D. A. Pennebaker
81 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jul 15, 1925
- Died
- Aug 1, 2019 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Donn Alan Pennebaker · D.A. Pennabaker · DA Pennebaker · Don Alan Pennebaker
Biography
Donn Alan Pennebaker (/ˈpɛniːbeɪkər/; July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of direct cinema. Performing arts and politics were his primary subjects. In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. Pennebaker was called by The Independent as "arguably the pre-eminent chronicler of Sixties counterculture."
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.4 Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
1967 · Film
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★ 7.4 Monterey Pop
1968 · Film
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★ 6.8 The War Room
1993 · Film
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★ 7.3 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983 · Film
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★ 7.2 Daybreak Express
1957 · Film
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★ 8.0 Depeche Mode: 101
1989 · Film
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★ 7.4 Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987 · Film
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★ 7.5 Jimi Plays Monterey
1987 · Film
D. A. Pennebaker: movies and TV shows
Acting (4)
- 1997
- 1982 Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
- 1971
- 1968 Wild 90
as Al
Behind the camera (83)
- Upcoming David
Director
- 2023 Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Executive Producer
- 2016
- 2016 Unlocking the Cage
Director
- 2015 Snapshots from the Tour
Director
- 2010
- 2009 Kings of Pastry
Director
- 2008 The Return of the War Room
Director
- 2008 A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
Cinematography, Editor
- 2007 65 Revisited
Camera Operator, Director
- 2007
- 2007 Addiction
Director
- 2006 Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
- 2006 Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
Director
- 2006 Al Franken: God Spoke
Executive Producer
- 2003 The Cutman
Executive Producer
- 2002 Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Director, Cinematography
- 2002 Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop
Director
- 2002 Only the Strong Survive
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
- 2001 Down from the Mountain
Editor, Director, Director of Photography
- 2001 Startup.com
Producer
- 1998
- 1997
- 1997 Moon Over Broadway
Director
- 1996 Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
Director
- 1994 Woodstock Diary
Director
- 1993 The War Room
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1992 Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Director, Camera Operator
- 1991
- 1989 Depeche Mode: 101
Director, Editor, Camera Operator
- 1989 Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Camera Operator, Director, Editor
- 1987 Jimi Plays Monterey
Director, Editor, Camera Operator
- 1987 Shake! Otis at Monterey
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
- 1987 From the Pole to the Equator
Editor
- 1983 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Director, Camera Operator
- 1983 Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1981 DeLorean
Director
- 1979 Town Bloody Hall
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- 1979
- 1977 Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Producer, Editor, Director, Director of Photography
- 1975 David Bowie: Cracked Actor
Thanks
- 1973 Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
Director of Photography, Director, Producer
- 1972 Eat the Document
Camera Operator
- 1972 Dancers in School
Director
- 1971 Sweet Toronto
Director
- 1971 1 P.M.
Director, Editor, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
- 1971 Maidstone
Director of Photography, Cinematography
- 1970 Original Cast Album: Company
Director, Director of Photography
- 1970 Alice Cooper
Director
- 1968 Monterey Pop
Director, Camera Operator
- 1968 Hickory Hill
Director
- 1968 Wake at Generation
Director
- 1968 Beyond the Law
Cinematography
- 1968 Wild 90
Writer, Director of Photography
- 1968
- 1968 RainForest
Director
- 1967 Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
Director, Writer, Camera Operator
- 1965 Hier Strauss
Director
- 1965 Elizabeth and Mary
Director
- 1965 Marathon
Camera Operator
- 1964 You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Camera Operator, Producer, Editor, Director
- 1964 Lambert & Co.
Director
- 1963
- 1963 The Chair
Cinematography, Director
- 1962 Blackie
Director
- 1962 Mooney vs. Fowle
Director
- 1962 Jane
Director
- 1962 Susan Starr
Director
- 1961 Aga Khan
Director
- 1961 On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
Director, Cinematography
- 1961 Adventures on the New Frontier
Camera Operator, Director
- 1961 David
Director
- 1960 Primary
Editor, Camera Operator, Sound Recordist
- 1960
- 1960 ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
Director of Photography
- 1960 Christopher and Me
Music, Screenplay
- 1959 Skyscraper
Director
- 1959 Opening In Moscow
Director
- 1958 Brussels Loops
Director
- 1957 Daybreak Express
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1957 American Football
Director of Photography
- 1957 Your Share in Tomorrow
Special Effects Supervisor
- 1954 Baby
Director
Talk shows and appearances (12)
- 2020
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2008
- 2005
- 2003
- 2000