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D. A. Pennebaker

Director, Editor, Writer, Producer, Actor, Composer, Additional Credits
Born July 15, 1925Died August 1, 2019 (94 years)
Donn Alan Pennebaker (July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Don't Look Back
  • Monterey Pop
  • Jimi Plays Monterey

Known For

  • Don't Look Back
  • Monterey Pop
  • The War Room
  • Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
  • Jimi Plays Monterey
  • Daybreak Express
  • Original Cast Album: Company
  • Depeche Mode: 101
  • Shake! Otis at Monterey
  • Startup.com
  • Kings of Pastry
  • Town Bloody Hall
  • Unlocking the Cage
  • Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
  • 65 Revisited
  • Only the Strong Survive
  • Addiction
  • John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto
  • Wild 90
  • Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
  • Baby
  • Elaine Stritch at Liberty
  • Depeche Mode: The Videos 86>98
  • Lambert, Hendricks & Co.

D. A. Pennebaker Filmography

2020
2019
Framing John DeLorean · as Self - Documentary Filmmaker
2018
Bobby Kennedy for President (TV Series) · as Self - Filmmaker
2015
2014
2014
The Sixties (TV Series) · as Self - Director
2013
The Oscars · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient
2011
50 Documentaries to See Before You Die (TV Series) · as Self - Director, 'the War Room'
2006
Doc Talk (TV Series) · as Self
2005
2004
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
2003
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies · as Self (archive Footage)
2003
2002
2000
2000
1996
Theater Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1985
American Masters (TV Series) · as Self
1971
1 P.M. · as Self

2022
2006
Al Franken: God Spoke · as Executive Producer
2001
1999
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock · as Associate Producer
1987
Shake! Otis at Monterey · as Executive Producer
1979
1973
1971
1959
1954

1999
1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter · as Reader - Film As A Visual Newspaper (voice)
1968
Wild 90 · as Al

2009
Kings of Pastry · as Cinematographer
2008
A President to Remember · as Cinematographer
2007
65 Revisited · as Cinematographer
2004
2002
Elaine Stritch at Liberty · as Cinematographer
2002
Only the Strong Survive · as Cinematographer
2000
Down from the Mountain · as Director Of Photography
1997
Moon Over Broadway · as Cinematographer
1993
The War Room · as Director Of Photography
1991
Comin' Home · as Cinematographer
1989
Depeche Mode: 101 · as Cinematographer
1988
P.O.V. (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
1987
Shake! Otis at Monterey · as Cinematographer
1986
Jimi Plays Monterey · as Cinematographer
1979
1979
Town Bloody Hall · as Director Of Photography
1973
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' · as Director Of Photography
1971
1971
1 P.M. · as Director Of Photography
1970
Maidstone · as Director Of Photography
1970
Original Cast Album: Company · as Director Of Photography
1968
Monterey Pop · as Cinematographer
1968
Beyond the Law · as Cinematographer
1968
Wild 90 · as Director Of Photography
1967
Don't Look Back · as Cinematographer
1963
The Chair · as Cinematographer
1960
Primary · as Sound Recordist
1954
Baby · as Cinematographer
1953
Daybreak Express · as Director Of Photography

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