Name
Alan J. Pakula
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1928-04-07
Deathday
1998-11-19 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
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- 1976 Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' as Self
- 1998 Fearful Symmetry as Self
- 1961 Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Self (uncredited)
- 1971 'Klute' in New York as Self
- 1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self
- 2020 Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2020 Citizen Jane Fonda
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1971 Film '72 ( 1 episode ) as Self
