Albert Maysles

Directing • 1926-11-26 • Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

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

7.6

When We Were Kings

1996

7.3

Grey Gardens

1976

7.4

Gimme Shelter

1970

7.3

Iris

2014

7.2

Salesman

1969

6.1

South of the Border

2009

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Filmography

2015
In TransitFilm
Director
★ 5.7
2014
IrisFilm
Director
★ 7.3
2013
The Secret of TreesFilm
Director
★ 5.0
2012
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasFilm
Director
2011
The Love We MakeFilm
Director
★ 6.8
2009
30 for 30TV
Director • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2009
Muhammad and LarryFilm
Director
★ 6.4
2008
The GatesFilm
Director
★ 6.1
2007
AddictionFilm
Director
★ 5.3
2007
Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!Film
Director
2006
The Beales of Grey GardensFilm
Director
★ 7.3
2006
Time PieceFilm
Director
2005
This Is an AdventureFilm
Director
★ 6.8
2001
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of CottonFilm
Director
★ 6.5
2001
With the Filmmaker: Wes AndersonFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1997
Concert of Wills: Making the Getty CenterFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1996
Letting Go: A Hospice JourneyFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1995
Accent on the OffbeatFilm
Director
1994
UmbrellasFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1992
Abortion: Desperate ChoicesFilm
Director
★ 5.3
1991
The Beatles: The First U.S. VisitFilm
Director
★ 8.1
1991
Soldiers of MusicFilm
Director
1990
Christo in ParisFilm
Director
★ 7.2
1990
Jessye Norman Sings CarmenFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1987
IslandsFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1987
Horowitz Plays MozartFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1985
OzawaFilm
Director
★ 8.5
1980
Muhammad and LarryFilm
Director
1977
Running FenceFilm
Director
★ 6.6
1977
Six American FamiliesTV
Co-Director • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1976
Grey GardensFilm
Director
★ 7.3
1976
The Burks of GeorgiaFilm
Director
1974
Christo's Valley CurtainFilm
Director
★ 6.9
1970
Gimme ShelterFilm
Director
★ 7.4
1970
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in ConcertFilm
Director
1969
SalesmanFilm
Director
★ 7.2
1968
Experiment on 114th StreetFilm
Director
1966
Meet Marlon BrandoFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1966
With Love from TrumanFilm
Director
★ 6.6
1966
Orson Welles in SpainFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1966
Salvador Dalí's Fantastic DreamFilm
Director
1965
Cut PieceFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1964
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USAFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1964
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New YorkFilm
Director
1964
IBM: A Self PortraitFilm
Director
1963
ShowmanFilm
Director
★ 6.7
1962
AnastasiaFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1961
Adventures on the New FrontierFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1961
Safari Ya GariFilm
Director
1960
ABC Close-Up!TV
Director • 2 episodes
★ 6.0
1957
Russian Close-UpFilm
Director
1955
Psychiatry in RussiaFilm
Director
★ 5.8