Directed credits
50
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
D. A. Pennebaker
Directing
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Directed movies: 48Directed series: 2All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director (47)Director of Photography (3)Camera Operator (4)Cinematography (4)Editor (3)Executive Producer (2)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)Writer (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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by D. A. Pennebaker.
10.0
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
Director
2016 Movie
6.8
Unlocking the Cage
Director
2016 Movie
8.0
Snapshots from the Tour
Director
2015 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
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
6.5
Only the Strong Survive
Director
2002 Movie
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
Director
1998 Movie
8.0
Moon Over Broadway
Director
1997 Movie
8.0
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
Director
1996 Movie
9.2
Woodstock Diary
Director
1994 Movie
6.8
The War Room
Director
1993 Movie
8.0
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Director
1992 Movie
7.0
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
Director
1991 Movie
7.9
Depeche Mode 101
Director
1989 Movie
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Director
1989 Movie
7.2
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Director
1987 Movie
7.5
Jimi Plays Monterey
Director
1987 Movie
7.3
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Director
1983 Movie
7.0
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Director
1983 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by D. A. Pennebaker.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with D. A. Pennebaker.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with D. A. Pennebaker.
7.2
Original Cast Album: Company
Director
1970 Movie
David
Director
1961 Movie
5.8
Sweet Toronto
Director
1971 Movie
Godard Made in USA
as Self
2010 Movie
7.4
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.7
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
2005 Movie
7.3
Janis: Little Girl Blue
as Himself
2015 Movie
7.3
Monterey Pop
Director
1968 Movie
7.5
Jimi Plays Monterey
Director
1987 Movie
7.4
Dont Look Back
Director
1967 Movie
10.0
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
Director
2016 Movie
6.8
The War Room
Director
1993 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with D. A. Pennebaker.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for D. A. Pennebaker.
7.4
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Executive Producer
2023 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
6.9
Al Franken: God Spoke
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
7.5
Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
Cinematography
2002 Movie
7.6
Down from the Mountain
Editor
2001 Movie
6.6
Startup.com
Producer
2001 Movie
6.4
From the Pole to the Equator
Editor
1987 Movie
7.4
David Bowie: Cracked Actor
Thanks
1975 Movie
6.7
Eat the Document
Camera Operator
1972 Movie
4.8
Beyond the Law
Cinematography
1968 Movie
4.9
Wild 90
Writer
1968 Movie
Marathon
Camera Operator
1965 Movie
6.0
The Chair
Cinematography
1963 Movie
5.5
Adventures on the New Frontier
Camera Operator
1961 Movie
6.4
Primary
Editor
1960 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for D. A. Pennebaker.
6.1
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
as Himself
2020 Movie
7.3
Janis: Little Girl Blue
as Himself
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
Morris Engel: The Independent
as Self
2008 Movie
7.7
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
2005 Movie
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2003 Movie
7.2
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
as Self
2000 Movie
5.7
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
1982 Movie
7.0
Up Your Legs Forever
1971 Movie
5.8
1 P.M.
as Self
1971 Movie