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Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Directing Lafayette, Indiana, USA Born July 1, 1934 † May 26, 2008

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sydney Pollack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

45
Films
6.8
Avg Score

Filmography (45)

Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

2012 Comedy, Drama 2h 2min
77
Thanks
Margaret

Margaret

2011 Drama 2h 30min
65
Producer
Made of Honor

Made of Honor

2008 Comedy, Romance 1h 41min
58
as Thomas Sr.
The Reader

The Reader

2008 Drama, Romance 2h 4min
76
Producer
Leatherheads

Leatherheads

2008 Comedy, Drama 1h 54min
60
Executive Producer
Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

2007 Thriller, Crime 2h
72
as Marty Bach
Producer
Breaking and Entering

Breaking and Entering

2006 Drama, Romance 2h 9min
65
Producer
Catch a Fire

Catch a Fire

2006 Action, Thriller 1h 41min
67
Executive Producer
The Interpreter

The Interpreter

2005 Thriller, Crime 2h 8min
64
as Jay Pettigrew (uncredited)
Executive Producer
Director
Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

2003 Adventure, Romance 2h 34min
72
Producer
Changing Lanes

Changing Lanes

2002 Thriller, Drama 1h 38min
65
as Stephen Delano
The Quiet American

The Quiet American

2002 Thriller, Drama 1h 41min
70
Executive Producer
Heaven

Heaven

2002 Thriller, Crime 1h 36min
69
Executive Producer
The Majestic

The Majestic

2001 Drama, Romance 2h 32min
69
as Studio Executive (voice)
Blow Dry

Blow Dry

2001 Comedy, Drama 1h 31min
62
Executive Producer
Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

2001 Thriller, Comedy 1h 33min
60
Executive Producer
Iris

Iris

2001 Drama, Romance 1h 31min
70
Executive Producer
Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut

1999 Mystery, Thriller 2h 39min
75
as Victor Ziegler
Random Hearts

Random Hearts

1999 Thriller, Drama 2h 13min
54
as Carl Broman
Director
Producer
The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999 Thriller, Crime 2h 20min
74
Executive Producer
A Civil Action

A Civil Action

1998 Drama 1h 55min
66
as Al Eustis
Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors

1998 Comedy, Drama 1h 39min
67
Producer
Poodle Springs

Poodle Springs

1998 Mystery, Crime 1h 36min
60
Executive Producer
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

1995 Drama, Romance 2h 16min
77
Executive Producer
Sabrina

Sabrina

1995 Comedy, Drama 2h 7min
63
Director
Producer
The Firm

The Firm

1993 Mystery, Thriller 2h 34min
69
Director
Producer
Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993 Drama 1h 50min
74
Executive Producer
Flesh and Bone

Flesh and Bone

1993 Thriller, Drama 2h 6min
63
Executive Producer
The Player

The Player

1992 Mystery, Thriller 2h 4min
75
as Dick Mellen
Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

1992 Horror, Comedy 1h 44min
67
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives

1992 Comedy, Drama 1h 48min
75
as Jack
King Ralph

King Ralph

1991 Comedy 1h 37min
54
Executive Producer
Dead Again

Dead Again

1991 Mystery, Thriller 1h 47min
68
Executive Producer
Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

1990 Mystery, Thriller 2h 7min
69
Producer
White Palace

White Palace

1990 Drama, Romance 1h 43min
65
Executive Producer
The Fabulous Baker Boys

The Fabulous Baker Boys

1989 Comedy, Drama 1h 54min
69
Executive Producer
Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

1988 Drama, Romance 1h 47min
57
Producer
Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986 Drama, Romance 1h 57min
59
Other
Out of Africa

Out of Africa

1985 Drama, Romance 2h 41min
71
Director
Producer
Tootsie

Tootsie

1982 Comedy, Romance 1h 56min
74
as George Fields
Director
Producer
Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

1981 Crime, Drama 1h 56min
69
Director
Producer
Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor

1975 Mystery, Thriller 1h 57min
74
Director
Producer
The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973 Drama, Romance 1h 58min
70
Director
Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

1972 Western 1h 48min
76
Director
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969 Drama 2h
78
Director

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