The Directors (2018)

Season 2

This series looks at the 20th century’s iconic film directors; the real innovators whose breakthrough direction made film into the movies. Their early lives, often escaping war or poverty found expression in theatre, then film, forming the fundamental art that is cinema. Each episode brought to life by Derek Malcolm, Neil Norman, Stephen Armstrong, Dr. Bonnie Greer OBE and Ian Nathan along with classic moments from each film career.

Released July 5, 2018 Episode 47 min 10+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: imdb.work

Watch Providers: Spectrum On Demand

Production Companies: 3DD Productions

Network: Sky Arts

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb

7.0

/71/

Trakt

/3/

TMDb

Tomatoes

S2E1 - Stanley Kubrick

A look at the life and work of Stanley Kubrick, the legendary director whose films include A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket.

Jan. 17, 2019, midnight

S2E2 - David Lean

Movie experts explore the life and word of British director David Lean

Jan. 24, 2019, midnight

S2E3 - Michael Curtiz

A look at the life and work of Michael Curtiz, one of Hollywood's most prolific directors whose films include Angels With Dirty Faces, Casablanca and Mildred Pierce.

Jan. 31, 2019, midnight

S2E4 - John Ford

A biographical portrait of John Ford, the Oscar-winning director known for the John Wayne westerns Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and The Searchers.

Feb. 7, 2019, midnight

S2E5 - John Huston

The spotlight falls on golden age great John Huston, whose films include The Maltese Falcon and Oscar-winning classics The Treasure of Sierra Madre and The African Queen.

Feb. 14, 2019, midnight

S2E6 - Sergei Eisenstein

A closer look at legendary Soviet film pioneer a montage master and true world cinema great whose hugely influential works include Battleship Potemkin.

Feb. 21, 2019, midnight

S2E7 - Federico Fellini

A look at the Italian film maestro and four-time Academy Award-winner whose pioneering movies films include La Strada, La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2.

Feb. 28, 2019, midnight

S2E8 - Elia Kazan

A look at A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront filmmaker the Hollywood genius credited for discovering Marlon Brando, James Dean and Warren Beatty.

March 7, 2019, midnight

S2E9 - Fred Zinnemann

Documentary exploring four-time Academy Award-winning director Fred Zinnemann, whose movie masterpieces include Oklahoma!, High Noon, Julia and The Day of the Jackal.

March 14, 2019, midnight

S2E10 - Vincente Minnelli

A look at the life of Vincente Minnelli, the Academy Award-winning director of movie musicals Gigi and An American in Paris, and the father of Liza Minnelli.

March 21, 2019, midnight

Sky Arts

47 min/ep

3760 min

July 5, 2018

March 9, 2023, midnight

Returning Series

NR / 10+