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Alan J. Pakula

American film director, writer and producer (1928-1998) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 70

Alan Jay Pakula 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...

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A life in dates

1998Died19 November 19981997The Devil's OwnFilm, Director1992Consenting AdultsFilm, Director, Producer1989See You in the MorningFilm, Director, Writer1986Dream LoverFilm, Director, Producer1982Sophie's ChoiceFilm, Director, Writer1979Starting OverFilm, Director, Producer1976All the President's MenFilm, Director1973Love and Pain and the Whole Damn ThingFilm, Director, Producer1971Film '72Series1969The Sterile CuckooFilm, Director, Producer1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeries1967Up the Down StaircaseFilm, Producer1965Baby the Rain Must FallFilm, Producer1962To Kill a MockingbirdFilm, Producer1957Fear Strikes OutFilm, Producer1953The OscarsSeries1928Born7 April 1928

People around Alan

  • To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
  • All the President's Men 1976
  • Sophie's Choice 1982
  • Presumed Innocent 1990
  • The Parallax View 1974

Filmography 30

48 credits on file

Television 3

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Mary Pickford Award

About this person

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).

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 1998 · aged 70