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D. A. Pennebaker

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 15, 1925 (Died at 94)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthEvanston, Illinois, USA
Career Span1957 – 2019
Known Credits81 Titles
Official Links
IMDbWWikidata
DirectingPopularity Score 0.9

D. A. Pennebaker

Also known as:Donn Alan PennebakerD.A. PennabakerDA PennebakerDon Alan Pennebaker+2 more
Total Works

81

78 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

7.2 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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."

Signature Roles & Milestones

Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
7.4
Role: Director
Janis: Little Girl Blue
7.3
as Himself
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
7.8
as Self
Monterey Pop
7.4
Monterey Pop
1968•movie
Role: Director

Photos & Headshots2

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 81 titles featuring D. A. Pennebaker

Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
7.4

Role: Director

Janis: Little Girl Blue
7.3

as Himself

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
7.8

as Self

Monterey Pop
7.4
Monterey Pop
1968•movie

Role: Director

The War Room
6.8
The War Room
1993•movie

Role: Director

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
7.3

Role: Director

Daybreak Express
7.2
Daybreak Express
1957•movie

Role: Director

Primary
6.5
Primary
1960•movie

Role: Editor

Depeche Mode: 101
8.0
Depeche Mode: 101
1989•movie

Role: Director

Startup.com
6.7
Startup.com
2001•movie

Role: Producer

Shake! Otis at Monterey
7.4

Role: Director

Jimi Plays Monterey
7.5

Role: Director

Kings of Pastry
6.8
Kings of Pastry
2009•movie

Role: Director

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
6.9

Role: Director

Original Cast Album: Company
7.2

Role: Director

Unlocking the Cage
6.6
Unlocking the Cage
2016•movie

Role: Director

Town Bloody Hall
5.8
Town Bloody Hall
1979•movie

Role: Director

Tiny Tim: King for a Day
6.1

as Himself

Maidstone
4.2
Maidstone
1971•movie

Role: Director of Photography

David Bowie: Cracked Actor
7.6

Role: Thanks

Skyscraper
7.2
Skyscraper
1959•movie

Role: Director

Down from the Mountain
7.6

Role: Editor

Eat the Document
6.9
Eat the Document
1972•movie

Role: Camera Operator

1 P.M.
6.2
1 P.M.
1971•movie

as Self

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
6.1

as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)

Storyville
7.6
1 eps
Storyville
1997•series
Al Franken: God Spoke
6.9

Role: Executive Producer

Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
6.6

Role: Director

Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
7.4

Role: Executive Producer

Beyond the Law
5.6
Beyond the Law
1968•movie

Role: Cinematography

Adventures on the New Frontier
5.5

Role: Camera Operator

From the Pole to the Equator
6.5

Role: Editor

Wild 90
5.7
Wild 90
1968•movie

as Al

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
7.4

as Self

Only the Strong Survive
7.0

Role: Director

65 Revisited
9.4
65 Revisited
2007•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
8.4

Role: Director

Moon Over Broadway
7.8
Moon Over Broadway
1997•movie

Role: Director

Sweet Toronto
7.1
Sweet Toronto
1971•movie

Role: Director

ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
6.8

Role: Director of Photography

Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
7.5

Role: Director

The Return of the War Room
5.7

Role: Director

Woodstock Diary
8.5
Woodstock Diary
1994•movie

Role: Director

Addiction
5.3
Addiction
2007•movie

Role: Director

Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
8.0

Role: Director

A Venue For The End Of The World
6.0

as Himself

Up Your Legs Forever
8.0
Jane
6.5
Jane
1962•movie

Role: Director

The Chair
7.5
The Chair
1963•movie

Role: Cinematography

Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
7.5

Role: Director

Cinema16: American Short Films
7.5

Role: Director

The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
8.5

Role: Director

Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
8.0

Role: Director

ABC Close-Up!
6.0
ABC Close-Up!
1960•series

Role: Director

Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
10.0

Role: Cinematography

Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
6.0

Role: Director

On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
10.0

Role: Director

Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
10.0

Role: Director

Brussels Loops
10.0
Brussels Loops
1958•movie

Role: Director

Christopher and Me
5.0
Christopher and Me
1960•movie

Role: Music

Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
7.0

Role: Camera Operator

Snapshots from the Tour
8.0

Role: Director

DeLorean
10.0
DeLorean
1981•movie

Role: Director

The Energy War
7.0
The Energy War
1979•series

Role: Director

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

as Self

Morris Engel: The Independent

as Self

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

as Self (archive footage)

Godard Made in USA
Godard Made in USA
2010•movie

as Self

Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
1970•movie

Role: Director

Mooney vs. Fowle
Mooney vs. Fowle
1962•movie

Role: Director

You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

Role: Camera Operator

David
David
1961•movie

Role: Director

RainForest
RainForest
1968•movie

Role: Director

Susan Starr
Susan Starr
1962•movie

Role: Director

Wake at Generation
Wake at Generation
1968•movie

Role: Director

The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

Role: Director

Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg

Role: Director

Dancers in School
Dancers in School
1972•movie

Role: Director

Marathon
Marathon
1965•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Blackie
Blackie
1962•movie

Role: Director