Arthur Penn

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Sep 27, 1922 (102 years old)
Death date
Sep 28, 2010

Arthur Penn

Known For

Mise en scène with Arthur Penn (a conversation)
Movie 2016

Mise en scène with Arthur Penn (a conversation)

The life and work of Arthur Penn, whose films like "Bonnie and Clyde" helped shape the conversation around violence in America and its movies.

Godard Made in USA
0h 52m
Movie 2010

Godard Made in USA

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

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
1h 5m
Movie 2008

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

The making-of documentary of Bonnie and Clyde.

Filmmakers in Action
1h 43m
Movie 2006

Filmmakers in Action

What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in different countries? (Sequel to “Filmmakers vs. Tycoons.”)

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
1h 59m
Movie 2003

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cinema, an exalted celebration of creativity and experimentation; but also of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: a turbulent and dark tale of ambition, envy, betrayal, hatred and self-destruction.

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
1h 30m
Movie 2002

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

illustrates how directors pushed boundaries and altered the art of filmmaking during the turbulent, swinging 1960s. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, "Reel Radicals" features clips from such seminal films as Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967); Mike Nichols' "The Graduate" (1967); Dennis Hopper's "Easy Rider" (1969); John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962); Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove" (1964) and "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968); John Schlesinger's "Midnight Cowboy" (1969); Richard Brooks' "Elmer Gantry" (1960) and "In Cold Blood" (1967); and Norman Jewison's "In the Heat of the Night" (1967) and "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968). Frankenheimer, Jewison, Hopper, Schlesinger, Penn, Buck Henry, Paul Mazursky, Roger Corman and Arthur Hiller are among the filmmakers who discuss the decade.

In the Shadow of Hollywood
1h 52m
Movie 2000

In the Shadow of Hollywood

In the Shadow of Hollywood examines this assault on our senses through interviews with directors, producers, writers and other experts in the film industry.

Searching for Arthur
0h 30m
Movie 1998

Searching for Arthur

Nichols and May: Take Two
0h 55m
Movie 1996

Nichols and May: Take Two

A documentary made for the PBS program American Masters about the comedy team Nichols and May.

Arthur Penn: A Love Affair with Film
1h 17m
Movie 1995

Arthur Penn: A Love Affair with Film

Documentary on the film work of director Arthur Penn.

Biography

Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American director and producer, who is closely associated with the American New Wave. He has won a Tony Award, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

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