The Devil’s Own

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The Devil’s Own

film by Pakula [1997]

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Alan J. Pakula
Films of the 1990s
Pakula’s final directing effort was The Devil’s Own (1997), a well-made thriller starring Ford as a New York City police detective who unwittingly takes in a boarder (Brad Pitt) who turns out to be an extremely lethal Irish terrorist. The film demonstrated that Pakula was still able to work effectively…
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Pakula’s final directing effort was The Devil’s Own (1997), a well-made thriller starring Ford as a New York City police detective who unwittingly takes in a boarder (Brad Pitt) who turns out to be an extremely lethal Irish terrorist. The film demonstrated that Pakula was still able to work effectively…
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Brad Pitt
Fight Club, Ocean’s trilogy, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith
…Irish Republican Army terrorist in The Devil’s Own (1997), a modern-day personification of death in Meet Joe Black (1998), and an underground boxer in Fight Club (1999). In 2000 Pitt married actress Jennifer Aniston. The following year he starred in Ocean’s Eleven, a comedy caper about con artists.
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…Irish Republican Army terrorist in The Devil’s Own (1997), a modern-day personification of death in Meet Joe Black (1998), and an underground boxer in Fight Club (1999). In 2000 Pitt married actress Jennifer Aniston. The following year he starred in Ocean’s Eleven, a comedy caper about con artists.
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