The Best Episodes Directed By Sydney Pollack

Every TV Episode Directed by Sydney Pollack Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - The Black Curtain
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Black Curtain

    S1:E9

    Phil Townsend suffers amnesia after he is mugged outside his drug store. All he remembers is that he is about to get married. A taxi driver takes him to his fiancée's house, but he discovers that she is already married and has been married for three years. Later, Townsend discovers that he has been living under the name David Webber for three years. He discovers that Webber was once the bodyguard of a rich criminal attorney and is suspected of murdering the attorney's wife. Townsend eventually manages to clear his name. Later, he checks into a hospital for treatment.

    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Diagnosis: Danger
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Diagnosis: Danger

    S1:E22

    An outbreak of anthrax in Los Angeles threatens to panic the city until the health department's Dr. Dan Dana arrives to track down the source of the disease. With this assistance of his boss Dr. Oliver and Deputy Sheriff Judd, he discovers that the disease comes from a pair of bongos purchased in Mexico by a now dead drummer.

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Sydney Pollack Ratings Summary

"The Black Curtain" is the best rated episode directed by Sydney Pollack. It scored 7/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 11/11/1962 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Diagnosis: Danger".