Known for Directing
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.
Born
April 29, 1923
Died
November 27, 2010 (age 87)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Filmography
46 films, 10 shows


SeaQuest DSV
1993 · 1h 30m
country: United States
The adventures of SeaQuest DSV crew, an advanced high-tech submarine in mission to protect the oceans against all evil, in a 21st century where human race has colonized underwater.


RoboCop 2
1990 · 1h 57m
country: United States
After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the RoboCop 2 project, a living God.


Traveling Man
1989 · 1h 45m
country: United States
A poignant comedy about a middle-aged salesman trying to get his life and career back on track while being pushed and antagonized by an aggressive rookie he has been teamed up with.


Never Say Never Again
1983 · 2h 14m
country: United Kingdom
James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, who falls for Bond and seeks revenge.


The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · 2h 4m
country: United States
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.


Eyes of Laura Mars
1978 · 1h 44m
country: United States
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.


Raid on Entebbe
1976 · 2h 25m
country: United States
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.


The Return of a Man Called Horse
1976 · 2h 9m
country: United States
Lord John Morgan has returned to civilized life in England, but finds he has nothing but disdain for that life. Yearning to embrace the simplicity of the American West, and the Sioux tribe he left behind, Morgan returns to the their land only to discover that they've been decimated by ruthless, government-backed fur traders. Led by Horse, they fight to repossess their land.


S*P*Y*S
1974 · 1h 27m
country: United States
Two CIA bunglers botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.


Up the Sandbox
1972 · 1h 37m
country: United States
Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.


Loving
1970 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Brooks Wilson is in crisis. He is torn between his wife Selma and two daughters and his mistress Grace, and also between his career as a successful illustrator and his feeling that he might still produce something worthwhile.


The Flim-Flam Man
1967 · 1h 44m
country: United States
Mordecai Jones, a silver-tongued swindler and self-proclaimed “M.B.S., C.S., D.D.—Master of Back-Stabbing, Cork-Screwing and Double-Dealing,” has made a career out of charming and cheating his way through life. Played with devilish charm by George C. Scott, Jones takes on a new protégé in Curley, a wide-eyed Army deserter eager for direction. Together, they crisscross the backroads of the rural South, pulling off a string of homespun cons while staying one step ahead of a relentless local sheriff. Along the way, Curley falls for Bonnie Lee Packard, a rebellious heiress who joins their misadventures. But as the scams grow riskier, Curley begins to wonder whether a life of flimflam is worth the price. With its colorful characters, offbeat humor, and standout performance by Scott, The Flim-Flam Man is a rollicking Southern caper about cons, conscience, and unlikely camaraderie.


A Fine Madness
1966 · 1h 47m
country: United States
A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.


The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964 · 1h 40m
country: Canada
An out-of-work Irish immigrant in Montreal remains hopeful that his luck is about to change but his disillusioned family grow tired of his constant lying, pigheadedness and instability.


A Face in the Rain
1963 · 1h 21m
country: United States
An American spy hides in an apartment. But the woman who lives there is herself the mistress of a German Officer.


The Hoodlum Priest
1961 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rejects them. An especially wrenching case for the Reverend is Billy Lee Jackson, a troubled thief whose personal demons constantly tempt him back to a life of crime — and may ultimately make him pay the highest price for a few desperate decisions.


The Young Captives
1959 · 1h 1m
country: Unknown
Two high-school teenagers on their way to Mexico to get married cross paths with a homicidal fugitive.


Stakeout on Dope Street
1958 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust.


Now Is Tomorrow
1958 · 30m
country: United States
"Now Is Tomorrow" was a pilot for a hosted series from Roncom Telefilms. A military captain is given a new assignment, the high-stress task of making a life-or-death decision for everyone on earth. One by one they wash out from the stress.


Confidential File: Horror Comics
1955 · 25m
country: United States
In 1954 the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency conducted an investigation into how the comic book industry was supposedly contributing to the moral decay of a nation's youth. The investigations were spurred on by a number of articles that blamed comics for the rise in juvenile delinquency in post-war America. Chief among the critics was Doctor Frederic Wertham, whose book, "Seduction of The Innocent" has been blamed for nearly single-handedly crippling the entire comics industry. "Confidential File" was aired in 1955, after the senate hearings and the formation of the Comics Code, but it serves as a perfect example of how the media reacted to the comic book industry, and sought a scape goat by blaming the comic book publications for society's own lack of responsibility in raising its children.
Confidential File: Barbiturates
Confidential File: Barbiturates
1955 · 30m
country: Unknown
A filmed sequence dramatizes the problems addressed in the program: the story of a working mother addicted to barbiturates initially prescribed by her doctor.