Robert M. Young
Birthday: 1924-11-22
Deathday: 2024-02-06
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Robert Milton Young (November 22, 1924 – February 6, 2024) was an American film and television director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and producer. Young was considered a trailblazer in the independent filmmaking sector and for frequently casting Edward James Olmos in his movies, directing him in Alambrista! (1977), The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982), Saving Grace (1986), Triumph of the Spirit (1989), Talent for the Game (1991), Roosters (1993), Slave of Dreams (1995), and Caught (1996). He produced Olmos's directorial debut, American Me (1992).
Credits
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2011-10-12 | The Maze |
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2004-01-19 | Human Error |
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2001-06-09 | China: The Panda Adventure |
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1996-01-24 | Caught |
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1995-02-26 | Solomon & Sheba |
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1995-01-01 | Slave of Dreams |
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1993-01-01 | Roosters |
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1991-04-26 | Talent for the Game |
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1989-12-08 | Triumph of the Spirit |
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1988-03-18 | Dominick and Eugene |
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1987-03-16 | We Are the Children |
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1986-08-22 | Extremities |
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1986-05-02 | Saving Grace |
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1983-08-19 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez |
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1980-10-03 | One Trick Pony |
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1979-08-17 | Rich Kids |
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1977-10-16 | Alambrista! |
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1977-09-28 | Short Eyes |
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1973-01-01 | Children of the Fields |
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1971-12-24 | J.T. |
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1967-12-23 | Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice |
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1967-01-01 | Abstraction |
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1962-01-02 | Cortile Cascino |
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1961-09-19 | NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War |
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1960-12-20 | Sit-In |
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1956-11-01 | Secrets of the Reef |