Irvin Kershner
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Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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Never Say Never Again (1983)
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RoboCop 2 (1990)
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Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
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The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)
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Up the Sandbox (1972)
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A Fine Madness (1966)
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Raid on Entebbe (1976)
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S*P*Y*S (1974)
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The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
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SeaQuest DSV (1993)
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Loving (1970)
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Traveling Man (1989)
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The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964)
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A Face in the Rain (1963)
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The Flim Flam Man (1972)
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Stakeout on Dope Street (1958)
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Confidential File: Barbiturates (1955)
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Now Is Tomorrow (—)
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The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
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The Young Captives (1959)
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Confidential File: Horror Comics (1955)
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