Albert Maysles

DirectingBorn November 26, 1926 · Brookline, Massachusetts, USADied March 5, 2015

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 (79)

7.6

When We Were Kings

1996 · Movie

When We Were Kings

7.6·1996

7.3

Grey Gardens

1976 · Movie

Grey Gardens

7.3·1976

7.4

Gimme Shelter

1970 · Movie

Gimme Shelter

7.4·1970

7.3

Iris

2014 · Movie

Iris

7.3·2014

7.2

Salesman

1969 · Movie

Salesman

7.2·1969

7.4

Monterey Pop

1968 · Movie

Monterey Pop

7.4·1968

7.6

30 for 30

2009 · Series

30 for 30

7.6·2009

6.1

South of the Border

2009 · Movie

South of the Border

6.1·2009

6.5

Primary

1960 · Movie

Primary

6.5·1960

6.6

Six in Paris

1965 · Movie

Six in Paris

6.6·1965

7.4

Shake! Otis at Monterey

1987 · Movie

Shake! Otis at Monterey

7.4·1987

7.3

The Beales of Grey Gardens

2006 · Movie

The Beales of Grey Gardens

7.3·2006

7.5

Jimi Plays Monterey

1987 · Movie

Jimi Plays Monterey

7.5·1987

7.2

The Grateful Dead Movie

1977 · Movie

The Grateful Dead Movie

7.2·1977

5.2

Michael Moore Hates America

2004 · Movie

Michael Moore Hates America

5.2·2004

6.5

Soul Power

2009 · Movie

Soul Power

6.5·2009

6.4

Muhammad and Larry

2009 · Movie

Muhammad and Larry

6.4·2009

8.1

The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

1991 · Movie

The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

8.1·1991

7.0

Meet Marlon Brando

1966 · Movie

Meet Marlon Brando

7.0·1966

6.9

Christo's Valley Curtain

1974 · Movie

Christo's Valley Curtain

6.9·1974

6.3

Capturing Reality

2008 · Movie

Capturing Reality

6.3·2008

6.6

With Love from Truman

1966 · Movie

With Love from Truman

6.6·1966

6.1

The Gates

2008 · Movie

The Gates

6.1·2008

7.0

Islands

1987 · Movie

Islands

7.0·1987

5.8

Psychiatry in Russia

1955 · Movie

Psychiatry in Russia

5.8·1955

7.6

Integration Report 1

1960 · Movie

Integration Report 1

7.6·1960

5.5

Adventures on the New Frontier

1961 · Movie

Adventures on the New Frontier

5.5·1961

7.5

Stolen

2006 · Movie

Stolen

7.5·2006

6.2

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

2007 · Movie

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

6.2·2007

6.6

Running Fence

1977 · Movie

Running Fence

6.6·1977

6.8

The Love We Make

2011 · Movie

The Love We Make

6.8·2011

6.8

This Is an Adventure

2005 · Movie

This Is an Adventure

6.8·2005

6.5

LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

2001 · Movie

LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

6.5·2001

7.2

Christo in Paris

1990 · Movie

Christo in Paris

7.2·1990

5.2

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

2014 · Movie

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

5.2·2014

7.5

What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

1964 · Movie

What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

7.5·1964

6.8

ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!

1960 · Movie

ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!

6.8·1960

3.0

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

1989 · Movie

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

3.0·1989

6.7

Showman

1963 · Movie

Showman

6.7·1963

5.7

In Transit

2015 · Movie

In Transit

5.7·2015

5.3

Addiction

2007 · Movie

Addiction

5.3·2007

5.3

Abortion: Desperate Choices

1992 · Movie

Abortion: Desperate Choices

5.3·1992

7.0

Horowitz: A Reminiscence

1993 · Movie

Horowitz: A Reminiscence

7.0·1993

5.0

Orson Welles in Spain

1966 · Movie

Orson Welles in Spain

5.0·1966

7.5

Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

2002 · Movie

Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

7.5·2002

7.0

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

2001 · Movie

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

7.0·2001

4.5

The Jeff Koons Show

2004 · Movie

The Jeff Koons Show

4.5·2004

8.0

Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center

1997 · Movie

Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center

8.0·1997

8.5

Ozawa

1985 · Movie

Ozawa

8.5·1985

5.5

Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

1965 · Movie

Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

5.5·1965

6.0

ABC Close-Up!

1960 · Series

ABC Close-Up!

6.0·1960

8.0

Horowitz Plays Mozart

1987 · Movie

Horowitz Plays Mozart

8.0·1987

8.0

Umbrellas

1994 · Movie

Umbrellas

8.0·1994

6.5

Cut Piece

1965 · Movie

Cut Piece

6.5·1965

5.0

The Secret of Trees

2013 · Movie

The Secret of Trees

5.0·2013

8.0

Four Seasons Lodge

2008 · Movie

Four Seasons Lodge

8.0·2008

10.0

A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

2008 · Movie

A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

10.0·2008

7.0

Letting Go: A Hospice Journey

1996 · Movie

Letting Go: A Hospice Journey

7.0·1996

8.0

Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

2004 · Movie

Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

8.0·2004

8.0

That's Me

1963 · Movie

That's Me

8.0·1963