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Alan J. Pakula

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Alan J. Pakula

Born April 7, 1928 · New York City, New York, USA · Died November 19, 1998

Biography

Alan Jay Pakula (/pəˈkuːlə/; April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Associated with the New Hollywood movement, his best-known works include his critically acclaimed "paranoia trilogy": the neo-noir mystery Klute (1971), the conspiracy thriller The Parallax View (1974), and the Watergate scandal drama All the President's Men (1976). His other notable films included Comes a Horseman (1978), Starting Over (1979), Sophie's Choice (1982), Presumed Innocent (1990), and The Pelican Brief (1993). Pakula received Academy Award nominations for Best Director for All the President's Men and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sophie's Choice. He was also nominated for Best Picture for producing To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Additionally, he was a BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Directors Guild of America Award nominee. Pakula's films often dealt with psychological and political themes. His obituary in The New York Times stated Pakula made "different kinds of movies, all of them intended to entertain, but the thread connecting many of them was a style that emphasized and explored the psychology and motivations of his characters." He was the subject of the 2023 documentary Alan Pakula: Going for Truth. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan J. Pakula, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2020Citizen Jane FondaSelf (archive footage)Movie
  2. 2020Meryl Streep: Mystery and MetamorphosisSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)Movie
  3. 1998Fearful SymmetrySelfMovie
  4. 1997The Devil's OwnDirectorMovie
  5. 1993The Pelican BriefScreenplay, Producer, DirectorMovie
  6. 1992Consenting AdultsProducer, DirectorMovie
  7. 1990Presumed InnocentDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  8. 1989See You in the MorningWriter, Director, ProducerMovie
  9. 1987OrphansProducer, DirectorMovie
  10. 1986Dream LoverDirector, ProducerMovie
  11. 1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneySelfMovie
  12. 1982Sophie's ChoiceScreenplay, Director, ProducerMovie
  13. 1981RolloverDirectorMovie
  14. 1979Starting OverDirector, ProducerMovie
  15. 1978Comes a HorsemanDirectorMovie
  16. 1976All the President's MenDirectorMovie
  17. 1976Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'SelfMovie
  18. 1974The Parallax ViewDirector, ProducerMovie
  19. 1973Love and Pain and the Whole Damn ThingDirector, ProducerMovie
  20. 1971'Klute' in New YorkSelfMovie
  21. 1971Film '72SelfSeries
  22. 1971KluteProducer, DirectorMovie
  23. 1969The Sterile CuckooDirector, ProducerMovie
  24. 1968The Stalking MoonProducerMovie
  25. 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - GuestSeries
  26. 1967Up the Down StaircaseProducerMovie
  27. 1966Inside Daisy CloverProducerMovie
  28. 1965Baby the Rain Must FallProducerMovie
  29. 1963Love with the Proper StrangerProducerMovie
  30. 1962To Kill a MockingbirdProducerMovie
  31. 1961Hollywood: The Selznick YearsSelf (uncredited)Movie
  32. 1957Fear Strikes OutProducerMovie
  33. 1953The OscarsSelfSeries