The Directors
Season: 2
Episode: 1
Michael Mann
Air Date:01/06/2002
Documentary about the filmmaker of Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider and recently Collateral .
Episode: 2
Robert Wise
Air Date:01/01/1970
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.
Episode: 3
Steven Spielberg
Air Date:01/01/1970
The director of Jaws, 1941, and E.T. discusses his film career.
Episode: 4
Sydney Pollack
Air Date:01/01/1970
Documentary about Sydneny Pollack, the filmmaker of movies as Tootsie, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and The Way We Were.
Episode: 5
Milos Forman
Air Date:01/01/1970
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.
Episode: 6
Clint Eastwood
Air Date:01/01/1970
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.
Episode: 7
Spike Lee
Air Date:04/10/2003
Spike Lee is the director of the films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcom X, and Bamboozled.
Episode: 8
Martha Coolidge
Air Date:03/04/2004
Coolidge directed romantic comedies like Valley Girl, Out to Sea and Real Genius.
Episode: 9
Robert Altman
Air Date:01/01/1970
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.
Episode: 10
Richard Donner
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 11
Barry Levinson
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 12
John Frankenheimer
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 13
Billy Friedkin
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 14
Arthur Hiller
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 15
Ron Howard
Air Date:07/11/2001
A former child star, Ron's films include Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and A Beautiful Mind.
Episode: 16
Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker
Air Date:01/01/1970
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!
Episode: 17
George Romero
Air Date:01/01/1970
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.
Episode: 18
Roland Emmerich
Air Date:06/03/2004
Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.
Episode: 19
Oliver Stone
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 20
Paul Schrader
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 21
Scott Hicks
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 22
Harold Becker
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 23
Frank Darabont
Air Date:01/01/1970
Documentary about filmmaker Frank Darabont, from movies as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.
Episode: 24
Atom Egoyan
Air Date:01/01/1970
Documentary about filmmaker Atom Egoyan and his strange, surreal films.
Episode: 25
Anthony Menghella
Air Date:05/06/2004
Profile and analysis filmograhpy of the director of The Talented Mr. Ripley .
Guest Stars
Name: Anthony Minghella
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Name: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Ralph Fiennes
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Sydney Pollack
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Department: Directing
Name: Kristin Scott Thomas
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Department: Acting
Name: Alan Rickman
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Episode: 26
Michael Bay
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 27
Jonathan Demme
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 28
Andrew Davis
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 29
George Lucas
Air Date:01/01/1970
Profile of George Lucas, the director of the Star Wars series.
Episode: 30
Cameron Crowe
Air Date:01/01/1970
Profile of and interview with Cameron Crowe
Episode: 31
James Ivory
Air Date:01/01/1970
Episode: 32
Ridley Scott
Air Date:01/05/2004
Ridley Scott is the director of such films as 'Blade Runner' and 'Hannibal.'
Episode: 33
David Lynch
Air Date:04/09/2003
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.
Episode: 34
Philip Kaufman
Air Date:01/01/1970
Documentary about filmmaker Philip Kaufman, from movie as ""Henry & June"", ""Quills"", ""The Right Stuff"" and ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"".
Episode: 35
Wolfgang Petersen
Air Date:01/01/1970
Guest Stars
Name: Rene Russo
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Jürgen Prochnow
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Wolfgang Petersen
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Name: Harrison Ford
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Department: Acting
Name: Diane Lane
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Department: Acting
Name: Clint Eastwood
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Department: Acting
Name: Wendy Crewson
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Department: Acting
Name: Tom Berenger
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Dustin Hoffman
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Episode: 51
Adrian Lyne
Air Date:07/06/2003
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.