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Greg MacGillivray

Greg MacGillivray

1945-01-01

San Diego, California, United States

Age: 80

DIRECTING

Biography

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).

Best known for:

The Shining

Everest

National Parks Adventure

Sky Riders

To the Arctic 3D

Dream Big: Engineering Our World

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

The Living Sea

Journey into Amazing Caves

Humpback Whales

We, the Marines

Dolphins

To Fly!

The Magic of Flight

Hurricane on the Bayou

Coral Reef Adventure

Arabia 3D

Speed

Mystery of the Nile

The Alps - Climb of Your Life

Stormchasers

Greece: Secrets of the Past

Journey to the South Pacific

America's Musical Journey

The Discoverers

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Filmography:

The Sunshine Sea (1971)
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Director
Five Summer Stories (1972)
WORK AS:
Cinematography, Producer, Writer, Director
Sky Riders (1976)
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Director of Photography
To Fly! (1976)
WORK AS:
Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
The Magic Rolling Board (1976)
WORK AS:
Director
The Shining (1980)
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Helicopter Camera
Speed (1984)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Story
To The Limit (1989)
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Director

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The Discoverers (1993)
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Director
The Living Sea (1995)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Stormchasers (1995)
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Director
The Magic of Flight (1996)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Everest (1998)
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Director
The Making of Everest (1998)
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Producer, Director
Dolphins (2000)
WORK AS:
Director, Director of Photography, Producer
Adventures in Wild California (2000)
WORK AS:
Producer, Director

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Journey into Amazing Caves (2001)
WORK AS:
Producer
Coral Reef Adventure (2003)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer
Mystery of the Nile (2005)
WORK AS:
Producer
Hurricane on the Bayou (2006)
WORK AS:
Director
Greece: Secrets of the Past (2006)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer
The Alps - Climb of Your Life (2007)
WORK AS:
Producer
Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (2008)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer
Arabia 3D (2010)
WORK AS:
Producer, Director
Hollywood Don't Surf! (2010)
WORK AS:
Director
To the Arctic 3D (2012)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer
Journey to the South Pacific (2013)
WORK AS:
Director
Humpback Whales (2015)
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Director
IMAX: Extreme Adventure Collection (2016)
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Producer, Creator
National Parks Adventure (2016)
WORK AS:
Director
Dream Big: Engineering Our World (2017)
WORK AS:
Director
We, the Marines (2017)
WORK AS:
Director
America's Musical Journey (2018)
WORK AS:
Camera Operator, Director
Into Nature's Wild (2020)
WORK AS:
Director
Ireland (2022)
WORK AS:
Director
Cities of the Future (2024)
WORK AS:
Director
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels (2024)
WORK AS:
Director

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