Alan J. Pakula

Directing · Born 1928-04-07 in 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.

Filmography

  • Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' as Self
  • Fearful Symmetry as Self
  • Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Self (uncredited)
  • 'Klute' in New York as Self
  • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self
  • Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  • Citizen Jane Fonda

TV

  • The Oscars as Self
  • The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest