Donn Alan Pennebaker (July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker.
Known For
Monterey Pop
(1968)
Director
Don't Look Back
(1967)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Daybreak Express
(1953)
Director
Baby
(1954)
Director
Brussels Loops
(1958)
Director
Skyscraper
(1959)
Director
Opening In Moscow
(1959)
Director
David
(1961)
Director
Aga Khan
(1961)
Director
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
(1961)
Director
Adventures on the New Frontier
(1961)
Director
Susan Starr
(1962)
Director
Mooney vs. Fowle
(1962)
Director
Jane
(1962)
Director
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
(1964)
Director
Lambert & Co.
(1964)
Director
Elizabeth and Mary
(1965)
Director
Hier Strauss
(1965)
Director
Don't Look Back
(1967)
Director
Wake at Generation
(1968)
Director
Monterey Pop
(1968)
Director
Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
(1968)
Director
RainForest
(1968)
Director
Hickory Hill
(1968)
Director
Original Cast Album: Company
(1970)
Director
Alice Cooper
(1970)
Director
Sweet Toronto
(1971)
Director
1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie)
(1971)
Director
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
(1973)
Director
Energy War
(1977)
Director
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
(1977)
Director
Town Bloody Hall
(1979)
Director
DeLorean
(1981)
Director
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
(1983)
Director
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
(1983)
Director
Shake! Otis at Monterey
(1987)
Director
Jimi Plays Monterey
(1987)
Director
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
(1989)
Director
Depeche Mode: 101
(1989)
Director
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
(1992)
Director
The War Room
(1993)
Director
Woodstock Diary
(1994)
Director
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
(1996)
Director
Moon Over Broadway
(1997)
Director
Down from the Mountain
(2001)
Director
Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
(2002)
Director
Only the Strong Survive
(2002)
Director
Cinema16: American Short Films
(2006)
Director
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
(2006)
Director
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
(2007)
Director
65 Revisited
(2007)
Director
Addiction
(2007)
Director
The Return of the War Room
(2008)
Director
Kings of Pastry
(2009)
Director
Snapshots from the Tour
(2015)
Director
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
(2016)
Director
Unlocking the Cage
(2016)
Director
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
(2020)
Director
Acting
Wild 90
(1968)
Al
Up Your Legs Forever
(1971)
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
(1982)
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
(2000)
Self
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
(2005)
Self
Morris Engel: The Independent
(2008)
Self
Godard Made in USA
(2010)
Self
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
(2011)
Self
Ricky on Leacock
(2012)
Self
A Venue For The End Of The World
(2014)
Himself
Janis: Little Girl Blue
(2015)
Himself
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
(2016)
Self
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
(2016)
Himself
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
(2020)
Himself
Camera
Daybreak Express
(1953)
Director of Photography
American Football
(1957)
Director of Photography
Yanki No!
(1960)
Director of Photography
Primary
(1960)
Camera Operator
Adventures on the New Frontier
(1961)
Camera Operator
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
(1964)
Camera Operator
Don't Look Back
(1967)
Camera Operator
Monterey Pop
(1968)
Camera Operator
Wild 90
(1968)
Director of Photography
Original Cast Album: Company
(1970)
Director of Photography
Maidstone
(1971)
Director of Photography
Eat the Document
(1972)
Camera Operator
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
(1973)
Director of Photography
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
(1977)
Director of Photography
Town Bloody Hall
(1979)
Director of Photography
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
(1983)
Camera Operator
Shake! Otis at Monterey
(1987)
Camera Operator
Jimi Plays Monterey
(1987)
Camera Operator
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
(1989)
Camera Operator
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
(1992)
Camera Operator
The War Room
(1993)
Director of Photography
Down from the Mountain
(2001)
Director of Photography
65 Revisited
(2007)
Camera Operator
Editing
Daybreak Express
(1953)
Editor
Primary
(1960)
Editor
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
(1964)
Editor
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
(1977)
Editor
Jimi Plays Monterey
(1987)
Editor
From the Pole to the Equator
(1987)
Editor
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
(1989)
Editor
Depeche Mode: 101
(1989)
Editor
The War Room
(1993)
Editor
Down from the Mountain
(2001)
Editor
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
(2008)
Editor
Writing
Daybreak Express
(1953)
Writer
Christopher and Me
(1960)
Screenplay
Don't Look Back
(1967)
Writer
Wild 90
(1968)
Writer
Sound
Crew
The Chair
(1963)
Cinematography
Maidstone
(1971)
Cinematography
Cracked Actor
(1975)
Thanks
Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
(2002)
Cinematography
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
(2008)
Cinematography
Production
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
(1964)
Producer
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
(1973)
Producer
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
(1977)
Producer
Town Bloody Hall
(1979)
Producer
Startup.com
(2001)
Producer
The Cutman
(2003)
Executive Producer
Al Franken: God Spoke
(2006)
Executive Producer
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
(2024)
Executive Producer