Sydney Pollack
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Sydney Pollack was an American director born in Lafayette, Indiana, celebrated for polished, star-driven dramas and thrillers that defined mainstream 1970s and 1980s American cinema. Three Days of the Condor and Jeremiah Johnson established his gift for tense political thrillers and rugged period drama, both featuring frequent collaborator Robert Redford, while Tootsie, a gender-bending comedy starring Dustin Hoffman, became one of the most acclaimed comedies of its decade. Out of Africa, a sweeping romantic epic set in colonial Kenya, won Pollack the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture, and The Firm and The Interpreter later showed his sustained command of glossy, star-powered thriller filmmaking into the 1990s and 2000s. Also a respected actor in others' films, Pollack's dependable, classically constructed craftsmanship made him one of the defining mainstream studio directors of his era.
Sydney Pollack
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12 Series
Sydney Pollack was an American director born in Lafayette, Indiana, celebrated for polished, star-driven dramas and thrillers that defined mainstream 1970s and 1980s American cinema. Three Days of the Condor and Jeremiah Johnson established his gift for tense political thrillers and rugged period drama, both featuring frequent collaborator Robert Redford, while Tootsie, a gender-bending comedy starring Dustin Hoffman, became one of the most acclaimed comedies of its decade. Out of Africa, a sweeping romantic epic set in colonial Kenya, won Pollack the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture, and The Firm and The Interpreter later showed his sustained command of glossy, star-powered thriller filmmaking into the 1990s and 2000s. Also a respected actor in others' films, Pollack's dependable, classically constructed craftsmanship made him one of the defining mainstream studio directors of his era.
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Eyes Wide Shut
1999
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Out of Africa
1985
Producer
Michael Clayton
2007
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The Firm
1993
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Three Days of the Condor
1975
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The Interpreter
2005
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Sabrina
1995
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The Way We Were
1973
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The Electric Horseman
1979
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Tootsie
1982
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
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Jeremiah Johnson
1972
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Random Hearts
1999
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The Yakuza
1974
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This Property Is Condemned
1966
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Absence of Malice
1981
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Havana
1990
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The Scalphunters
1968
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Castle Keep
1969
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Bobby Deerfield
1977
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The Slender Thread
1965
TV Shows
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Ben Casey
1961
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Cain's Hundred
1961
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The Tall Man
1960
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
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Frontier Circus
1961
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Breaking Point
1963
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Arrest and Trial
1963
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Target: The Corruptors!
1961
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Slattery's People
1964
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The Fugitive
1963
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The Defenders
1961
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Made of Honor
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The Interpreter
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2005
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Random Hearts
Director
1999
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Sabrina
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1995
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Fallen Angels
Executive Producer · 15 episodes
1993–
TV
The Firm
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1993
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Havana
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1990
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Out of Africa
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1985
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Tootsie
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1982
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Absence of Malice
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1981
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sydney Pollack still alive?
Sydney Pollack passed away on May 26, 2008 at age 73.
What are the most famous roles of Sydney Pollack?
Sydney Pollack is best known for directing The Firm, Tootsie, The Interpreter.
How many movies has Sydney Pollack directed?
Over a 43-year career (since 1965), Sydney Pollack has directed or written 19 films and worked on 12 TV shows.
What was Sydney Pollack's first movie?
The career of Sydney Pollack began with The Slender Thread (1965).
What is Sydney Pollack's most recent movie or series?
Sydney Pollack's most recent release is Amazing Grace, which premiered on December 7, 2018.
What TV shows has Sydney Pollack created or directed?
On television, Sydney Pollack has appeared in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Fugitive, Ben Casey, Fallen Angels.
Sydney Pollack
1934-07-01 · Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Pollack is known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films. During his forty-year career, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and six BAFTA Awards.
Pollack won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for Out of Africa (1985). He was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982). Pollack's other notable films include Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), The Yakuza (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), The Firm (1993), and Sabrina (1995).
Pollack produced and acted in Michael Clayton (2007), and he produced numerous films including The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Iris (2001), Cold Mountain (2003) and The Reader (2008). Pollack acted in Robert Altman's The Player (1992), Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1993), and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999).Sydney Pollack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.