Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

1934-07-01 Lafayette, Indiana, USA 129 Credits

Biography

Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor. For his film Out of Africa (1985), Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture. He was also nominated for Best Director Oscars for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982). Some of his other best-known works include Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Absence of Malice (1981). His subsequent films included Hav...

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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (1946-2016) asks Bárbara Paz, his wife, for one last w...

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

2018

as Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin's best-selling album finally sees the light of day more than four decades after...

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

6.7
Acting

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter,...

The Story of The Swimmer

The Story of The Swimmer

2014

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A documentary about the making of the cult film The Swimmer (1968).

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Char·ac·ter

Char·ac·ter

2012

as Self

4.0
Acting

A raw and candid dialogue about the life and craft of acting between longtime colleagues and friends Dabney Coleman, Peter Falk, Charles Grodin, Mark ...

Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

2012

Thanks

7.1

After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life an...

Margaret

Margaret

2011

Producer

6.3
Producing

A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people...

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

2009

as Self

Acting
The Reader

The Reader

2008

Producer

7.5
Producing

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only t...

Recount

Recount

2008

Executive Producer

6.8
Producing

In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging cha...

Made of Honor

Made of Honor

2008

as Thomas Sr.

6.5
Acting

Tom and Hannah have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is start...

Leatherheads

Leatherheads

2008

Executive Producer

5.9
Producing

A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing ...

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

2008

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary about the making of the 1982 film, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.

James Taylor | One Man Band

James Taylor | One Man Band

2007

Executive Producer

Producing

James Taylor's "One Man Band," a new CD/DVD set of live recordings and the stories behind the songs. The set list is drawn from Taylor's recent concer...

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

2007

as Self

6.0
Acting

In this documentary, we follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates one of the most controversial films of all time, one that retains its power to shock audi...

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

2007

as Self

7.4
Acting

An overview of the making of, and a look at the continuing popularity of, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

2007

as Self

6.9
Acting

A look at the visual design of the film The Shining (1980).

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

2007

as Self

6.0
Acting

This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful in 1968, which don't seem quite as much anymore.

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

2007

as Self

6.9
Acting

He is considered by many the greatest film director the medium has ever known. Yet in a 45-year career, Stanley Kubrick's films number only a dozen. T...

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

2007

as Self

6.1
Acting

Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking 2001: A Space Odyssey opened the door to all the films and filmmakers who followed it. Through interviews with direct...

Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

2007

as Marty Bach

6.8
Acting

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty ...

Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

2007

Producer

6.8
Producing

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty ...

Breaking and Entering

Breaking and Entering

2006

Producer

6.0
Producing

Set in a blighted, inner-city neighbourhood of London, Breaking and Entering examines an affair which unfolds between a successful British landscape a...

Catch a Fire

Catch a Fire

2006

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

The true story of anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, and particularly the life of Patrick Chamusso, a timid foreman at Secunda CTL, the largest...

Filmmakers in Action

Filmmakers in Action

2006

as Self

6.8
Acting

What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in...

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

2006

as Self

7.1
Acting

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing i...

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006

as Self

6.5
Acting

Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.

Sketches of Frank Gehry

Sketches of Frank Gehry

2006

as Self

6.9
Acting

First and foremost, Frank Gehry is an artist. Described as a young child as having golden hands, Frank begins his creation through sketch. Forming tho...

Sketches of Frank Gehry

Sketches of Frank Gehry

2006

Director, Director of Photography, Executive Producer

6.9
Directing Producing

First and foremost, Frank Gehry is an artist. Described as a young child as having golden hands, Frank begins his creation through sketch. Forming tho...

Avenue Montaigne

Avenue Montaigne

2006

as Brian Sobinski

6.2
Acting

A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wea...

Forty Shades of Blue

Forty Shades of Blue

2005

Executive Producer

4.2
Producing

A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visi...

One Six Right

One Six Right

2005

as Himself

8.1
Acting

An exhilarating documentary film that celebrates the unsung hero of aviation - the local airport - by tracing the life, history, and struggles of an a...

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

2005

as Narrator (voice)

7.0
Acting

"The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" - a featurette narrated by Sydney Pollack.

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

2005

as Self

6.2
Acting

How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to wa...

The Last Mogul

The Last Mogul

2005

as Self

5.3
Acting

A biography of powerful Hollywood agent and executive Lew Wasserman.

The Interpreter

The Interpreter

2005

as Jay Pettigrew (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to i...

The Interpreter

The Interpreter

2005

Director, Executive Producer

6.3
Directing Producing

After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to i...

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

2004

as Self

Acting

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt t...

Something About Sydney Pollack

Something About Sydney Pollack

2004

as Self

Acting

In this archival documentary, Sydney Pollack discusses his career and relationship with various actors, directors and producers. A large portion of th...

