D. A. Pennebaker Movies

  • 1975
    David Bowie: Cracked Actor

    David Bowie: Cracked Actor

    David Bowie: Cracked Actor

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    The documentary depicts Bowie on tour in Los Angeles, using a mixture of vérité sequences filmed in limousines and hotels, and concert...

    David Bowie: Cracked Actor
  • 2002
    Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

    Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

    Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

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    Additional musical performances from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in California, shot for the film Monterey Pop (1968) and released on the...

    Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
  • 1989
    Depeche Mode: 101

    Depeche Mode: 101

    Depeche Mode: 101

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    A fascinating documentary focusing on backstage realities of art and business during the British synthesizer band's 1988 American tour.

    Depeche Mode: 101
  • 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'
  • 1964
    You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

    You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

    You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

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    Description by D.A Pennebaker: "This movie is something of a mystery. Timothy Leary was getting married to a model named Nena Von Schlebrugge up in...

    You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
  • 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
    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
  • 2000
    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

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    With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack...

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
  • 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
  • 1965
    Marathon

    Marathon

    Marathon

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    Started as a class project in what was likely the first filmmaking course ever taught at Harvard, Marathon documents the running of the 1964 Boston...

    Marathon
  • 2008
    A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

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

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

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    Bringing to life an American President who was widely respected by his countrymen and celebrated around the world. Composed from four break through...

    A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
  • 2006
    Al Franken: God Spoke

    Al Franken: God Spoke

    Al Franken: God Spoke

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    Join filmmaking duo Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob as their cameras follow Franken to book signings, campaign rallies and the launch of Air America...

    Al Franken: God Spoke
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1962
    Blackie

    Blackie

    Blackie

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    Story of the last flight of TWA pilot Harold Blackburn and his retirement at age 60 after 40 years.

    Blackie
  • 1960
    ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!

    ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!

    ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!

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    A 1960 cinéma vérité documentary on anti-American sentiment in Latin America, combining observational footage from Caracas and...

    ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
  • 1971
    Up Your Legs Forever

    Up Your Legs Forever

    Up Your Legs Forever

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    The film consists of continuous panning shots up a series of 367 human legs.

    Up Your Legs Forever
  • 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
  • 1987
    Jimi Plays Monterey

    Jimi Plays Monterey

    Jimi Plays Monterey

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    Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered one of the most radical and legendary live shows ever....

    Jimi Plays Monterey