The Directors (2018)

Season 4

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

S4E1 - Sydney Pollack

An in-depth look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose hit films include Out of Africa and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Jan. 30, 2020, midnight

S4E2 - Otto Preminger

A look at the life and career of the director, known for his boundary-pushing films such as The Man with the Golden Arm and the Academy Award-nominated Anatomy of a Murder.

Feb. 6, 2020, midnight

S4E3 - Joseph Mankiewicz

An exploration of the multiple Academy Award-winning director whose films include All About Eve, A Letter to Three Wives and The Philadelphia Story.

Feb. 13, 2020, midnight

S4E4 - Robert Altman

A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-nominated filmmaker whose films include Gosford Park, Nashville, MASH and McCabe & Mrs Miller.

Feb. 20, 2020, midnight

S4E5 - Ernst Lubitsch

Explore the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director whose works include Trouble in Paradise, Heaven Can Wait and To Be or Not to Be.

Feb. 27, 2020, midnight

S4E6 - Peter Weir

An in-depth look at the life and career of the Oscar-nominated director behind films such as The Truman Show, Witness, Dead Poets Society and Green Card.

March 5, 2020, midnight

S4E7 - John Schlesinger

A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning Midnight Cowboy director.

March 12, 2020, midnight

S4E8 - Brian De Palma

A look at the life and 50-year-long career of the Oscar-nominated director, whose notable films include Scarface, Mission: Impossible and Dressed to Kill.

March 19, 2020, midnight

S4E9 - Victor Fleming

Explore the life of the Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose most popular films include Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.

March 26, 2020, midnight

S4E10 - Anthony Mann

A glimpse into the life of the director known for his work on many films such as Winchester '73, The Glenn Miller Story and El Cid.

April 2, 2020, midnight

Sky Arts

47 min/ep

3760 min

July 5, 2018

March 9, 2023, midnight

Returning Series

NR / 10+