The Directors (2018)

Season 6

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.

Where to Watch Season 6

10 Episodes

  • Spike Lee
    E1
    Spike LeeThe story of Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee, who wowed audiences with gripping films like Malcolm X, Inside Man and BlacKkKlansman.
  • Mike Nichols
    E2
    Mike NicholsA look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose work includes Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and The Graduate.
  • Ron Howard
    E3
    Ron HowardA deep dive into the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose work includes A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon and Apollo 13.
  • William Friedkin
    E4
    William FriedkinThe life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, known for his 1973 horror film The Exorcist and his action-thriller The French Connection.
  • Kathryn Bigelow
    E5
    Kathryn BigelowA look at the life and career of the director of Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker, the latter of which she won the Oscar for Best Director.
  • Quentin Tarantino
    E6
    Quentin TarantinoA look at the life of one of Hollywood's most successful directors, whose long list of hit films include Pulp Fiction and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
  • J Lee Thompson
    E7
    J Lee ThompsonThe life story of the British film director, known both in the UK and across the pond for films such as Ice Cold in Alex and Cape Fear.
  • Rob Reiner
    E8
    Rob ReinerA look at the life and career of the acclaimed Hollywood director, whose films include Stand by Me, When Harry Met Sally... and the Oscar-nominated A Few Good Men.
  • Stephen Frears
    E9
    Stephen FrearsA look at the career of the Academy Award-nominated director, known for his gripping depictions of life stories and characters - such as his acclaimed film The Queen.
  • John Carpenter
    E10
    John CarpenterThe last episode of the series takes a deep dive into the life and career of John Carpenter, known for his cult classics such as Dark Star, The Thing and Halloween.

 

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