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Greg MacGillivray
Greg MacGillivray

Greg MacGillivray is an American film director and producer renowned for his contributions to the IMAX film format. He began making films at the age of 13 and, in 1966, co-founded MacGillivray Freeman Films with Jim Freeman. The company has produced over 60 films, including more than 40 IMAX productions. Notable works include To Fly! (1976), Ev... more

Greg MacGillivray is an American film director and producer renowned for his contributions to the IMAX film format. He began making films at the age of 13 and, in 1966, co-founded MacGillivray Freeman Films with Jim Freeman. The company has produced over 60 films, including more than 40 IMAX productions. Notable works include To Fly! (1976), Everest (1998), and National Parks Adventure (2016).

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Everest
(1998)
Documentary
An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizz...
Runtime:
44 min
Director:
David Breashears, Greg MacGillivray, Stephen Judson
Cast:
Liam Neeson, Ed Viesturs, David Breashears, Tracy Pfau, Lhakpa Dorji
7.1
93%
N/A
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The Living Sea
(1995)
Documentary
The Living Sea celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with this complex and fragile environment. Using beautiful images of unspoiled healthy waters, The Living Sea offers hope for recovery engendered by productive scientific efforts. Oceanographers studying humpback whales, jellyfish, and deep-sea ...
Runtime:
39 min
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
Cast:
Meryl Streep, Meryl Streep, Marty Thomas
7.2
N/A
N/A
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To the Arctic
(2012)
Documentary
A journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.
Runtime:
40 min
6.4
67%
48
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Dolphins
(2000)
Documentary
From the banks of the Bahamas to the seas of Argentina, we go underwater to meet dolphins. Two scientists who study dolphin communication and behaviour lead us on encounters in the wild. Featuring the music of Sting. Nominated for an Academy Award®, Best Documentary, Short Subject, 2000.
Runtime:
41 min
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
Cast:
Pierce Brosnan, Pierce Brosnan
7.2
89%
N/A
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Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
(2008)
Adventure, Documentary
A documentary about a 15-day river-rafting trip on the Colorado River aimed at highlighting water conservation issues.
Runtime:
45 min
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
Cast:
Robert Redford
6.5
78%
N/A
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The Magic of Flight
(1996)
Documentary
Take a technological thrill ride The Magic of Flight takes you on a technological thrill ride faster, higher and wider than modern science or even your imagination! Relive the first flight of the Wright Brothers, then soar with the Blue Angels as they defy the laws of gravity. Narrated by Tom Selleck.
Runtime:
40 min
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
Cast:
Tom Selleck, Tom Selleck
7.1
N/A
N/A
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National Parks Adventures
(2016)
Documentary
An IMAX documentary about the national parks of America.
Runtime:
43 min
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
Cast:
Robert Redford
7.1
100%
N/A
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Hurricane on the Bayou
(2006)
Documentary
The film "Hurricane on the Bayou" is about the wetlands of Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina.
Runtime:
42 min
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
Cast:
Meryl Streep, Tab Benoit, Chubby Carrier, Amanda Shaw, Allen Toussaint
6.2
85%
N/A
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Greece: Secrets of the Past
(2006)
Documentary
GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST, directed by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, is the stirring story of how a Greek archeologist of the 21st century is uncovering the secret history of his ancient ancestors who forged a society that continues to astound the world today with its ideas, inventions and achievement...
Runtime:
40 min
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
Cast:
Christos Sourmelis, Marissa Becker, Dain Blanton
7.2
N/A
N/A
To Fly!
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To Fly!
(1976)
Documentary
Early IMAX documentary about the development of human flight.
Runtime:
27 min
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
Cast:
Ellen Bry
7.1
N/A
N/A
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Speed
(1984)
Documentary
A documentary on the history on mankind's attempts to reach high speeds. Starting with the invention of the bicycle, going on to sports cars, cars with jet engines, rocket-powered cars, attempts to break the sound barrier, and rocket-engine airplanes. Each achievement is documented by title card indicating the speed reached in miles pe...
Runtime:
25 min
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
Cast:
James Burke, Monty Cox, Shane McCamey, Linda Hoy, Omri Katz
7.0
N/A
N/A
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Stormchasers
(1995)
Documentary
Track monsoons, hurricanes, blizzards, and tornadoes. Take a journey around the planet to experience our most extreme storms and to witness the dramatic--and often perilous--efforts of scientists in the pursuit of understanding weather.Join meteorologists in the cockpit of a P-3 weather plane as they penetrate the eye of a hurricane; a...
Runtime:
38 min
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
Cast:
Hal Holbrook
6.2
N/A
N/A
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Arabia 3D
(2011)
Documentary
From the Academy Award-nominated producers of Everest and Grand Canyon Adventure comes an all-new IMAX 3D Theatre experience—Arabia 3D—about the extraordinary culture, history and religion of Arabia.
Runtime:
46 min
6.6
N/A
N/A
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Journey to the South Pacific
(2013)
Adventure, Documentary
An underwater voyage to Indonesia to learn about its inhabitants such as giant rays and whale sharks as well as efforts being made in the region for ocean conservation.
Runtime:
40 min
7.0
100%
N/A
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The Discoverers
(1993)
Documentary
The advance of civilization has always depended on the few courageous individuals who are willing to risk reputation and life to seek out the new. This program chronicles the story of some of the world's pathfinders and innovators in a variety of fields, from Madame Curie and Sir Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein. Archival photographs, f...
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
6.4
N/A
N/A
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National Parks Adventure
(2016)
Documentary
Narrated by Academy Award winner Robert Redford, National Parks Adventure takes audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring great outdoors and untamed wilderness. Immersive IMAX 3D cinematography takes viewers soaring over red rock canyons, hurtling up craggy mountain peaks and into other-worldly realm...
Runtime:
43 min
Director:
Greg MacGillivray
Cast:
Robert Redford, Conrad Anker, Max Lowe, Rachel Pohl
N/A
N/A
N/A
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Humpback Whales
(2015)
Documentary
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