The Directors Season 2, Episode 1: Michael Mann

Robert Wise

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.

60 min

Steven Spielberg

The director of Jaws, 1941, and E.T. discusses his film career.

60 min

Sydney Pollack

Documentary about Sydneny Pollack, the filmmaker of movies as Tootsie, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and The Way We Were.

60 min

Milos Forman

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.

60 min

Clint Eastwood

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.

60 min

Spike Lee

Spike Lee is the director of the films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcom X, and Bamboozled.

60 min

Martha Coolidge

Coolidge directed romantic comedies like Valley Girl, Out to Sea and Real Genius.

60 min

Robert Altman

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.

60 min

Richard Donner

60 min

Barry Levinson

60 min

John Frankenheimer

60 min

Billy Friedkin

60 min

Arthur Hiller

60 min

Ron Howard

A former child star, Ron's films include Splash, Gung Ho, Parenthood, and A Beautiful Mind.

60 min

Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker

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!

60 min

George Romero

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.

60 min

Roland Emmerich

Profile of Roland Emmerich, the director of The Patriot.

60 min

Oliver Stone

60 min

Paul Schrader

60 min

Scott Hicks

60 min

Harold Becker

60 min

Frank Darabont

Documentary about filmmaker Frank Darabont, from movies as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.

60 min

Atom Egoyan

Documentary about filmmaker Atom Egoyan and his strange, surreal films.

60 min

Anthony Menghella

Profile and analysis filmograhpy of the director of The Talented Mr. Ripley .

60 min

Michael Bay

60 min

Jonathan Demme

60 min

Andrew Davis

60 min

George Lucas

Profile of George Lucas, the director of the Star Wars series.

60 min

Cameron Crowe

Profile of and interview with Cameron Crowe

60 min

James Ivory

60 min

Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott is the director of such films as 'Blade Runner' and 'Hannibal.'

60 min

David Lynch

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.

60 min

Philip Kaufman

Documentary about filmmaker Philip Kaufman, from movie as ""Henry & June"", ""Quills"", ""The Right Stuff"" and ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"".

60 min

Wolfgang Petersen

60 min

Adrian Lyne

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.

60 min