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D. A. Pennebaker

Director

D. A. Pennebaker

Born July 15, 1925 in Evanston, Illinois, USADied August 1, 201963 films

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."

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Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back posterFirst watchBob Dylan – Don't Look Back19677.4In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists, and…View film

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Filmography

63 films as director
  1. TBADavidDirector
  2. 2016Depeche Mode: Video Singles CollectionDirector
  3. 2016Unlocking the CageDirector
  4. 2015Snapshots from the TourDirector
  5. 2010The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of MusicDirector
  6. 2009Kings of PastryDirector
  7. 2008The Return of the War RoomDirector
  8. 200765 RevisitedDirector
  9. 2007The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at MontereyDirector
  10. 2007AddictionDirector
  11. 2006Cinema16: American Short FilmsDirector
  12. 2006Assume the Position with Mr. WuhlDirector
  13. 2002Monterey Pop - The Outtake PerformancesDirector
  14. 2002Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey PopDirector
  15. 2002Only the Strong SurviveDirector
  16. 2001Down from the MountainDirector
  17. 1998Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie SchonbergDirector
  18. 1997Moon Over BroadwayDirector
  19. 1996Westernhagen: Keine ZeitDirector
  20. 1994Woodstock DiaryDirector
  21. 1993The War RoomDirector
  22. 1992Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll MusicDirector
  23. 1991Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and RollDirector
  24. 1989Depeche Mode 101Director
  25. 1989Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose BowlDirector
  26. 1987Jimi Plays MontereyDirector
  27. 1987Shake! Otis at MontereyDirector
  28. 1983Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsDirector
  29. 1983Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'Director
  30. 1981DeLoreanDirector
  31. 1979Town Bloody HallDirector
  32. 1977Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964Director
  33. 1973Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'Director
  34. 1972Dancers in SchoolDirector
  35. 1971Sweet TorontoDirector
  36. 19711 P.M.Director
  37. 1970Original Cast Album: CompanyDirector
  38. 1970Alice CooperDirector
  39. 1968Monterey PopDirector
  40. 1968Hickory HillDirector
  41. 1968Wake at GenerationDirector
  42. 1968Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the MakingDirector
  43. 1968RainForestDirector
  44. 1967Bob Dylan – Don't Look BackDirector
  45. 1965Hier StraussDirector
  46. 1965Elizabeth and MaryDirector
  47. 1964You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves YouDirector
  48. 1964Lambert & Co.Director
  49. 1963Crisis: Behind a Presidential CommitmentDirector
  50. 1963The ChairDirector
  51. 1962BlackieDirector
  52. 1962Mooney vs. FowleDirector
  53. 1962JaneDirector
  54. 1962Susan StarrDirector
  55. 1961Aga KhanDirector
  56. 1961On the Pole: Eddie SachsDirector
  57. 1961Adventures on the New FrontierDirector
  58. 1961DavidDirector
  59. 1959SkyscraperDirector
  60. 1959Opening In MoscowDirector
  61. 1958Brussels LoopsDirector
  62. 1957Daybreak ExpressDirector
  63. 1954BabyDirector