Sydney Pollack

Biography

Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor. For his film Out of Africa (1985), Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture. He was also nominated for Best Director Oscars for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982).

Some of his other best-known works include Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Absence of Malice (1981). His subsequent films included Havana (1990), The Firm (1993), The Interpreter (2005), and he produced and acted in Michael Clayton (2007). Pollack also made appearances in Robert Altman's Hollywood mystery The Player (1992), Woody Allen's relationship drama Husbands and Wives (1993), and Stanley Kubrick's erotic psychological drama Eyes Wide Shut (1999).

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CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Sydney Pollack

Shadows of Suspicion: Decoding the Paranoia of Three Days of the Condor

on Three Days of the Condor | Jul 12, 2025

Sydney Pollack’s Three Days of the Condor (1975) is a masterclass in constructing tension through restraint, weaving a tapestry of paranoia that feels as prescient today as it did in its post-Watergat... Read more