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Alan J. Pakula

Directing · 1928–1998 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Alan Jay Pakula (April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, writer and producer. He was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Best Director for All the President's Men (1976) and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sophie's Choice (1982). Pakula was also notable for directing his "paranoia trilogy": Klute (1971), The Parallax View (1974) and All the President's Men (1976). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan J. Pakula, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

2020Citizen Jane Fonda
2020Meryl Streep: Mystery and MetamorphosisSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
1998Fearful SymmetrySelf
1997The Devil's OwnDirector
1993The Pelican BriefDirector
1992Consenting AdultsDirector
1990Presumed InnocentDirector
1989See You in the MorningDirector
1987OrphansDirector
1986Dream LoverDirector
1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneySelf
1982Sophie's ChoiceDirector
1981RolloverDirector
1979Starting OverDirector
1978Comes a HorsemanDirector
1976All the President's MenDirector
1976Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'Self
1974The Parallax ViewDirector
1973Love and Pain and the Whole Damn ThingDirector
1971'Klute' in New YorkSelf
1971KluteDirector
1969The Sterile CuckooDirector
1968The Stalking MoonProducer
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1967Up the Down StaircaseProducer
1966Inside Daisy CloverProducer
1965Baby the Rain Must FallProducer
1963Love with the Proper StrangerProducer
1962To Kill a MockingbirdProducer
1961Hollywood: The Selznick YearsSelf (uncredited)
1957Fear Strikes OutProducer
1953The OscarsSelf

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