A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'

A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'

2004

as Self

Acting

An hour-long documentary featuring interviews with Claudia Cardinale, screenwriter Suso Ceccho D’Amico, Rotunno, filmmaker Sydney Pollack, and many ot...

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

2004

as Self

8.1
Acting

Barbra Streisand returned to regular concert performances with this lavish production at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Performing on New Years Eve...

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

2003

Producer

6.9
Producing

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts ...

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003

as Narrator

6.9
Acting

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, writ...

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

as Self

8.0
Acting

A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential direc...

In the Name of Love

In the Name of Love

2003

Executive Producer

Producing

Several young "Russian mail order brides" are followed over a three year period as they meet, date, and, in some cases, marry the American men who fou...

More About the Condor

2003

Acting

Robert Redford discusses his involvement with 3 Days of the Condor, his interest in politics, how cinema has changed since the '70s, etc. Additionally...

The Quiet American

The Quiet American

2002

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her att...

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002

as Narrator (voice)

5.8
Acting

Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips.

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

2002

as Self

6.5
Acting

A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.

Changing Lanes

Changing Lanes

2002

as Stephen Delano

6.3
Acting

A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two pe...

Heaven

Heaven

2002

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug over...

The Majestic

The Majestic

2001

as Studio Executive (voice)

6.8
Acting

Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a lon...

Iris

Iris

2001

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheime...

Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

2001

Executive Producer

5.9
Producing

John is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl to come along, John takes a chance on a Russia...

The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

2001

as Self

6.0
Acting

A wonderfully entertaining series of interviews with Pollack, Newman, Field and Luedtke about the film, its development, its themes and the experience...

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

2001

as Self

7.4
Acting

With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films....

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

2001

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary about legendary Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis who's credits range from Fellini's La Strada to today's Hannibal franchise. This profi...

Blow Dry

Blow Dry

2001

Executive Producer

5.9
Producing

The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop and Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lov...

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

2000

as Self

5.4
Acting

A look inside the making of 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'.

Up at the Villa

Up at the Villa

2000

Executive Producer

5.3
Producing

Superficial people are revealed and drastically changed by circumstance or luck in this a tale of death, seduction, blackmail and theft among British ...

A Song of Africa

A Song of Africa

2000

as Self

8.0
Acting

An impressively done new documentary taking a look back at the making of this picture. Interviews with everyone from director Pollack to composer John...

Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma

2000

as Self

Acting

Documentary about the dark side of Los Angeles.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

Executive Producer

7.2
Producing

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U...

Random Hearts

Random Hearts

1999

as Carl Broman

5.5
Acting

After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possession...

Random Hearts

Random Hearts

1999

Director, Producer

5.5
Directing Producing

After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possession...

The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'

The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'

1999

as Self

7.7
Acting

A documentary chronicling the making of Kubrick's final film, 'Eyes Wide Shut', and his legacy.

Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut

1999

as Victor Ziegler

7.5
Acting

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He ...

The Way We Were: Looking Back

The Way We Were: Looking Back

1999

as Self

9.4
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic film about romance set against a backdrop of war and political differences. Includes interviews ...

A Civil Action

A Civil Action

1998

as Al Eustis

6.5
Acting

Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obses...

Poodle Springs

Poodle Springs

1998

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.

Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors

1998

Producer

6.6
Producing

London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens when she does or does not catch a train back to her apa...

Independent's Day

Independent's Day

1998

as Self

5.0
Acting

Filmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival discuss what it is like to be an independent filmmaker, and what Sundance has done for them.

Love in Hollywood

Love in Hollywood

1996

as Self

Acting

Various Hollywood people talk about love.

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

1996

as Self

7.0
Acting

He went from street-wise tough to art-collector liberal-activist, from circus-acrobat hunk to Academy Award winner. Burton Stephen Lancaster — later B...

Sabrina

Sabrina

1995

Director, Producer

6.2
Directing Producing

Sabrina Fairchild, a chauffeur's daughter, grew up at the Long Island estate of the wealthy Larrabee family enchanted with their sparkling world of pr...

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

1995

Executive Producer

7.4
Producing

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When H...

Red Wind

Red Wind

1995

Executive Producer

Producing

In 1940s, sympathetic African American L.A. shamus Philip Marlowe helps a dame in trouble whose lovers are offing each other over a possibly fake pear...

Flesh and Bone

Flesh and Bone

1993

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumati...

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

Executive Producer

7.1
Producing

A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

The Firm

The Firm

1993

Director, Producer

6.7
Directing Producing

Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't re...

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

1993

as Self

Acting

Willie Nelson and friends celebrate his sixtieth birthday in a star-studded concert event.

Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives

1992

as Jack

7.0
Acting

When Jack and Sally announce that they're splitting up, this comes as a shock to their best friends Gabe and Judy. Maybe mostly because they also are ...

