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The Directors, Ron Howard: The Directors

Season 6, Episode 3

A deep dive into the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose work includes A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon and Apollo 13.

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Spike Lee: The Directors
S6 E1 • 42m • HDClosed Captioned Alt Text15

The story of Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee, who wowed audiences with gripping films like Malcolm X, Inside Man and BlacKkKlansman.

Mike Nichols: The Directors
S6 E2 • 45m • HDClosed Captioned Alt Text15

A 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: The Directors
S6 E3 • 46m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

A 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: The Directors
S6 E4 • 45m • HDClosed Captioned Alt Text15

The 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: The Directors
S6 E5 • 46m • HDClosed Captioned Alt Text15

A 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: The Directors
S6 E6 • 44m • HDClosed Captioned Alt Text12

A 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: The Directors
S6 E7 • 44m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

The 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: The Directors
S6 E8 • 46m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

A 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: The Directors
S6 E9 • 45m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

A 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: The Directors
S6 E10 • 46m • HDClosed Captioned Alt Text15

The 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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  • About this episode
  • A closer look at some of the world's greatest directors, their lives and their amazing achievements in film.
  • CrewLyndy Saville (Director)
  • GenreArts
  • Seasons5
  • StudioSky Arts