David Maysles Movies

  • 1990
    Christo in Paris

    Christo in Paris

    Christo in Paris

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    Documentary about conceptual artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude's attempt to "wrap" the Pont-Neuf in Paris.

    Christo in Paris
  • 1963
    Showman

    Showman

    Showman

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    Albert and David Maysles (Gimme Shelter) directed this 53-minute documentary about movie tycoon Joseph E. Levine (1963). Preserved by the Academy...

    Showman
  • 1976
    The Burks of Georgia

    The Burks of Georgia

    The Burks of Georgia

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    The Maysles profile a poor white Georgian family struggling to survive with the realities of thirteen children.

    The Burks of Georgia
  • 1968
    Journey to Jerusalem

    Journey to Jerusalem

    Journey to Jerusalem

    01968HD

    This color documentary chronicles the musical concert on Mount Scopus in Israel a mere three weeks after the Six Day War. Leonard Bernstein and Isaac...

    Journey to Jerusalem
  • 1966
    Orson Welles in Spain

    Orson Welles in Spain

    Orson Welles in Spain

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    Orson Welles pitches to potential investors his vision of a largely improvised bullfighter movie about an existential, James Dean type troubadour who...

    Orson Welles in Spain
  • 1964
    IBM: A Self Portrait

    IBM: A Self Portrait

    IBM: A Self Portrait

    01964HD

    Told in the Maysles’ intimatible style, IBM: A SELF PORTRAIT captures the future corporate juggernaut at an early stage of their development....

    IBM: A Self Portrait
  • 1968
    Experiment on 114th Street

    Experiment on 114th Street

    Experiment on 114th Street

    01968HD

    A 1968 documentary made under the aegis of the United States Office of Economic Opportunity, chronicling the early stages of the 114th Street...

    Experiment on 114th Street