Arthur Penn
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Arthur Penn was an American director born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, widely credited with helping usher in the New Hollywood era through his willingness to import European art-cinema technique into American genre filmmaking. Bonnie and Clyde, a stylish, ultraviolent account of Depression-era outlaws, shocked and electrified audiences with its abrupt tonal shifts and unusually graphic climactic violence, becoming one of the most influential American films of the 1960s. Little Big Man, a sprawling revisionist Western narrated by a supposed sole survivor of Custer's last stand, extended his interest in subverting mythologized American history, while The Miracle Worker, an earlier and more classical work, won Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke Academy Awards. Penn's willingness to blend French New Wave-inflected editing rhythm with distinctly American genre material made him a pivotal bridge between classical Hollywood and the more experimental cinema that followed.
Arthur Penn
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Arthur Penn was an American director born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, widely credited with helping usher in the New Hollywood era through his willingness to import European art-cinema technique into American genre filmmaking. Bonnie and Clyde, a stylish, ultraviolent account of Depression-era outlaws, shocked and electrified audiences with its abrupt tonal shifts and unusually graphic climactic violence, becoming one of the most influential American films of the 1960s. Little Big Man, a sprawling revisionist Western narrated by a supposed sole survivor of Custer's last stand, extended his interest in subverting mythologized American history, while The Miracle Worker, an earlier and more classical work, won Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke Academy Awards. Penn's willingness to blend French New Wave-inflected editing rhythm with distinctly American genre material made him a pivotal bridge between classical Hollywood and the more experimental cinema that followed.
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967
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Night Moves
1975
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The Chase
1966
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Little Big Man
1970
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The Miracle Worker
1962
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The Missouri Breaks
1976
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Dead of Winter
1987
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The Left Handed Gun
1958
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Target
1985
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Alice's Restaurant
1969
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Four Friends
1981
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Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
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Mickey One
1965
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100 Centre Street
Director · 1 episode
2001–
TV
Law & Order
Executive Producer · 13 episodes
1990–
TV
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Director
1989
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Dead of Winter
Director
1987
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Target
Director
1985
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Four Friends
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1981
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The Missouri Breaks
Director
1976
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Night Moves
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1975
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Little Big Man
Director
1970
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Arthur Penn still alive?
Arthur Penn passed away on September 28, 2010 at age 88.
What are the most famous roles of Arthur Penn?
Arthur Penn is best known for directing Bonnie and Clyde, Little Big Man, Night Moves.
How many movies has Arthur Penn directed?
Over a 55-year career (since 1955), Arthur Penn has directed or written 14 films and worked on 4 TV shows.
What was Arthur Penn's first movie?
The career of Arthur Penn began with The Battler (1955).
What is Arthur Penn's most recent movie or series?
Arthur Penn's most recent release is 100 Centre Street, which premiered on January 15, 2001.
What TV shows has Arthur Penn created or directed?
On television, Arthur Penn has appeared in Law & Order, The Philco Television Playhouse, Goodyear Television Playhouse, Producers' Showcase.
Arthur Penn
1922-09-27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, and producer. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee for Best Director, and a Tony Award winner. Among other accolades, he was also nominated for a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Penn first achieved prominence as a theatre director, winning a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for The Miracle Worker. He received similar acclaim and his first Oscar nomination for directing the 1962 film adaptation. His 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde is credited with initiating the New Hollywood movement, by infusing the biographical crime drama with a counterculture sensibility. He achieved similar critical and commercial success directing the comedy Alice's Restaurant (1969) and the revisionist Western Little Big Man (1970), which further reflected that ethos.
Penn’s other notable films included the neo-noir Night Moves (1975) and the revisionist Western The Missouri Breaks (1976). In the 1990s, he returned to stage and television direction and production, including an executive producer role for the police procedural series Law & Order.Arthur Penn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.