Albert Maysles
- Born
- November 26, 1926
- Died
- March 5, 2015 (88 years old)
- Place of birth
- Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Known for
Filmography
- 2015In TransitFilm · Director, Director of Photography
- 2014IrisFilm · Director★ 7.3
- 2014Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. GravityFilm · Director of Photography
- 2013The Secret of TreesFilm · Cinematography, Director
- 2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasFilm · Director
- 2011The Love We MakeFilm · Director, Director of Photography
- 2009Muhammad and LarryFilm · Director, Cinematography, Director of Photography
- 200930 for 30Series · Director★ 7.5
- 2009South of the BorderFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.1
- 2009Soul PowerFilm · Director of Photography
- 2008A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. KennedyFilm · Cinematography, Editor
- 2008Four Seasons LodgeFilm · Director of Photography
- 2008The GatesFilm · Director, Director of Photography
- 2007Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!Film · Director
- 2007AddictionFilm · Director
- 2006Time PieceTime PieceFilm · Director
- 2006The Beales of Grey GardensFilm · Director, Director of Photography★ 7.3
- 2006StolenFilm · Director of Photography
- 2005This Is an AdventureFilm · Director, Director of Photography
- 2004Masada: Live at Tonic 1999Film · Camera Operator
- 2004Ilona, UpstairsIlona, UpstairsFilm · Camera Operator
- 2004The Jeff Koons ShowFilm · Director of Photography
- 2002Monterey Pop - The Outtake PerformancesFilm · Cinematography
- 2001With the Filmmaker: Wes AndersonFilm · Director, Camera Operator
- 2001LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of CottonFilm · Director
- 1997Concert of Wills: Making the Getty CenterFilm · Director
- 1996Letting Go: A Hospice JourneyFilm · Director, Director of Photography
- 1996When We Were KingsFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.6
- 1995Accent on the OffbeatFilm · Director
- 1994UmbrellasFilm · Director
- 1992Abortion: Desperate ChoicesFilm · Director of Photography, Director, Producer
- 1991The Beatles: The First U.S. VisitFilm · Director
- 1991Soldiers of MusicFilm · Director
- 1990Christo in ParisFilm · Director, Cinematography
- 1990Jessye Norman Sings CarmenJessye Norman Sings CarmenFilm · Director, Director of Photography
- 1989James Baldwin: The Price of the TicketFilm · Executive Producer
- 1987IslandsFilm · Director
- 1987Jimi Plays MontereyFilm · Camera Operator★ 7.5
- 1987Shake! Otis at MontereyFilm · Camera Operator★ 7.4
- 1987Horowitz Plays MozartFilm · Director
- 1985Horowitz: The Last RomanticFilm · Director of Photography
- 1985OzawaFilm · Director
- 1980Muhammad and LarryFilm · Director
- 1977Running FenceFilm · Director
- 1977The Grateful Dead MovieFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.2
- 1977Six American FamiliesSeries · Co-Director
- 1976Grey GardensFilm · Producer, Director, Director of Photography★ 7.3
- 1976The Burks of GeorgiaFilm · Director
- 1974Christo's Valley CurtainFilm · Director
- 1970Gimme ShelterFilm · Director, Director of Photography★ 7.4
- 1970Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in ConcertFilm · Director, Director of Photography
- 1969SalesmanFilm · Director, Director of Photography, Producer★ 7.2
- 1968Monterey PopFilm · Camera Operator★ 7.4
- 1968Experiment on 114th StreetExperiment on 114th StreetFilm · Director
- 1966Meet Marlon BrandoFilm · Director, Cinematography
- 1966Salvador Dalí's Fantastic DreamFilm · Director
- 1966Orson Welles in SpainFilm · Director, Director of Photography, Producer
- 1966With Love from TrumanFilm · Producer, Editor, Director, Director of Photography
- 1965Six in ParisFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.6
- 1965Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of IrelandFilm · Cinematography
- 1965Cut PieceFilm · Director, Producer
- 1964IBM: A Self PortraitIBM: A Self PortraitFilm · Director
- 1964What's Happening! The Beatles in the USAFilm · Director of Photography, Director
- 1964The Face on the CoverFilm · Director of Photography
- 1964Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New YorkFilm · Director
- 1963ShowmanFilm · Director
- 1963That's MeFilm · Cinematography
- 1962AnastasiaAnastasiaFilm · Director
- 1961On the Pole: Eddie SachsFilm · Cinematography
- 1961Adventures on the New FrontierFilm · Director
- 1961Safari Ya GariSafari Ya GariFilm · Director of Photography, Director, Producer
- 1960PrimaryFilm · Camera Operator, Director of Photography★ 6.5
- 1960ABC Close-Up!Series · Director
- 1960ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!Film · Director of Photography
- 1960Integration Report 1Film · Camera Operator
- 1957Russian Close-UpFilm · Director, Director of Photography, Producer
- 1955Psychiatry in RussiaFilm · Director of Photography, Writer, Director
