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Alan J. Pakula (1928–1998)

Producer | Director | Writer

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Started out as assistant to the head of Warner Brothers Cartoons, before becoming assistant producer at MGM in 1950. Subsequently moved to Paramount as producer. See more trivia »

Born:

Alan Jay Pakula
in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Melville, Long Island, New York, USA
Still of Robert Redford and Alan J. Pakula in All the President's Men Still of Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford and Alan J. Pakula in The Devil's Own
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1993 The Pelican Brief (producer)
 
1992 Consenting Adults (producer)
 
1989 See You in the Morning (producer)
 
1987 Orphans (producer)
 
1986 Dream Lover (producer)
 
1982 Sophie's Choice (producer)
 
1979 Starting Over (producer)
 
1974 The Parallax View (producer)
 
1973 Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (producer)
 
1971 Klute (producer)
 
1969 The Sterile Cuckoo (producer)
 
1968 The Stalking Moon (producer)
 
1967 Up the Down Staircase (producer)
 
1965 Inside Daisy Clover (producer)
 
1965 Baby the Rain Must Fall (producer)
 
1963 Love with the Proper Stranger (producer)
 
1962 To Kill a Mockingbird (producer)
 
1957 Fear Strikes Out (producer - as Alan Pakula)
 
Show ShowDirector (16 titles)
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1993 The Pelican Brief (screenplay)
 
1990 Presumed Innocent (screenplay)
 
1989 See You in the Morning (written by)
 
1982 Sophie's Choice (screenplay)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2004 Friday Night Lights (in memory of)
 
2004 The Clearing (dedicatee)
 
1999 American Masters (TV series documentary) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999) (in memory of)
 
1990 Paris Is Burning (documentary) (very special thanks - as Alan Pakula)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
1998 Fearful Symmetry (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Primer plano (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 March 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary)
Himself (as Alan Pakula)
 
1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
1976 Revista de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 December 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (documentary short)
Himself (as Alan Pakula)
 
1971 Klute in New York: A Background for Suspense (short)
Himself
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1963 The 35th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - accepting Writing Award for Horton Foote
 
1963 Howard K. Smith (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Hollywood: The End of the Dream Factory, the Growth of an Art (1963) … Himself - Guest
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2001 George Stevens: The Filmmakers Who Knew Him (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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To Kill a Mockingbird -- Watch the trailer for To Kill a Mockingbird, starring Oscar winner Gregory Peck. The Parallax View -- An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the worlds headlines. The Pelican Brief -- A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
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Personal Details

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1 Print Biography  | 3 Interviews  | 4 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Alan Pakula

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Personal Quote:

I am oblique, I think that has to do with my own nature. I like trying to do things which work on many levels, because I think it is terribly important to give an audience a lot of things they might not get as well as those they will, so that finally the film does take on a texture and is not just simplistic communication. See more »

Trivia:

Started out as assistant to the head of Warner Brothers Cartoons, before becoming assistant producer at MGM in 1950. Subsequently moved to Paramount as producer. See more »

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