The Directors (2018)

Season 5

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

S5E1 - Francis Ford Coppola

A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose films include The Godfather franchise and Apocalypse Now.

July 2, 2020, midnight

S5E2 - Ridley Scott

A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose films include Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator and Hannibal.

July 9, 2020, midnight

S5E3 - Martin Scorsese

A look at the life of the legendary filmmaker, whose films include the Academy Award-winning The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street and Gangs of New York.

July 16, 2020, midnight

S5E4 - Oliver Stone

A look at the Academy Award-winning filmmaker's life, career and portfolio of films which includes Scarface, Midnight Express, Platoon and Natural Born Killers.

July 23, 2020, midnight

S5E5 - Nicolas Roeg

A look at the life of the celebrated filmmaker of hits Walkabout, Don't Look Now and Bad Timing. His unique style made him a highly influential filmmaker.

July 30, 2020, midnight

S5E6 - David Lynch

A look at the life of the Academy Award-winning director of films including Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet and The Elephant Man.

Aug. 6, 2020, midnight

S5E7 - Preston Sturges

A look at the life of the inspirational filmmaker, who won the first-ever Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for his comedy film The Great McGinty.

Aug. 13, 2020, midnight

S5E8 - Mervyn LeRoy

A look at the life and career of the Hollywood filmmaker, famous for directing films such as the Academy Award-nominated Blossoms in the Dust and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.

Aug. 20, 2020, midnight

S5E9 - James L Brooks

A look at the life of the Academy Award-winning director whose work includes Terms of Endearment and multi Emmy Award-winning sitcom The Simpsons.

Aug. 27, 2020, midnight

S5E10 - Robert Aldrich

A glimpse into the life and career of the filmmaker whose portfolio of work includes Vera Cruz, The Big Knife, The Dirty Dozen and The Longest Yard.

Sept. 3, 2020, midnight

Sky Arts

47 min/ep

3760 min

July 5, 2018

March 9, 2023, midnight

Returning Series

NR / 10+