5 Episode 5: Milos Forman

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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.

E6 Episode 6: Clint Eastwood

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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.

E7 Episode 7: Spike Lee

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• Oct 4, 2003

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

E8 Episode 8: Martha Coolidge

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• Apr 3, 2004

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

E9 Episode 9: Robert Altman

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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.

E10 Episode 10: Richard Donner

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E11 Episode 11: Barry Levinson

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E12 Episode 12: John Frankenheimer

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E13 Episode 13: Billy Friedkin

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E14 Episode 14: Arthur Hiller

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E15 Episode 15: Ron Howard

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• Nov 7, 2001

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

E16 Episode 16: Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker

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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!

E17 Episode 17: George Romero

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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.

E18 Episode 18: Roland Emmerich

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• Mar 6, 2004

Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.

E19 Episode 19: Oliver Stone

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E20 Episode 20: Paul Schrader

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E21 Episode 21: Scott Hicks

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E22 Episode 22: Harold Becker

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E23 Episode 23: Frank Darabont

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

E24 Episode 24: Atom Egoyan

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

E25 Episode 25: Anthony Menghella

• 1h
• Jun 5, 2004

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

E26 Episode 26: Michael Bay

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E27 Episode 27: Jonathan Demme

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E28 Episode 28: Andrew Davis

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E29 Episode 29: George Lucas

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

E30 Episode 30: Cameron Crowe

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Profile of and interview with Cameron Crowe

E31 Episode 31: James Ivory

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E32 Episode 32: Ridley Scott

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• May 1, 2004

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

E33 Episode 33: David Lynch

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• Sep 4, 2003

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.

E34 Episode 34: Philip Kaufman

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

E35 Episode 35: Wolfgang Petersen

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E51 Episode 51: Adrian Lyne

• 1h
• Jun 7, 2003

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.