Albert Maysles

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-11-26 (89 years old)

Deathday

2015-03-05

Place of Birth

Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Albert Maysles

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).

Production

1970

Gimme Shelter

as Director

1970

Gimme Shelter

as Director of Photography

1996

When We Were Kings

as Director of Photography

1969

Salesman

as Director

1976

Grey Gardens

as Director

1976

Grey Gardens

as Producer

1976

Grey Gardens

as Director of Photography

2009

2008

The Gates

as Director

1987

1966

1977

Running Fence

as Director

1987

Islands

as Director

1990

Christo in Paris

as Director

1994

Umbrellas

as Director

1960

Primary

as Camera Operator

1963

Showman

as Director

1966

2014

Iris

as Director

2004

Ilona, Upstairs

as Camera Operator

1955

Psychiatry in Russia

as Director of Photography

1955

1966

Orson Welles in Spain

as Director of Photography

1966

1966

1965

Cut Piece

as Director

1965

Cut Piece

as Producer

1966

1966

With Love from Truman

as Director of Photography

1957

Russian Close-Up

as Producer

1957

Russian Close-Up

as Director of Photography

1957

Russian Close-Up

as Director

1961

Safari Ya Gari

as Producer

1961

Safari Ya Gari

as Director of Photography

1961

Safari Ya Gari

as Director

2011

The Love We Make

as Director

2013

2013

The Secret of Trees

as Cinematography

2008

Four Seasons Lodge

as Director of Photography

1991

2009

Muhammad and Larry

as Cinematography

2014

1980

1964

1966

Meet Marlon Brando

as Cinematography

2015

In Transit

as Director

1976

1964

1990

Christo in Paris

as Cinematography

1960

Integration Report 1

as Camera Operator

1960

Primary

as Director of Photography

1990

Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

as Director of Photography

2006

Stolen

as Director of Photography

2009

Muhammad and Larry

as Director of Photography

2007

Addiction

as Director

2009

South of the Border

as Director of Photography

1977

The Grateful Dead Movie

as Director of Photography

2005

2001

2009

Soul Power

as Director of Photography

1960

Yanki No!

as Director of Photography

1964

The Face on the Cover

as Director of Photography

1969

Salesman

as Director of Photography

1992

Abortion: Desperate Choices

as Director of Photography

1996

Letting Go: A Hospice Journey

as Director of Photography

2004

The Jeff Koons Show

as Director of Photography

2005

This Is an Adventure

as Director of Photography

2008

The Gates

as Director of Photography

2004

Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

as Camera Operator

1995

1985

Horowitz: The Last Romantic

as Director of Photography

1962

Anastasia

as Director

1985

Ozawa

as Director

1969

Salesman

as Producer

2015

In Transit

as Director of Photography

1965

Six in Paris

as Director of Photography

2006

The Beales of Grey Gardens

as Director of Photography

1987

Jimi Plays Monterey

as Camera Operator

1987

Shake! Otis at Monterey

as Camera Operator

1968

Monterey Pop

as Camera Operator

2006

Time Piece

as Director

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