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D. A. Pennebaker, actor & director
Actor & Director

D. A. Pennebaker: Movies & Box Office

films
29
as director
22
on screen
1962–2015
box office
$576K
Career at a glance

D. A. Pennebaker's Career in Numbers

D. A. Pennebaker's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres D. A. Pennebaker works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Jane (1962) to Snapshots from the Tour (2015), and the 1960s were the busiest decade.

D. A. Pennebaker Movies by Decade

  1. 1960s 6
  2. 1970s 6
  3. 1980s 6
  4. 1990s 1
  5. 2000s 4
  6. 2010s 2

The 1960s were D. A. Pennebaker's busiest decade, with 6 films.

D. A. Pennebaker Movies by Genre

  • Documentary 15
  • Music 7
  • History 1
  • Crime 1

Documentary is the genre D. A. Pennebaker has worked in most, with 15 films, ahead of music (7).

D. A. Pennebaker Career Milestones

First film
Jane 1962
Biggest box office hit
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars $576K worldwide
29 credits

D. A. Pennebaker Filmography: Every Movie

Every film D. A. Pennebaker is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 22 as director and 3 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Works with

Who D. A. Pennebaker Makes Movies With

The actors and directors D. A. Pennebaker shares the most films with. Chris Hegedus comes first, with 8 films together, followed by Bob Dylan (4).

FAQ

D. A. Pennebaker: Questions & Answers

How many movies D. A. Pennebaker has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has D. A. Pennebaker been in?

D. A. Pennebaker is credited on 29 films, from 1962 to 2015. 3 of them as an actor and 22 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is D. A. Pennebaker's highest-grossing movie?

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979) is D. A. Pennebaker's biggest box office hit, with $576K worldwide. Across every film with box office figures, D. A. Pennebaker's movies have made $576K.

D. A. Pennebaker's biggest hits

What is D. A. Pennebaker's newest movie?

The most recent film on D. A. Pennebaker's filmography is Snapshots from the Tour (2015), which D. A. Pennebaker directed.

Who does D. A. Pennebaker work with most often?

D. A. Pennebaker shares the most films with Chris Hegedus (8 films), Bob Dylan (4 films) and John Lennon (3 films).

The Best D. A. Pennebaker Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 29 credits.

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