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 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