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