The Directors - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Stanley Kubrick
A look at the life and work of Stanley Kubrick, the legendary director whose films include A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket.
David Lean
Movie experts explore the life and word of British director David Lean
Michael Curtiz
A look at the life and work of Michael Curtiz, one of Hollywood's most prolific directors whose films include Angels With Dirty Faces, Casablanca and Mildred Pierce.
John Ford
A biographical portrait of John Ford, the Oscar-winning director known for the John Wayne westerns Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and The Searchers.
John Huston
The spotlight falls on golden age great John Huston, whose films include The Maltese Falcon and Oscar-winning classics The Treasure of Sierra Madre and The African Queen.
Sergei Eisenstein
A closer look at legendary Soviet film pioneer a montage master and true world cinema great whose hugely influential works include Battleship Potemkin.
Federico Fellini
A look at the Italian film maestro and four-time Academy Award-winner whose pioneering movies films include La Strada, La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2.
Elia Kazan
A look at A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront filmmaker the Hollywood genius credited for discovering Marlon Brando, James Dean and Warren Beatty.
Fred Zinnemann
Documentary exploring four-time Academy Award-winning director Fred Zinnemann, whose movie masterpieces include Oklahoma!, High Noon, Julia and The Day of the Jackal.
Vincente Minnelli
A look at the life and career of Vincente Minnelli, the Academy Award-winning director of movie musicals Gigi and An American in Paris, and the father of Liza Minnelli.
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