REST IN PEACE SYDNEY POLLACK DIRECTOR

3 days of the condor

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[selloutasaurus]

I was one of the lucky ones who got to see him work & be directed by him. I was an extra in "The Interpreter". He was a cool, calm class act. He treated everyone on the cast & crew as equals. He made sure to give all extras a thank you letter! He was a special artist & human being who cared about everyone who collaborated on his films. We will all miss him & his genius. Prayers for him, his family & loved ones. Rest In Peace, Mr. Pollack.

[tvdays]

I had worked with Sydney on 3 days of the Condor as a PA. He came from teh set of Tootsie at the end of the day to do the interview. Then he let me come to the set to shoot. I had the chance to write his bio Book on Elec Horseman...then Seymour STrenh died the DW Griffith Biographer and I turned down sydney to save the Griffith ARchives. ALl I can see was he was a class guy. I learned how to use diffrent lens on a camera. I'l have to look over my diary on Condor.

[myryckyz]

I Thank you a lot Mr. Ira H. Gallen for these treasures you share with us. regards from Peru- by The way i love all the great Pollack films, specially Condor and Bobby Deerfield his most underrated film.

[0907oliv]

The first Sydney Pollack film I ever saw was They Shoot Horses Don't They. I saw just about all of his films with Robert Redford and many without Robert Redford. I loved his films. They were always so classy. No pyrotechnics, often relationship films, tasteful love scenes. Then when he did Out of Africa, he proved he could do an epic.

[0907oliv]

I saw Sydney Pollack in the 1980's when I was visiting New York. He was doing a Q&A session that was open to the public. Afterwards I told him how much I had loved Out of Africa & had seen it several times. I probably made an idiot of myself because I was so nervous & in awe of him that my voice was shaking. I hope he understood that I was just nervous. It taught me never to speak to a famous person unless I was really relaxed around the person & felt certain I could carry it off.

[jordanh109]

thanks for the video.

[pookie67]

Catle Keep and Jeremiah Johnson are my two favorite's of his, I'm glad I had the chance to meet & chat with him back in '85, but I sure would've loved to sit and pick his brain about castle keep. He was one of the best.

[selloutasaurus]

Thanks for your sharing your story. I'd be interested to find out more about your experience working on Condor.And thanks for posting this series of interviews.They're great!

[siddinotoytoy]

thank you for everything sidney, goodnight =*