
The Directors
Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Tim Burton
01-01-19991hProfile of director Tim Burton, who first began working as an animator for Disney. His first directing job was an episode of Faerie Tale Theatre called Aladdin and His Wonderful La...
- Ep 2
2.Terry Gilliam
23-05-20001hProfile of Terry Gilliam, former animator for Monty Python's Flying Circus, and director of the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Advent...
- Ep 3
3.Alan Parker
07-02-20041hProfile of Alan Parker, director of The Wall and Evita.
- Ep 4
4.Wes Craven
30-01-19991hProfile of Wes Craven, director of Swamp Thing, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Vampire in Brooklyn, and the Scream trilogy.
- Ep 5
5.Roger Corman
01-02-19991hRoger Corman, the director of The Little Shop Of Horrors (The 1960s film, not the musical. - Ed.), is best known for making low-budget films on a tight schedule.
- Ep 6
6.Martin Scorsese
06-07-20001hProfile and analysis filmography of the director of Taxi Driver, After Hours, The Age of Innonence, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Cape Fear.
- Ep 7
7.Rob Reiner
TBA1hReiner's films include This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally ..., and The Princess Bride.
- Ep 8
8.James Cameron
TBA1hProfile and analysis filmograhpy about the director of movies as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Titanic.
- Ep 9
9.Barbra Streisand
TBA1hProfile of the director of Yentl, The Prince of Tides, and The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbra Steisand, who is also a singer and actress.
- Ep 10
10.David Cronenberg
6.0TBA1hProfile of Dave 'Deprave' Cronenberg, 'King of venereal horror', 'Baron of blood', as he has often been called. His directoral work includes The Dead Zone, The Fly, and the film v...
- Ep 11
11.David Mamet
03-01-20021hHis films as writer-director include ""House of Games,"" ""Heist,"" ""Homicide"" and ""The Spanish Prisoner.""

12.Tony Scott
07-11-20011hDocumentary about filmmaker Tony Scott, from movies as ""The Hunger"" and ""Top Gun"".
- Ep 13
13.Ivan Reitman
TBA1hDocumentary about filmmaker Ivan Reitman, from movies as ""Ghostbusters"", ""Groundhog Day"" and ""Evolution"".
- Ep 14
14.Best of The Directors
TBA1hCompilation of clips from various other episodes.
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