Sydney Pollack

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This Property is Condemned (1966): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Natalie Wood, Charles Bronson…; A splendid Tennessee William's adaptation, where Redford plays a Railroad company official sent to close down a yard in a Southern small town during…
Scalphunters, The (1968): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Ossie Davis…; A 'mountain' Western, with fur trapper Lancaster and ex–slave Davis teaming up to recapture a cargo of stolen pelts. The script aims at various…
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York…; Excellent adaptation of a '30s novel considered too grim for depression–weary audiences. Jane Fonda gives a career–best performance as a…
Castle Keep (1969): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont…; Anachronistic WWII film in which a ragtag squad of GI's, led by an eye–patched Burt Lancaster, hunker down in a medieval castle and try to halt…
Jeremiah Johnson (1972): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Will Geer; A counter–culture sensibility pervades this rugged wilderness western, about a mountain man whose distaste for civilization sees him go off the…
Way We Were, The (1973): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Barbra Streisand; A rich–kid aspiring novelist and a political activist go through the pleasure and pain of courtship and marriage through three decades.…
Yakuza, The (1975): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura; Mitchum challenges the sword and secrets of the Japanese Mafia in this accomplished actioner written by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne.
Absence of Malice (1975): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Sally Field, Paul Newman; Reporter Sally Feild smears innocent Paul Newman in this solid examination of ethics, power and corruption in the US media.
3 Days of the Condor (Three Days of the Condor) (1975): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson…; A polished thriller from the heyday of the 70s conspiracy genre, with Robert Redford as the hunted CIA operative who knows 'too much'. Going on…
Bobby Deerfield (1977): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey…; Solid, if overlong and overly sincere, drama about an American racing car driver (Pacino) who falls in love with a dying heiress. Not exactly…
Electric Horseman, The (1979): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine…; Curious romantic western with Redford as a former rodeo star who turns his back on his lucrative gig advertising cereal, and heads off to the desert…
Tootsie (1982): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray; Much–loved classic, with unemployed actor Dustin Hoffman donning a dress to pay the bills. Unfortunately, his TV–soap character, Dorothy…
Out of Africa (1985): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Meryl Streep, Robert Redford; Epic, elegant retelling of Karen Blixen's African memoirs. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Picture.
Havana (1990): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Lena Olin; A gracefully ageing Robert Redford seeks his fortune on the verge of the Cuban revolution, while romantic entanglement with Lena Olin has political…
Husbands and Wives (1992): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Liam Neeson…; A Woody Allen 'art–imitates–life' parable about aging intellectuals with the twenty–year itch. Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack and Liam…
Firm, The (1993): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman…; Tom Cruise ain't bad as a prodigal law graduate offered a six–figure salary with a prestigious but corrupt law firm. A reasonable meal is made…
Sabrina (1996): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond; Remake of the Hepburn–Bogart classic, the story of the chauffer's daughter who falls for the 'other' guy is tailored for a new generation,…
Random Hearts (1999): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Kristin Scott Thomas, Harrison Ford; Both widowed by the same plane–crash, Kristen Scott Thomas and Harrison Ford put the pieces together and discover their respective spouses were…
Changing Lanes (2002): Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Affleck, Toni Collette…; After a rush hour fender–bender between lawyer Ben Affleck and insurance agent Samuel L Jackson, a tit for tat game of ‘get even’ for high…
Interpreter, The (2005): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener…; A topical thriller embroiled in the thorny issues of African politics (with obvious allusions to Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe), this is a slick,…
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005): Dir. Sydney Pollack; Heaping praise on acclaimed architect Frank Gehry, Hollywood filmmaker Sydney Pollack crafts a loving, unashamed ode to his close friend and mentor…
Orchestra Seats (Fauteuils d'orchestre) (2006): Dir. Daniele Thompson
Feat. Cecile De France, Sydney Pollack; A fetching French soufflé with a keen eye for Parisian charms, this dainty bohemian offering follows an appealing ensemble cast headed by café…
Michael Clayton (2007): Dir. Tony Gilroy
Feat. George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson…; Razor–sharp legal thriller involving a sprawling class–action law suit and alleged cover–up, George Clooney plays a humble legal…
Made of Honour (2008): Dir. Paul Weiland
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd…; Cushy romantic comedy in the spirit of MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING, with a wealthy womaniser (Dempsey) asked to be maid of honour for his best chick…
Amazing Grace (Amazing Grace: Aretha Franklin) (2019): Dir. Sydney Pollack, Alan Elliott; Soul–shaking concert film featuring the mighty Aretha Franklin with choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January…

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