Biography
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 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1981
- Saturn Award — Best Director · 1981
Filmography22 titles
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Amazing Stories
Badlands
The Last Temptation of Christ
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
seaQuest DSV
The Young Captives
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
Angus
Stakeout on Dope Street
American Perfekt
Never Say Never Again
RoboCop 2
Loving
Up the Sandbox
The Hoodlum Priest
Eyes of Laura Mars
The Return of a Man Called Horse
Naked City
On Deadly Ground
The Rebel