Barbara Kopple — Director (12)

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Union Town (2026) IMDb Douban
Union Town
director: 芭芭拉·卡颇
other title: 工会之城 / 유니온 타운: 뉴욕을 달리는 사람들
Set against the backdrop of New York City, the film follows delivery industry workers as they take on some of the world s most powerful corporate giants, touching on the challenges, joys and human elements that make this movement possible.

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The House of Steinbrenner (2010) IMDb TMDB
The House of Steinbrenner
director: Barbara Kopple actor: Joe DiMaggio / Lou Gehrig …
Love them or hate them, the Yankees dominated baseball for more than four decades, then sagged under ownership by CBS until a 42-year-old shipbuilder named George Steinbrenner led a purchase of the team in 1973. He turned that $10m investment into a billion-dollar business, and the 'House that Ruth Built' inspired generations of fans. Deteriorating facilities and changing revenue streams inspired Steinbrenner to build an impressive new stadium marking the end of one grand era and the beginning - perhaps - of another.

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Gun Fight (2011) IMDb TMDB
Gun Fight
director: Barbara Kopple
In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shooting, Oscar winner Barbara Kopple takes an in depth look at the issue of gun rights and gun control. She interviews both gun and anti-gun advocates in an effort to shed some light on this not-quite black-and-white issue.

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Addiction (2007) IMDb TMDB
Addiction
Assembled by some of the nation's top documentary filmmakers, this centerpiece film in HBO's 'Addiction' campaign features insights from experts on trends and treatments in the ongoing battle against drug and alcohol abuse. This documentary consists of nine segments that focus on case studies and cutting-edge treatments that challenge traditional beliefs about addiction.

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A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999) WikiData IMDb TMDB
A Conversation with Gregory Peck
other title: Una conversación con Gregory Peck / 与格里高利·派克交谈 …
Not your usual film biography, A Conversation With Gregory Peck (2000) goes on-the-road and behind-the-scenes with Gregory Peck and his one man show. The actor's traveling program features question and answer sessions with the American icon and allows the actor to reminisce about his career.

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This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous (2017) IMDb TMDB Douban
This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous
director: Barbara Kopple actor: Gigi Lazzarato
other title: 艳压群芳奇美丽 / 绮丽万物
Are there limits to your love for your family? One family's acceptance is tested when a champion diver, destined for the Olympics, announces he's transitioning into a woman-and invites his YouTube followers along for every moment. It's a story about unconditional love and finding the courage to be yourself.

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American Dream (1992) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
American Dream
director: Cathy Caplan / Thomas Haneke …
other title: 美国梦 / 美國夢
When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor union decides to go on strike and fight for a wage they believe is fair. But as the work stoppage drags on and the strikers face losing everything, friends become enemies, families are divided and the very future of this typical mid American town is threatened.

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Havoc (2005) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Havoc
★ 4.7 (20 ratings) director: Barbara Kopple actor: Anne Hathaway / Bijou Phillips …
other title: 历劫俏佳人 / 하복 …
A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang. Suddenly, their role-playing seems a little too real.

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Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976)
Harlan County, U.S.A.
★ 8.9 (16 ratings) director: 芭芭拉·卡颇 actor: John Corcoran / 约翰·奥莱利 …
other title: 美国哈兰县 / 할란 카운티 USA …
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastovers refusal to sign a contract (when the miners joined with the United Mine Workers of America) led to the strike, which lasted more than a year and included violent battles between gun-toting company thugs/scabs and the picketing miners and their supportive women-folk. Director Barbara Kopple puts the strike into perspective by giving us some background on the historical plight of the miners and some history of the UMWA. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with New York Women in Film & Television in 2004.