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Albert Maysles

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Albert Maysles

Born November 26, 1926 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USADied March 5, 201549 films

Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).

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Gimme Shelter posterFirst watchGimme Shelter19707.4A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at…View film

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Filmography

49 films as director
  1. 2015In TransitDirector
  2. 2014IrisDirector
  3. 2013The Secret of TreesDirector
  4. 2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasDirector
  5. 2011The Love We MakeDirector
  6. 2009Muhammad and LarryDirector
  7. 2008The GatesDirector
  8. 2007Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!Director
  9. 2007AddictionDirector
  10. 2006Time PieceDirector
  11. 2006The Beales of Grey GardensDirector
  12. 2005This Is an AdventureDirector
  13. 2001With the Filmmaker: Wes AndersonDirector
  14. 2001LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of CottonDirector
  15. 1997Concert of Wills: Making the Getty CenterDirector
  16. 1996Letting Go: A Hospice JourneyDirector
  17. 1995Accent on the OffbeatDirector
  18. 1994UmbrellasDirector
  19. 1992Abortion: Desperate ChoicesDirector
  20. 1991The Beatles: The First U.S. VisitDirector
  21. 1991Soldiers of MusicDirector
  22. 1990Christo in ParisDirector
  23. 1990Jessye Norman Sings CarmenDirector
  24. 1987IslandsDirector
  25. 1987Horowitz Plays MozartDirector
  26. 1985OzawaDirector
  27. 1980Muhammad and LarryDirector
  28. 1977Running FenceDirector
  29. 1976Grey GardensDirector
  30. 1976The Burks of GeorgiaDirector
  31. 1974Christo's Valley CurtainDirector
  32. 1970Gimme ShelterDirector
  33. 1970Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in ConcertDirector
  34. 1969SalesmanDirector
  35. 1968Experiment on 114th StreetDirector
  36. 1966Meet Marlon BrandoDirector
  37. 1966Salvador Dalí's Fantastic DreamDirector
  38. 1966Orson Welles in SpainDirector
  39. 1966With Love from TrumanDirector
  40. 1965Cut PieceDirector
  41. 1964IBM: A Self PortraitDirector
  42. 1964What's Happening! The Beatles in the USADirector
  43. 1964Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New YorkDirector
  44. 1963ShowmanDirector
  45. 1962AnastasiaDirector
  46. 1961Adventures on the New FrontierDirector
  47. 1961Safari Ya GariDirector
  48. 1957Russian Close-UpDirector
  49. 1955Psychiatry in RussiaDirector