Robert M. Young

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New York City, New York, USA

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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Appearances

Crew

Battlestar Galactica
8.2
Battlestar Galactica
Director
American Me
7.4
American Me
Producer, Camera Operator
Berkeley
5.5
Berkeley
Additional Director of Photography
Talent for the Game
7.0
Talent for the Game
Director
The Plot Against Harry
6.3
The Plot Against Harry
Producer, Director of Photography
One Trick Pony
5.5
One Trick Pony
Director
Extremities
6.1
Extremities
Director
Caught
5.7
Caught
Director
Dominick and Eugene
6.9
Dominick and Eugene
Director
Triumph of the Spirit
6.6
Triumph of the Spirit
Director
China: The Panda Adventure
6.0
China: The Panda Adventure
Director
Short Eyes
6.7
Short Eyes
Director
Rich Kids
4.9
Rich Kids
Director
Alambrista!
5.8
Alambrista!
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Nothing But a Man
7.4
Nothing But a Man
Producer, Director of Photography, Writer
Saving Grace
6.4
Saving Grace
Director
Solomon & Sheba
7.0
Solomon & Sheba
Director
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
6.5
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
Director of Photography, Editor
To Fly!
6.3
To Fly!
Writer
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
6.9
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Director, Screenplay
We Are the Children
7.5
We Are the Children
Director
Slave of Dreams
4.3
Slave of Dreams
Director
Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp
6.7
Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
6.3
Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
7.0
Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
6.3
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
Director, Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
5.3
Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
6.0
Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
7.0
Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout
6.0
Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
7.3
Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
Cinematography
Cortile Cascino
6.5
Cortile Cascino
Director of Photography, Editor, Director
Human Error
9.0
Human Error
Director
Roosters
3.8
Roosters
Director
Children of the Fields
Children of the Fields
Director
J.T.
8.0
J.T.
Director
Faces of Israel 1966
Faces of Israel 1966
Director of Photography
Sit-In
Sit-In
Director
Secrets of the Reef
7.0
Secrets of the Reef
Writer, Director, Director of Photography
The Maze
The Maze
Director
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
Writer
Abstraction
Abstraction
Director, Producer
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
Director, Writer, Camera Operator
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