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Sydney Pollack was an Academy Award-winning director, producer, actor, writer and public figure, who directed and produced over 40 films. Sydney Irwin Pollack was born July 1, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA, to Rebecca (Miller), a homemaker, and David Pollack, a professional boxer turned pharmacist.
- Director, Producer, Actor
- July 1, 1934
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- May 26, 2008
Pollack produced and acted in Michael Clayton (2007), and produced numerous films such as The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Iris (2001), Cold Mountain (2003) and The Reader (2008).
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- 1955–2008
- May 26, 2008 (aged 73), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Sydney Irwin Pollack, July 1, 1934, Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
20 titles. 1. The Slender Thread (1965) Passed | 98 min | Drama. 7. Rate. College volunteer Alan is working alone at the crisis center one evening when he receives a telephone call from suicidal caller Inga Dyson. Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas, Steven Hill. Votes: 2,461. Watch on Prime Video.
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- TOOTSIE (1982) Directed by Sydney Pollack. Screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Sydney Pollack, George Gaynes, Geena Davis.
- THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY? (1969) Directed by Sydney Pollack. Screenplay by Robert E. Thompson and James Poe, based on the novel by Horace McCoy. Starring Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Bonnie Bedelia, Red Buttons, Michael Conrad, Bruce Dern.
- THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (1975) Directed by Sydney Pollack. Screenplay by Lorenzo Semple, Jr. and David Rayfiel, based on the novel ‘Six Days of the Condor’ by James Grady.
- THE WAY WE WERE (1973) Directed by Sydney Pollack. Written by Arthur Laurents. Starring Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Viveca Lindfors, Herb Edelman, Murray Hamilton, Patrick O’Neal, Lois Chiles.
- Sabrina (1995) 65% In a remake of Billy Wilder's 1954 movie of the same, Pollack directed Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond in the twice-Oscar-nominated rom-com, Sabrina.
- The Scalphunters (1968) 70% In his third feature film as director, Pollack guided Burt Lancaster, Shelly Winters, and Telly Savalas in the comedic western romp The Scalphunters.
- The Firm (1993) 75% Based on the runaway John Grisham bestseller, Pollack directs Tom Cruise in a tale of legal intrigue via The Firm. The film landed Academy Award nods for Best Original Score and Holly Hunter as Best Supporting Actress.
- The Slender Thread (1965) 80% Pollack made his big-screen directorial debut with The Slender Thread, a film about a young crisis hotline volunteer who receives a call from a suicidal woman.
9 titles. 1. Tootsie (1982) PG | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance. 7.4. Rate. 88 Metascore. Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap. Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman. Votes: 113,443 | Gross: $177.20M.
1. Tootsie (1982) “Tootsie” is a 1982 comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman, who also served as a producer on the film. The movie follows the story of Michael Dorsey (Hoffman), an out-of-work actor who decides to pose as a woman in order to get a part on a soap opera.