The Directors (Season 2)

Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

  • Poster for Michael Mann

    Michael Mann (Episode 1)

    Air date: 2002-06-01

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Robert Wise

    Robert Wise (Episode 2)

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Steven Spielberg

    Steven Spielberg (Episode 3)

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Sydney Pollack

    Sydney Pollack (Episode 4)

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Milos Forman

    Milos Forman (Episode 5)

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood (Episode 6)

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Spike Lee

    Spike Lee (Episode 7)

    Air date: 2003-10-04

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Martha Coolidge

    Martha Coolidge (Episode 8)

    Air date: 2004-04-03

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Robert Altman

    Robert Altman (Episode 9)

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Richard Donner

    Richard Donner (Episode 10)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Barry Levinson

    Barry Levinson (Episode 11)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for John Frankenheimer

    John Frankenheimer (Episode 12)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Billy Friedkin

    Billy Friedkin (Episode 13)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Arthur Hiller

    Arthur Hiller (Episode 14)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Ron Howard

    Ron Howard (Episode 15)

    Air date: 2001-11-07

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker

    Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker (Episode 16)

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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!

  • Poster for George Romero

    George Romero (Episode 17)

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Roland Emmerich

    Roland Emmerich (Episode 18)

    Air date: 2004-03-06

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.

  • Poster for Oliver Stone

    Oliver Stone (Episode 19)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Paul Schrader

    Paul Schrader (Episode 20)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Scott Hicks

    Scott Hicks (Episode 21)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Harold Becker

    Harold Becker (Episode 22)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Frank Darabont

    Frank Darabont (Episode 23)

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Atom Egoyan

    Atom Egoyan (Episode 24)

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Anthony Menghella

    Anthony Menghella (Episode 25)

    Air date: 2004-06-05

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Michael Bay

    Michael Bay (Episode 26)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Jonathan Demme

    Jonathan Demme (Episode 27)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Andrew Davis

    Andrew Davis (Episode 28)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for George Lucas

    George Lucas (Episode 29)

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Cameron Crowe

    Cameron Crowe (Episode 30)

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Profile of and interview with Cameron Crowe

  • Poster for James Ivory

    James Ivory (Episode 31)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Ridley Scott

    Ridley Scott (Episode 32)

    Air date: 2004-05-01

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for David Lynch

    David Lynch (Episode 33)

    Air date: 2003-09-04

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Philip Kaufman

    Philip Kaufman (Episode 34)

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for Wolfgang Petersen

    Wolfgang Petersen (Episode 35)

    Runtime: 60 min

  • Poster for Adrian Lyne

    Adrian Lyne (Episode 36)

    Air date: 2003-06-07

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

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