Robert M. Young
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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).
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Caught (1996)
Director
Extremities (1986)
Director
Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
Director
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
Director
Talent for the Game (1991)
Director
J.T. (1971)
Director
Short Eyes (1977)
Director
Solomon & Sheba (1995)
Director
Saving Grace (1986)
Director
We Are the Children (1987)
Director
One Trick Pony (1980)
Director
Rich Kids (1979)
Director
China: The Panda Adventure (2001)
Director
Dominick and Eugene (1988)
Director
Cortile Cascino (1962)
Director
Human Error (2004)
Director
Slave of Dreams (1995)
Director
Roosters (1993)
Director
Abstraction (1967)
Director
The Maze (2011)
Director
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War (1961)
Director
Children of the Fields (1973)
Director
Alambrista! (1977)
Director
The Eskimo: Fight for Life (1970)
Director
Secrets of the Reef (1956)
Director
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice (1967)
Director
Sit-In (1960)
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