Movies by Irvin Kershner

A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back at The Empire Strikes Back 30 years later.

Being and Becoming

Being and Becoming

Being and Becoming explore the choice not to school ones children, to trust them and to let them learn freely what they are passionate about. Through four countries, the US, Germany (where it's illegal not to go to school), France and the UK, the film is a truth quest about the natural desire to learn.

Star Wars: Music by John Williams

Star Wars: Music by John Williams

BBC documentary. Witness John Williams composing the legendary score for The Empire Strikes Back and conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does marketing and the hype surrounding the stars play?

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

Even the most devout Star Wars fan might not know that filmmaker and journalist Michel Parbot was once given unprecedented access to the set, stars, and filmmakers behind The Empire Strikes Back. The resulting work, The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, has apparently never been commercially released. Most of the footage has been lost, but 15 minutes has circulated online in recent years. Now, the 1 hour cut of Michel Parbot’s lost documentary has been found.