The Sterile Cuckoo was adapted from a novel written by an American novelist.
Alan Jay Pakula -LRB- -LSB- pəˈkuːlə -RSB- April 7 , 1928 -- November 19 , 1998 -RRB- was an American film director , writer and producer .. He was nominated for three Academy Awards  : Best Picture for To Kill a Mockingbird -LRB- 1962 -RRB- , Best Director for All the President 's Men -LRB- 1976 -RRB- and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sophie 's Choice -LRB- 1982 -RRB- .. Best Picture. Academy Award for Best Picture. To Kill a Mockingbird. To Kill a Mockingbird ( film ). Best Director. Academy Award for Best Director. Best Adapted Screenplay. Academy Award for Best Writing ( Adapted Screenplay ). Pakula was also notable for directing his `` paranoia trilogy ''  : All the President 's Men , Klute -LRB- 1971 -RRB- , and The Parallax View -LRB- 1974 -RRB- .. Klute. Klute. The Parallax View. The Parallax View