Robert Altman
Birthday: 1925-02-20
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Biography: Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971) and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Movies
Nothing Like a Dame
BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Eileen Atki...
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Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
A look at the making of Popeye(1980) featuring interviews with Robert Altman, Stephen Altman, and Ro...
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero...
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Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering...
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Endless Love
As their romance unfolds, Jade and David's growing love for one another becomes the scorn of Jade's ...
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The Kathryn Reed Story
Robert Altman recounts the life of his wife Kathryn Reed, using the format of a documentary, with fu...
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Looking for Sophia
Looking for Sophia is a documentary about Loren's remarkable life and career, featuring rare newsree...
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Frank Capra's American Dream
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard....
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Robert Altman in England
Robert Altman interviewed during the making of GOSFORD PARK (2001), as well as members of the cast a...
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A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
On May 8th, 1945, writer, director Norman Corwin broadcast ON A NOTE OF TRIUMPH, an unforgettable ho...
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is th...
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming c...
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Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
A documentary on the director’s career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmma...
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Altman
Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema lef...
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Imagining Images
A made for DVD extras documentary about the making of Robert Altman’s film Images....
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Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
A behind the scenes look at the making of the movie M*A*S*H. The documentary reveals all of the chao...
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Words in Progress
Documentary featuring footage from six decades of Cannes Film Festivals....
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Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Paul Joyce’s documentary profile of Robert Altman, with contributions from Altman, Elliott Gould, Sh...
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What Is Cinema?
Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Ro...
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Daedalus
"Fly too high and you will burn, go too low and you won't breathe." A 7 day vlog during the summer o...
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A Decade Under the Influence
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today...
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Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
Director Robert Altman and writer Garry Trudeau discuss their collaboration on Tanner ‘88 in a conve...
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Robert Altman's Players
Behind-the-scenes documentary about a fundraiser which was staged for Robert Altman's film "The Play...
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Events
Sexuality without pretence gives the wallop to Events. A dramatic street story of young runaway flow...
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Hollywood Mavericks
A documentary focusing on seventeen maverick directors who were not afraid to break the rules of fil...
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Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts....
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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter....
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Rip Van Marlowe
Interviews with Robert Altman and Elliott Gould about The Long Goodbye (1973)...
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The Long Goodbye
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his ...
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The Making of Gosford Park
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Robert Altman's 2001 film 'Gosford Park'. Cast and crew re...
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Fact & Fiction
A look at the blending of fact and fiction in Tanner ‘88 and Tanner on Tanner....
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On the Set: Alex’s Loft
A behind the scenes look at the shooting of a scene for Tanner on Tanner....
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On the Set: Loews Theater
A behind the scenes look at the shooting of a scene for Tanner on Tanner....
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Altman on His Own Terms
A look at the life and career of acclaimed independent filmmaker Robert Altman...on his own words. T...
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24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville
NEW! 24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville (1080p, 15:56): Exploring the script's complexity, story d...
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Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Behind-the-scenes footage, rare screen tests and insightful interviews highlight this engrossing two...
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Black Baby
A black baby attempts to escape a labyrinth whilst being pursued by a gaggle of giant humanoids...
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and grip...
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Breakdown: 1975
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art....
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