Albert Maysles

Albert Maysles

November 26, 1926 · 99 years old

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

6 titles
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Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens

1976 · 1h 35m · Movie

Meet a mother and daughter, high-society dropouts, reclusive cousins of Jackie O., managing to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their East Hampton, NY, mansion, making for an eerily ramshackle echo of the American Ca...

7.5
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Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

1970 · 1h 31m · Movie

When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on t...

7.8
3
Iris

Iris

2014 · 1h 19m · Movie

A documentary about fashion icon Iris Apfel, the 93-year-old style maven who has had an out-sized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades, from legendary late 88-year-old documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles.

7.1
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The Beales of Grey Gardens

The Beales of Grey Gardens

2006 · 1h 31m · Movie

Utilizing hours of unseen archival footage, The Beales is a new take on the women of Grey Gardens.

7.2
5
The Love We Make

The Love We Make

2011 · 1h 29m · Movie

In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, Paul McCartney travels through the streets of New York and organizes a benefit concert.

6.5
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Addiction

Addiction

2007 · 1h 26m · Movie

A documentary made up of nine separate segments on the topic of drug addiction. Segments include: "Saturday Night in a Dallas ER," by Jon Alpert; "A Mother's Desperation," by Susan Froemke and Albert Maysles; "The Science of Relap...

6.3
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