Robert M. Young
Known for: Directing
Born: November 21, 1924 in New York City, New York, USA - Died: February 5, 2024
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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Slave of Dreams
Director
Talent for the Game
Director
One Trick Pony
Director
Extremities
Director
Caught
Director
Dominick and Eugene
Director
Short Eyes
Director
Nothing But a Man
Producer
Rich Kids
Director
China: The Panda Adventure
Director
Saving Grace
Director
Solomon & Sheba
Director
Alambrista!
Director
Cortile Cascino
Director of Photography
Faces of Israel 1966
Director of Photography
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Director
Secrets of the Reef
Writer
Roosters
Director
American Me
Producer
To Fly!
Writer
The Maze
Director
Children of the Fields
Director
J.T.
Director
Berkeley
Additional Director of Photography