Person
Albert Maysles
Directing · 1926–2015 · 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
30 for 30
Director
ABC Close-Up!
Director
Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
Director
In Transit
Director
When We Were Kings
Director of Photography
Jimi Plays Monterey
Camera Operator
This Is an Adventure
Director
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
Cinematography
Islands
Director
Salesman
Director
Filmography
- 2016Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of ToleranceSelf
- 2015In TransitDirector
- 2014IrisDirector
- 2014Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. GravityDirector of Photography
- 2013The Secret of TreesCinematography
- 2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasDirector
- 2011The Love We MakeDirector
- 2011Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the WhalesSelf
- 2009Muhammad and LarryDirector
- 200930 for 30Director
- 2009South of the BorderDirector of Photography
- 2009Soul PowerDirector of Photography
- 2008Capturing RealitySelf
- 2008Morris Engel: The IndependentSelf
- 2008A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. KennedyEditor
- 2008Four Seasons LodgeDirector of Photography
- 2008The GatesDirector
- 2007Wild Blue YonderSelf (Archive)
- 2007A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol FactorySelf
- 2007Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!Director
- 2007AddictionDirector
- 2006Time PieceDirector
- 2006Albert Maysles: The Poetic EyeSelf
- 2006The Beales of Grey GardensSelf
- 2006StolenDirector of Photography
- 2005After FrankSelf
- 2005This Is an AdventureDirector
- 2004Masada: Live at Tonic 1999Camera Operator
- 2004Michael Moore Hates AmericaSelf
- 2004Ilona, UpstairsCamera Operator
- 2004The Jeff Koons ShowDirector of Photography
- 2004The Making of the Beatles First U.S. VisitSelf - Filmmaker
- 2002Monterey Pop - The Outtake PerformancesCinematography
- 2001With the Filmmaker: Wes AndersonCamera Operator
- 2001LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of CottonDirector
- 1997Concert of Wills: Making the Getty CenterDirector
- 1996Letting Go: A Hospice JourneyDirector
- 1996When We Were KingsDirector of Photography
- 1995Accent on the OffbeatDirector
- 1994UmbrellasDirector
- 1993Horowitz: A ReminiscenceSelf (Archive Footage)
- 1992Abortion: Desperate ChoicesDirector of Photography
- 1991The Beatles: The First U.S. VisitDirector
- 1991Soldiers of MusicDirector
- 1990Christo in ParisDirector
- 1990Jessye Norman Sings CarmenDirector
- 1989James Baldwin: The Price of the TicketExecutive Producer
- 1987IslandsDirector
- 1987Jimi Plays MontereyCamera Operator
- 1987Shake! Otis at MontereyCamera Operator
- 1987Horowitz Plays MozartDirector
- 1985Horowitz: The Last RomanticDirector of Photography
- 1985OzawaDirector
- 1980Muhammad and LarryDirector
- 1977Running FenceDirector
- 1977The Grateful Dead MovieDirector of Photography
- 1977Six American FamiliesCo-Director
- 1976Grey GardensSelf (uncredited)
- 1976The Burks of GeorgiaDirector
- 1974Christo's Valley CurtainDirector
- 1970Gimme ShelterSelf
- 1970Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in ConcertDirector
- 1969The Maysles Brothers
- 1969SalesmanDirector
- 1968Monterey PopCamera Operator
- 1968Experiment on 114th StreetDirector
- 1966Meet Marlon BrandoDirector
- 1966Salvador Dalí's Fantastic DreamDirector
- 1966Orson Welles in SpainDirector of Photography
- 1966With Love from TrumanProducer
- 1965Six in ParisDirector of Photography
- 1965Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of IrelandCinematography
- 1965Cut PieceDirector
- 1964IBM: A Self PortraitDirector
- 1964What's Happening! The Beatles in the USADirector of Photography
- 1964The Face on the CoverDirector of Photography
- 1964Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New YorkDirector
- 1963ShowmanDirector
- 1963That's MeCinematography
- 1962AnastasiaDirector
- 1961On the Pole: Eddie SachsCinematography
- 1961Adventures on the New FrontierDirector
- 1961Safari Ya GariProducer
- 1960PrimaryCamera Operator
- 1960ABC Close-Up!Director
- 1960ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!Director of Photography
- 1960Integration Report 1Camera Operator
- 1957Russian Close-UpProducer
- 1955Psychiatry in RussiaDirector
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