Alan J. Pakula
Producer, Director, Writer
April 7, 1928 — November 19, 1998 (70 years)
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.
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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.
Known For
Filmography
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| 1971 | KluteOn Plex |
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| 1990 | Presumed InnocentOn Plex |
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| 1982 | Sophie's ChoiceOn Plex |
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| 1971 | KluteOn Plex |
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| 1993 | The Pelican Brief · as Screenplay |
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
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| 1982 | Sophie's Choice · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 2020 | Citizen Jane, l'Amérique selon Fonda · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Meryl Streep - Mystères et métamorphoses · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for Truth · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2018 | Jane Fonda in Five Acts · as Self - Director |
| 2017 | John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs · as Self |
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| 1999 | The 71st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 1998 | Fearful Symmetry · as Self |
| 1988 | The Story of Hollywood · as Self |
| 1984 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey · as Self |
| 1977 | The 49th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1971 | Film · as Self |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestOn Plex |
| 1963 | The 35th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Accepting Writing Award |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |