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Teri Garr, Nastassja Kinski and Director Francis Ford Coppola on the set of One from the Heart.

Kenneth Branagh gives direction to Jude Hill on the set of Belfast.

Kirk Douglas and Director Stanley Kubrick review the script on the set of Paths of Glory.

Director Richard Fleischer and Arnold Schwarzenegger on the set of Conan the Destroyer.

Alain Resnais directs Ellen Burstyn on the set of Providence.

Eddie Murphy and Shari Headley listen to Director Craig Brewer’s instructions on the set of Coming 2 America.

Keith Andes watches on as Fritz Lang gives direction to Marilyn Monroe on the set of Clash By Night.

Director Judd Apatow and Marisa Tomei share a laugh on the set of The King of Staten Island.

Director Jean-Luc Godard oversees a rehearsal between Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina on the set of Une femme est une femme.

Penelope Spheeris directs Dana Carvey on the set of Wayne’s World.

“If I can play a scene in a master shot, I always prefer it. And the actors always prefer it. It’s fun to look at on the screen, the actors get a chance to sink their teeth into something substantial, and it’s economically helpful. You don’t have to spend a lot of time with unnecessary coverage. And the poor actors don’t have to do the scene 50 times from every angle. So if I can shoot a master, it makes a lot of sense for me. But there are certain scenes that just don’t work in masters because you need up-and-back cutting for them to work. That’s the only reason that I do it. A certain film might come along where, coincidentally, there are many scenes that just won’t work in masters. Then another script will come along where most of the script will work in master shots. But I’d always prefer a master shot if I can do it.”

Woody Allen (pictured on the set of Midnight in Paris)

Cinematographer Nestor Almendros (red cap), Director Terrence Malick and Crew prefer for a shot on location during the making of Days of Heaven.

Directors Ethan Coen and Joel Coen on location during the making of Fargo.

Carlos Peralta and Marina de Tavira sit at the family dining table as Director Alfonso Cuarón makes adjustments to the lighting on the set of Roma.

Kathryn Bigelow gives direction to Patrick Swayze on the set of Point Break.

Mark L. Lester directs Arnold Schwarzenegger on the set of Commando.

“There’s a lot of things, but I personally was having massive anxiety, and wanted to explore that in how does it feel. But I also found that I wanted to talk about my anxiety with my friends, and the more I would talk about the anxiety, I felt like I was spreading the anxiety.”

Amy Seimetz (pictured on set) on She Dies Tomorrow

Director and Subject of Maradona by Kusturica: Emir Kusturica and Diego Maradona. 

Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and Actor Director Ben Affleck line up a shot on the set of Argo.