Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula (born April 7, 1928 in New York , † November 19, 1998 on Long Island , New York ) was an American director , film producer and screenwriter .
Life and accomplishments
The son of Polish-Jewish immigrants who ran a printing company, studied at Yale University . In 1957 he took over the production of a film for Paramount Pictures for the first time.
Pakula was nominated for an Oscar in 1963 as the producer of Who Disrupts the Nightingale (1962) . For his directorial work in the film Die Unbrechlichen (1976, with Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford ), he was nominated again in 1977 for an Oscar, a Golden Globe , a BAFTA Award and the Directors Guild of America Award . In 1976 he received the National Board of Review's Best Director Award and in 1977 the same award from the New York Film Critics Circle .
In the drama Sophie's Decision (1982) starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline , Pakula was not only a director, but also a producer and screenwriter. For the screenplay he was nominated for another Oscar in 1983 and for the Writers Guild of America Award . He also directed the thriller For Lack of Evidence (1990, with Harrison Ford and Brian Dennehy ), The Files (1993, with Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington ) and Confidant Enemy (1997, with Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt ) with other renowned actors .
Alan Pakula was married to actress Hope Lange from 1963 to 1971 . In 1973 he got his second marriage with Hannah Cohn Boorstin . He died in a car accident on the Long Island Express Highway.
Filmography (selection)
As a director
- 1969: Pookie (The Sterile Cuckoo)
- 1971: Klute
- 1974: Witness to a Conspiracy (The Parallax View)
- 1976: The Untouchables (All the President's Men)
- 1978: A farm in Montana (Comes a Horseman)
- 1979: To another (Starting Over)
- 1981: The Rollover Plot (Rollover)
- 1982: Sophie's Choice (Sophie's Choice)
- 1987: Basement Children - Orphans (Orphans)
- 1989: Second Luck (See You in the Morning)
- 1990: For Lack of Evidence (Presumed Innocent)
- 1992: Daring Game (Consenting Adults)
- 1993: The Act (The Pelican Brief)
- 1997: The Devil (The Devil's Own)
As a producer
- 1957: Fear Strikes Out
- 1962: Who disturbs the nightingale (To Kill a Mockingbird)
- 1963: In love with a stranger (Love with the Proper Stranger)
- 1965: Damn, Sweet World (Inside Daisy Clover)
- 1969: The Sterile Cuckoo
- 1971: Klute
- 1979: To another (Starting Over)
- 1982: Sophie's Choice (Sophie's Choice)
- 1993: The Act (The Pelican Brief)
As a screenwriter
- 1982: Sophie's Choice (Sophie's Choice)
- 1987: Basement Children - Orphans (Orphans)
- 1989: Second Luck (See You in the Morning)
- 1990: For Lack of Evidence (Presumed Innocent)
- 1993: The Act (The Pelican Brief)
literature
- Jared Brown: Alan J. Pakula - His Films and his life. Back Stage Books, New York 2005, ISBN 0-8230-8799-9 .
- Bernd Hantke: Alan J. Pakula . In: Thomas Koebner (Ed.): Film directors . Reclam, Stuttgart 2008, 3rd edition, pp. 569-571.
Web links
- Alan J. Pakula in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alan J. Pakula in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pakula, Alan J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director, film producer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1998 |
| Place of death | long Island |