D. A. Pennebaker Movies

  • 2002
    Only the Strong Survive

    Only the Strong Survive

    Only the Strong Survive

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    A film featuring the veteran soul music artists and music of Stax Records. It tells the story of soul, a musical genre that was to have a major...

    Only the Strong Survive
  • 1971
    Sweet Toronto

    Sweet Toronto

    Sweet Toronto

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    Sweet Toronto is a documentary by D.A. Pennebaker of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, a one day festival held September 13, 1969 at Varsity Stadium...

    Sweet Toronto
  • 1973
    Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

    Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

    Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

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    Keep On Rockin', aka Little Richard: Keep On Rockin' (USA video title) is a film of a 1969 Little Richard concert at the Sweet Toronto Peace...

    Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
  • 2010
    Godard Made in USA

    Godard Made in USA

    Godard Made in USA

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    Documentary by Luc Lagier exploring Godard's career as a filmmaker, the production of Breathless and his influence and his relationship with American...

    Godard Made in USA
  • 2011
    Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

    Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

    Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

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    Colleagues, friends and specialists pay tribute to the filmmaker Mario Ruspoli in a portrait that mixes encounters, archive images and film excerpts....

    Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
  • 1979
    Town Bloody Hall

    Town Bloody Hall

    Town Bloody Hall

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    Norman Mailer and a panel of feminists — Jacqueline Ceballos, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and Diana Trilling — debate the issue of...

    Town Bloody Hall
  • 1972
    Eat the Document

    Eat the Document

    Eat the Document

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    Eat the Document is a documentary of Bob Dylan's 1966 tour of the United Kingdom with the Hawks. It was shot under Dylan's direction by D. A....

    Eat the Document
  • 1971
    Maidstone

    Maidstone

    Maidstone

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    Over a booze-fueled, increasingly hectic five-day shoot in East Hampton, Norman Mailer and his cast and crew spontaneously unloaded onto film the...

    Maidstone
  • 1994
    Woodstock Diary

    Woodstock Diary

    Woodstock Diary

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    Woodstock Diary was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25th anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD...

    Woodstock Diary
  • 1983
    Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

    Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

    Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

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    The filmmakers accompany Alan Schneider, director of the American premieres of most of Beckett's plays, and producer Daniel Labeille to the home of...

    Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
  • 1968
    Beyond the Law

    Beyond the Law

    Beyond the Law

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    Takes place over the course of one feverish night in a Manhattan police precinct and neighboring bar.

    Beyond the Law
  • 2008
    The Return of the War Room

    The Return of the War Room

    The Return of the War Room

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    Those who played prominent roles in Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign return to discuss how politics and the media have changed since that time.

    The Return of the War Room
  • 2001
    Down from the Mountain

    Down from the Mountain

    Down from the Mountain

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    On May 24, 2000, the historic Ryman Auditorium was booked to offer Nashvillians an evening of sublime beauty. Label executives and soundtrack...

    Down from the Mountain
  • 1961
    Adventures on the New Frontier

    Adventures on the New Frontier

    Adventures on the New Frontier

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    A look at the daily business of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with a focus on some of the political issues he faces six weeks into his term. ...

    Adventures on the New Frontier
  • 2006
    Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

    Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

    Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

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    Emmy-winning actor-comedian Robert Wuhl assumes the role of college professor in this hilarious history lesson conducted in front of an audience of...

    Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
  • 2007
    65 Revisited

    65 Revisited

    65 Revisited

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    A collection of rare outtakes and performances from Pennebaker's 1965 documentary Don't Look Back.

    65 Revisited
  • 1961
    David

    David

    David

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    During the fertile early years of Drew Associates following the breakthrough of Primary, came this seldom-seen portrait of David Allen, a jazz...

    David
  • 1982
    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

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    A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.

    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
  • 1971
    1 P.M.

    1 P.M.

    1 P.M.

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    Lighter and livelier than the films Jean-Luc Godard had made in France, his U.S. collaboration with Direct Cinema documentarian D. A. Pennebaker was...

    1 P.M.
  • 1968
    Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making

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

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

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    Jean-Luc Godard visits NYU in order to discuss his latest feature "La chinoise" with graduate students on filmmaking and politics.

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