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He was a pro's pro as a director and producer and, as an actor, he specialized in playing real pros: the slick, uneasy agent in "Tbotsie," the philandering hubby of "Husbands and Wives," the enigmatic boss of "Eyes Wide Shut," the glib lawyer of "Michael Clayton."
When you think of a typical [Robert Redford] movie of the '60s, '70s and '80s, from "This Property is Condemned" through "Havana," it's usually one directed by [SYDNEY POLLACK].In his career, he directed two of the great romances ("The Way We Were" and "Out of Africa"), one of the great Westerns ("Jeremiah Johnson"), one of the great modern film noirs ("They Shoot Horses, Don't They?") and one of the great romantic comedies (Tootsie").See the full content of this document
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The Consummate Pro
SYDNEY POLLACK, THE MAN WHO DIRECTED "Our of Africa," "The Way We Were," and "Three Days of the Condor," was one of those Hollywood professionals who seemed bullet-proof - so versatile and ubiquitous, and so talented in all three of his movie professions (director, producer and a...
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