Albert Maysles
Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA — Nov 26 1926• Died Mar 05 2015
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Biography
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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Albert Maysles's Credits
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Directing
ABC Close-Up!
Directing
When We Were Kings
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This Is an Adventure
Directing
Gimme Shelter
Self
The Love We Make
Directing
After Frank
Self
Six American Families
Directing
Grey Gardens
Self (uncredited)
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
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What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
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In Transit
Directing
Primary
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The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
Directing
Meet Marlon Brando
Directing
Soul Power
Camera
Six in Paris
Camera
Monterey Pop
Camera
Muhammad and Larry
Directing
Salesman
Directing
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Production
Islands
Directing
Anastasia
Directing
Capturing Reality
Self
Cut Piece
Directing
Jimi Plays Monterey
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Iris
Directing
Christo's Valley Curtain
Directing
Integration Report 1
Camera
With Love from Truman
Production
Ozawa
Directing
Muhammad and Larry
Directing
Running Fence
Directing
Horowitz Plays Mozart
Directing
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
Editing
Adventures on the New Frontier
Directing
Accent on the Offbeat
Directing
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Directing
The Grateful Dead Movie
Camera
That's Me
Crew
Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye
Self
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
Directing
South of the Border
Camera
The Gates
Directing
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Camera
ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
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Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman)
Directing
Michael Moore Hates America
Self
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
Directing
Horowitz: The Last Romantic
Camera
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
Self
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Crew
Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
Directing
The Secret of Trees
Crew
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
Self
Orson Welles in Spain
Camera
Addiction
Directing
Psychiatry in Russia
Directing
The Face on the Cover
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Showman
Directing
IBM: A Self Portrait
Directing
Safari Ya Gari
Production
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
Crew
The Burks of Georgia
Directing
Horowitz: A Reminiscence
Self (Archive Footage)
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
Directing
Experiment on 114th Street
Directing
Christo in Paris
Directing
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
Directing
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
Crew
Time Piece
Directing
Morris Engel: The Independent
Self
Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
Camera
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
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The Maysles Brothers
Russian Close-Up
Production
Abortion: Desperate Choices
Camera
Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center
Directing
Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!
Directing
Soldiers of Music
Directing
Wild Blue Yonder
Self (Archive)
The Beales of Grey Gardens
Self
Stolen
Camera
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
Self
Letting Go: A Hospice Journey
Directing
Umbrellas
Directing
Four Seasons Lodge
Camera
The Making of the Beatles First U.S. Visit
Self - Filmmaker
The Jeff Koons Show
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Ilona, Upstairs
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