Directing
Robert M. Young
EN cinema · 43 credits
Born
22 November 1924
Died
6 February 2024 (aged 99)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Robert Young · Robert Milton Young
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).
Known for
Filmography
The Maze
Director
Berkeley
Additional Director of Photography
Human Error
Director
Caught
Director
Slave of Dreams
Director
Solomon & Sheba
Director
Roosters
Director
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
Director of Photography, Editor
American Me
Producer, Camera Operator
Talent for the Game
Director
Dominick and Eugene
Director
We Are the Children
Director
Extremities
Director
Saving Grace
Director
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Director, Screenplay
One Trick Pony
Director
Rich Kids
Director
Short Eyes
Director
Alambrista!
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
To Fly!
Writer
J.T.
Director
The Plot Against Harry
Producer, Director of Photography
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Faces of Israel 1966
Director of Photography
Abstraction
1967
Abstraction
Director, Producer
Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp
1967
Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
1967
Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
1967
Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
1967
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
Director, Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
1967
Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
1967
Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
1967
Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
1967
Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
Cinematography
Nothing But a Man
Producer, Director of Photography, Writer
Cortile Cascino
Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Writer
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
1961
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Sit-In
Director
Secrets of the Reef
1956
Secrets of the Reef
Writer, Director, Director of Photography