Acting credits
13
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
D. A. Pennebaker
Directing
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Movies: 76Series: 2Crew credits: 67
TMDB ID: 21113
IMDb ID: nm0672060
Known for: Directing
Born: July 15, 1925
Died: August 1, 2019
Age: 94
Place of birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1957 - 2023
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 7.18
Wikidata: Q225852
Also known as
Donn Alan Pennebaker • D.A. Pennabaker • DA Pennebaker • Don Alan Pennebaker • D.A. Pennebaker • D. A. Pennabaker
Other jobs
Director (46)Camera Operator (6)Cinematography (3)Director of Photography (3)Editor (3)Executive Producer (2)Music (1)Producer (1)
Biography
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with D. A. Pennebaker.
7.4
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.1
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
as Himself
2020 Movie
10.0
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
Director
2016 Movie
6.8
Unlocking the Cage
Director
2016 Movie
7.3
Janis: Little Girl Blue
as Himself
2015 Movie
8.0
Snapshots from the Tour
Director
2015 Movie
6.0
A Venue For The End Of The World
as Himself
2014 Movie
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
as Self
2011 Movie
Godard Made in USA
as Self
2010 Movie
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
Director
2010 Movie
6.8
Kings of Pastry
Director
2009 Movie
5.7
The Return of the War Room
Director
2008 Movie
Morris Engel: The Independent
as Self
2008 Movie
10.0
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
Cinematography
2008 Movie
9.2
65 Revisited
Camera Operator
2007 Movie
9.0
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
Director
2007 Movie
5.3
Addiction
Director
2007 Movie
7.5
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
2006 Movie
6.6
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
Director
2006 Movie
6.9
Al Franken: God Spoke
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
7.7
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
2005 Movie
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2003 Movie
7.5
Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
Director
2002 Movie
6.5
Only the Strong Survive
Director
2002 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with D. A. Pennebaker.
