Irvin Kershner

Irvin Kershner

American film director (1923–2010)

Irvin Kershner 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 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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 7 films (1958–1977) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1977 Raid on Entebbe Irvin Kershner 150 min Color
1974 S*P*Y*S Irvin Kershner 100 min Color
1967 The Flim Flam Man ?Great Plains Instructional TV Library 104 min 16mm Color sound
1967 The Flim-Flam Man. Lawrence Turman Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 104 min 35mm Color sound
1964 The Luck of Ginger Coffey. Irvin Kershner 100 16mm B&W sound
1958 Stakeout on Dope Street Irvin Kershner 83 min B&W
1958 The Young Captives. Paramount Pictures Corp. 61 min. 35mm B&W sound