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Bill Pohlad

Film Producer / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 11/30/1955 (68) | Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
Bill Pohlad is an American film producer and director. He is the son of Mary Eloise (O'Rourke) and billionaire financier Carl Pohlad, who owned the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise from 1984 until his death in 2009. He has two brothers: Jim Pohlad, who took over as the team's principal owner upon their father's death; and Bob Pohlad, owner of NorthMarq Capital. ()

Bill Pohlad is a director and feature film producer. In 2009 Pohland launched a new motion picture distribution company called Apparition. Pohlad co-founded the firm with veteran independent movie producer Bob Berney.Pohlad also owns a movie production company, River Road Entertainment, which has offices in Los Angeles and Minneapolis. It produced several notable movies, including Brokeback Mountain, A Prairie Home Companion and Into the Wild. It just wrapped up production of The Runaways, starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning.Bill Pohlad is the son of self-made billionaire Carl Pohlad, owner of the Minnesota Twins baseball team and one of Forbe's 400 Richest Americans. Bill Pohlad is also one-third owner of the Minnesota Twins, sharing ownership with brothers Bob Pohlad and Jim Pohlad.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Music | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to ...

The Tree of Life

FSK: 0+ years

2011 | 3.4/5 | 2h 19min
Drama, Fantasy
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In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior ...

Love & Mercy

FSK: 6+ years

2015 | 3.6/5 | 2h
Drama, Music, History
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Rodeo cowboy Jack and ranch hand Ennis are hired as sheepherders in 1963 Wyoming. One night on Brokeback Mountain, they spark a physical relationship. Though Ennis marries his longtime sweetheart and ...

Brokeback Mountain

FSK: 12+ years

2005 | 3.9/5 | 2h 14min
Drama, Romance / Love
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In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not on ...

12 Years a Slave

FSK: 12+ years

2013 | 4.0/5 | 2h 14min
Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for Bill Pohlad

Academy Award for Best Picture
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Movies with Bill Pohlad as Actor(1)

as himself2011 Exploring 'The Tree of Life'

Movies with Bill Pohlad as Crew(23)

Directing/Director2023 Dreamin' Wild
Writing/Screenplay2023 Dreamin' Wild
Production/Producer2023 Dreamin' Wild
Production/Executive Producer2020 David Byrne's American Utopia
Production/Executive Producer2019 A Hidden Life
Production/Producer2017 Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
Production/Producer2017 The Last Face
Production/Executive Producer2016 A Monster Calls
Production/Producer2016 Voyage of Time: An IMAX Documentary
Directing/Director2015 Love & Mercy
Production/Producer2015 Love & Mercy
Production/Producer2014 Time Out of Mind
Production/Producer2014 Wild
Production/Producer2013 12 Years a Slave
Production/Producer2011 The Tree of Life
Production/Producer2010 The Runaways
Production/Producer2010 Fair Game
Production/Producer2007 Into the Wild
Production/Executive Producer2006 A Prairie Home Companion
Production/Executive Producer2005 Brokeback Mountain
Directing/Director1992 Prince: Unauthorized
Directing/Director1990 Old Explorers
Writing/Writer1990 Old Explorers

Born: Wednesday, 11/30 1955 (November) in Minnesota (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 68 years + 141 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Father: Carl Pohlad
Bill Pohlad frequently works together with these people:
Brad Pitt (8x, Actor)
Terrence Malick (8x, Crew)
Sean Penn (6x, Actor)
Oren Moverman (5x, Crew)
Dan Glass (5x, Crew)
Grant Hill (5x, Crew)
Sarah Green (5x, Crew)
Nicolas Gonda (5x, Crew)
Dede Gardner (5x, Crew)
Eugene Gearty (4x, Crew)
David Byrne (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:809405, Added: 11/08/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024