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Robert M. Young

Film Director / Cinematographer / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 11/22/1924 (98) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Robert Milton Young, usually known as Robert M. Young (born November 22, 1924), is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and producer. In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. He has frequently cast 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 (19... ()
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Robert Milton Young (born November 22, 1924) is an American filmmaker.

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

Known for these Movies & Shows

A middle-aged couple has a drifter enter their lives. The fish-store owners find that the mysterious young man awakens the couple in ways they didn't expect. Things get tense when the drifter begins a ...

Caught

Certification unknown

1996 | 2.9/5 | 1h 50min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Documentary film about life in the slums of Palermo, Sicily. Revisiting the family featured in a 1961 documentary from Michael Roemer, and Robert Young (the father/ father in law of this film's direct ...

Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family

Certification unknown

1993 | 2.9/5 | 1h 25min
Documentary
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After the birth of his first child, Roberto, a young Mexican man, slips across the border into the United States. Seeking work to support his family back home, he finds that working hard is not enough ...

Alambrista!

Certification unknown

1977 | 3.1/5 | 1h 50min
Drama
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Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is a little bit slow due do an accident in his youth. They live together, with Dominick working as garbage man to put Eugene through medical school. Their r ...

Dominick and Eugene

PG-13

1988 | 3.4/5 | 1h 51min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Robert M. Young

2x George Polk Awards Peabody Awards Emmy Awards Guggenheim Fellowship
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Movies with Robert M. Young as Crew(33)

Directing/Director2011 The Maze
Directing/Director2004 Human Error
Directing/Director2001 China: The Panda Adventure
Directing/Director1996 Caught
Directing/Director1995 Solomon & Sheba
Directing/Director1995 Slave of Dreams
Directing/Director1993 Roosters
Camera/Camera Operator1992 American Me
Production/Producer1992 American Me
Directing/Director1991 Talent for the Game
Directing/Director1989 Triumph of the Spirit
Directing/Director1988 Dominick and Eugene
Directing/Director1986 Saving Grace
Directing/Director1986 Extremities
Directing/Director1983 The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Writing/Screenplay1983 The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Directing/Director1980 One Trick Pony
Directing/Director1979 Rich Kids
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Alambrista!
Directing/Director1977 Alambrista!
Writing/Writer1977 Alambrista!
Directing/Director1977 Short Eyes
Writing/Writer1976 To Fly!
Directing/Director1973 Children of the Fields
Camera/Director of Photography1971 The Plot Against Harry
Production/Producer1971 The Plot Against Harry
Directing/Director1969 J.T.
Camera/Director of Photography1964 Nothing But a Man
Production/Producer1964 Nothing But a Man
Writing/Writer1964 Nothing But a Man
Camera/Director of Photography1956 Secrets of the Reef
Directing/Director1956 Secrets of the Reef
Writing/Writer1956 Secrets of the Reef

TV Shows/Series with Robert M. Young as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2004 Battlestar Galactica

Full Name: Robert Milton Young
Born: Saturday, 11/22 1924 (November) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 98 years + 127 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Other names for Robert M. Young (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert Young"
"Robert M. Young (director)"
Robert M. Young frequently works together with these people:
Edward James Olmos (16x, Actor)
Hilary Rosenfeld (8x, Crew)
Curtis Clark (7x, Crew)
Michael Hausman (6x, Crew)
Arthur Coburn (6x, Crew)
Norman Buckley (5x, Crew)
Michael Roemer (5x, Crew)
Ronald D. Moore (4x, Crew)
Jim Freeman (4x, Crew)
Edward Beyer (4x, Crew)
Greg MacGillivray (4x, Crew)
Floyd Mutrux (3x, Crew)

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1315912, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/28/2023