Paul Mazursky
Date of birth: 1930-04-25
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known for: Directing
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Biography
Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky (April 25, 1930 – June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), An Unmarried Woman (1978), Harry and Tonto (1974), and Enemies, A Love Story (1989). He is also known for directing such films as Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Moon over Parador (1988), and Scenes from a Mall (1991). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Mazursky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
History of the World: Part I
1981-06-12
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the Fren
Fear and Desire
1953-03-31
After their airplane crashes behind enemy lines, four soldiers must survive and try to find a way ba
Into the Night
1985-02-22
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met
Carlito's Way
1993-11-10
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long
Moscow on the Hudson
1984-04-06
A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone p
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
1976-02-04
An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the boh
Antz
1998-10-02
A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches
Blackboard Jungle
1955-03-25
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupi
2 Days in the Valley
1996-09-11
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by t
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979-04-27
An idealistic first-time director lives for his art — until he meets a wife of an Italian producer a
Punchline
1988-10-07
Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Ste
The Pickle
1993-04-30
Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a teen
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968-10-18
Harold Fine is a self-described square - a 35-year-old Los Angeles lawyer who's not looking forward
Willie & Phil
1980-08-15
Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — beco
A Slight Case of Murder
1999-09-19
In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers
Show Me the Magic
2012-11-01
Don McAlpine, legendary cinematographer. World renowned Australian. A documentary of his life journe
An Unmarried Woman
1978-05-24
A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sex
Bulworth
1998-05-15
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportuni
Moon Over Parador
1988-09-09
Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
1998-08-28
In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment m
Faithful
1996-04-03
A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind w
Scenes from a Mall
1991-02-22
A comedy about a married couple -- he's a sports lawyer, she's a psychologist -- which takes place o
Casting By
2012-11-01
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Ma
A Man, a Woman and a Bank
1979-09-28
Two novice thieves are plotting to rob a bank in Vancouver. A photographer snaps a shot of one thief
Big Shot's Funeral
2001-12-21
Don Tyler, a famous film-maker, falls ill on the sets of his movie. Fascinated by the funereal tradi
Blume in Love
1973-06-17
Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his ow
Enemies, a Love Story
1989-12-13
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his lon
New York at the Movies
2002-07-07
Meryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Centu
Deathwatch
1966-03-02
Based on a play by Jean Genet, a small-time thief battles with his gay cellmate over a third illiter
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986-01-31
Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant
A Star Is Born
1976-12-17
Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman afte
The Other Side of the Wind
2018-11-02
Surrounded by fans and sceptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad i
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997-05-17
As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017-11-12
Profile of the producer and former studio head of 20th Century Fox in the 1970s, Alan Ladd Jr.
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
2001-09-04
This documentary was broadcast on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel to kick off the pres
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011-05-25
Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, b
Do It for Uncle Manny
2002-03-06
Struggling actor Danny and his pal Stuart are ready to rock the L.A. nightlife -- with help from a R
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001-05-02
With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this docu
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014-12-12
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent
Man Trouble
1992-07-17
A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
1997-01-22
Documentary focusing The Monkees, the 1960s pop group originally created for a TV sitcom. Interviews
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1969-09-17
After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and h
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
1989-06-03
A wealthy Beverly Hills resident who has just become a widow, Clare Lipkin temporarily takes on her
Love Affair
1994-10-21
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a
Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy
2007-06-05
Paul Mazursky journeys to a small town in the Ukriane, to witness and participate in a three day cel
Vittorio D.
2009-09-17
A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and famil
The Majestic
2001-12-21
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles d
First Works
1989-10-10
It's a mixed bag in the age of illuminating DVD supplements, but First Works effectively demonstrate
Touch
1997-02-14
At the discovery of his ability to work miracles, Juvenal becomes a media sensation, but now he's pr
Miami Rhapsody
1995-01-27
Even though Gwyn Marcus is engaged to her boyfriend, Matt, she is still afraid of commitment. While
The Making of 'The Producers'
2002-12-03
An hour-long making-of featurette which features interviews and anecdotes from the likes of Mel Broo
Alex in Wonderland
1970-12-22
Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature length movie. In its previews,
The Magic of Fellini
2002-01-27
Documentary with interviews and clips of Fellini's movies.
Searching for Orson
2006-11-02
Narrated by Peter Bogdanovich, this biography of Orson Welles includes the emotional memoirs of actr
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
2006-04-28
Life has its downs for James, living with his mom in Chicago at 39, an aging performer at Second Cit
Crazy in Alabama
1999-10-22
An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to de
Cattle Call
2006-06-01
A guy starts a fake casting agency in hopes that he will meet his soul mate.
Harry and Tonto
1974-08-12
Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his
Tempest
1982-08-13
A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the succes
A Decade Under the Influence
2003-04-25
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today
Coast to Coast
2004-04-03
Barnaby and Maxine Pierce, an embattled married couple in Connecticut, are on the verge of divorce.
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002-04-02
illustrates how directors pushed boundaries and altered the art of filmmaking during the turbulent,
Winchell
1998-11-21
The true story of the influential and controversial columnist Walter Winchell, who ruled the newspap
The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi
2009-09-19
A musical journey through the brief life and times of the celebrated composer who pioneered the cros