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

1992

as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and s...

A Private Matter

A Private Matter

1992

Executive Producer

4.8
Producing

The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, spark...

The Player

The Player

1992

as Dick Mellen

7.2
Acting

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

Leaving Normal

Leaving Normal

1992

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

Darly, a waitress with a past that's weighing her down, decides to drive to Alaska to try and come to terms with her unfortunate history. Along the wa...

Dead Again

Dead Again

1991

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is so...

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

as Self

7.5
Acting

A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.

King Ralph

King Ralph

1991

Executive Producer

5.4
Producing

As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.

Havana

Havana

1990

Director, Producer

5.8
Directing Producing

During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wif...

Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

1990

as Self

Acting

A special highlighting actor/producer/director Robert Redford's 30-year career in motion pictures and his special relationship with director Sidney Po...

White Palace

White Palace

1990

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who...

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

1990

as Self

Acting

A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group Th...

Sanford Meisner Master Class

Sanford Meisner Master Class

1990

Director

Directing

Encapsulating Meisner's 1980 Master Class into eight hours and providing rare insight into his increasingly popular acting style. Essential viewing f...

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

1990

Executive Producer, Other

Producing

A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group Th...

Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

1990

Producer

6.8
Producing

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fig...

The Fabulous Baker Boys

The Fabulous Baker Boys

1989

Executive Producer

6.6
Producing

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

as Himself

Acting

A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and ...

Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

1988

as Self

6.0
Acting

After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For ...

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

1988

Producer

5.7
Producing

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

A Tiger's Tale

A Tiger's Tale

1988

Thanks

4.4

A young man falls for his girlfriend's mother.

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

1986

as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

7.6
Acting

Originally broadcast as an exclusive special on HBO, Barbra Streisand launched her September 6, 1986 concert One Voice, in part, as a protest against ...

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

Other

6.1

An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life,...

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

1986

as Himself

10.0
Acting

In 1985, Barbra Streisand released "The Broadway Album," which remains one of her most popular records. Barbra's first television special on HBO debut...

Out of Africa

Out of Africa

1985

Director, Producer

7.2
Directing Producing

Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film...

Songwriter

Songwriter

1984

Producer

5.3
Producing

Doc Jenkins may be one of country music's most beloved stars, but his private life is a wreck. He's split up with his longtime partner, Blackie Buck, ...

Tootsie

Tootsie

1982

as George Fields

7.2
Acting

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, ...

Tootsie

Tootsie

1982

Director, Producer

7.2
Directing Producing

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, ...

Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

1981

Director, Producer

6.6
Directing Producing

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was ...

Honeysuckle Rose

Honeysuckle Rose

1980

Executive Producer

5.4
Producing

Buck Bonham is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving, the daughter of one of his longtime musical...

The Electric Horseman

The Electric Horseman

1979

as Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perfor...

The Electric Horseman

The Electric Horseman

1979

Director

6.1
Directing

A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perfor...

Bobby Deerfield

Bobby Deerfield

1977

Director, Producer

5.9
Directing Producing

Bobby Deerfield, a famous American race car driver on the European circuit, falls in love with the enigmatic Lillian Morelli, who is terminally ill.

Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor

1975

Director, Producer

7.3
Directing Producing

When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those r...

The Yakuza

The Yakuza

1974

Director, Producer

7.1
Directing Producing

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer...

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973

Director

6.9
Directing

Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in t...

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

as Self - Narrator (voice)

6.0
Acting

Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

1973

as Narrator (voice)

6.8
Acting

A documentary filmography of Howard Hawks, including lengthy footage of Hawks himself discussing his films and many clips from his best-known pictures...

Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

1972

Director

7.3
Directing

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of th...

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969

Director

7.6
Directing

In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a...

Castle Keep

Castle Keep

1969

Director

5.7
Directing

During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against ...

The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

1968

Director

6.4
Directing

Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegad...

This Property is Condemned

This Property is Condemned

1966

Director

6.3
Directing

Owen Legate, a railroad official, comes to Dodson, Mississippi to shut down the local railway - the town's main income. But Owen unexpectedly finds l...

The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread

1965

Director

7.1
Directing

Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. One night when at the clinic alone, a woman calls up the number and tells Alan that...

War Hunt

War Hunt

1962

as Sgt. Owen Van Horn

6.5
Acting

Dispatched to the front lines during the Korean War, an idealistic American soldier discovers the horrors of combat and comes at odds with a psychopat...

The Young Savages

The Young Savages

1961

Dialect Coach

6.4

A district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.

Startime: The Turn of the Screw

Startime: The Turn of the Screw

1959

Dialogue Coach

A governess put in charge of two young children begins to see the ghost of her dead predecessor.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1959

as Andres

Acting

During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important br...