The Directors (2018)

  • Premiered: Jul 2018
  • Episodes: 77
  • Followers: 1
  • Running
  • Sky Arts
  • Thursday at 21
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
Alfred Hitchcock
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 05, 2018
A profile of Alfred Hitchcock, the Leytonstone-born director who became known as 'the Master of Suspense' with films such as Rear Window, Vertigo and Psycho.
1x2
Billy Wilder
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Jul 12, 2018
A look at the life and career of director Billy Wilder, who dominated Hollywood's Golden Age with films such as Double Indemnity, Some Like It Hot and Sunset Boulevard.
1x3
William Wyler
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Jul 19, 2018
A look at the life and work of William Wyler, the Oscar-winning film director known for such films as Ben Hur and The Best Years of Our Lives.
1x4
Sam Peckinpah
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Jul 26, 2018
A portrait of Sam Peckinpah, the controversial, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and director known for films like The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs and The Getaway.
1x5
Howard Hawks
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 02, 2018
A look at the life and career of Howard Hawks, the Academy Award-winning director of Only Angels Have Wings, Scarface, Bringing Up Baby and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
1x6
Fritz Lang
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Air date
Aug 09, 2018
An intimate portrait of Austrian-born filmmaker Fritz Lang, one of the most accomplished and enduring directors of the 20th century.
1x7
Cecil B DeMille
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Aug 16, 2018
A look at the films of Cecil B DeMille, the director who became a giant of the 20th-century film industry, known for epics such as The Ten Commandments.
1x8
George Cukor
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Air date
Aug 23, 2018
A fascinating look at the work of George Cukor, who was a dialogue director in the early days of films with sound, and received an Academy Award in 1964 for My Fair Lady.
1x9
Akira Kurosawa
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Air date
Aug 30, 2018
A look at the life and career of Akira Kurosawa, the Japanese filmmaker who won international acclaim with films such as Rashomon, Ikiru and Ran.
1x10 Season finale
Frank Capra
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 06, 2018
An intimate portrait of Frank Capra, the celebrated Italian-American director known for films such as It's a Wonderful Life and Mr Smith Goes to Washington.

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