Alan J. Pakula
Directing
- Born
- April 7, 1928 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- November 19, 1998 (age 70)
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.
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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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Known for
Behind the camera23
- 1997The Devil's Own Director
- 1993The Pelican Brief Producer, Screenplay, Director
- 1992Consenting Adults Producer, Director
- 1990Presumed Innocent Director, Screenplay
- 1989See You in the Morning Director, Writer, Producer
- 1987Orphans Producer, Director
- 1986Dream Lover Director, Producer
- 1982Sophie's Choice Screenplay, Director, Producer
- 1981Rollover Director
- 1979Starting Over
