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Writer | Director | Producer

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Directed 8 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander, Sally Field, John Malkovich, Lindsay Crouse and Paul Newman. Hoffman, Streep and Field won Oscars for their performances in one of Benton's movies. See more trivia »

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Robert Douglas Benton
in Waxahachie, Texas, USA
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Anthony Hopkins, Gary Sinise, Robert Benton and Wentworth Miller at event of The Human Stain Anthony Hopkins, Gary Sinise, Robert Benton and Wentworth Miller at event of The Human Stain Robert Benton in Feast of Love Anthony Hopkins and Robert Benton in The Human Stain Robert Benton and Patricia Clarkson at event of Elegy Still of Robert Benton in Still of the Night
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Filmography

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???? North of Cheyenne (screenplay) (announced)
 
2005 The Ice Harvest (screenplay)
 
1998 Twilight (written by)
 
1994 Nobody's Fool (screenplay)
 
1987 Nadine (written by)
 
1984 Places in the Heart (written by)
 
1982 Still of the Night (screenplay / story)
 
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer (screenplay)
 
1978 Superman (screenplay)
 
1977 The Late Show (written by)
 
1975 Superman (TV movie) (play)
 
1972 Bad Company (written by)
 
1972 Oh! Calcutta! (contributions)
 
1972 What's Up, Doc? (screenplay)
 
1970 There Was a Crooked Man... (written by)
 
1967 Bonnie and Clyde (written by)
 
Show ShowDirector (11 titles)
2007 Feast of Love
 
2003 The Human Stain
 
1998 Twilight
 
1994 Nobody's Fool
 
1991 Billy Bathgate
 
1987 Nadine
 
1984 Places in the Heart
 
1982 Still of the Night
 
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer
 
1977 The Late Show
 
1972 Bad Company
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2005 The Ice Harvest (executive producer)
 
1988 The House on Carroll Street (executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2008 The Windmill Movie (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1993 François Truffaut: Portraits volés (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Fade Out, Fade In (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Godard Made in USA (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 April 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Wanderlust (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Gene Hackman (2000) … Himself
 
1998 Magic Time for Piotr (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 The 47th Annual Writers Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 A Great Day in Harlem (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1994 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself
– Paul Newman (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Homeward Bound (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 October 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay
 
1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Director & Best Adapted Screenplay
 
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 

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Kramer vs. Kramer -- A just-divorced man must learn to care for his son on his own, and then must fight in court to keep custody of him. Homeward Bound -- Documentary about how families are portrayed in American cinema through-out history. Twilight -- Open-ended Trailer from Paramount Pictures
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Trivia:

Directed 8 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander, Sally Field, John Malkovich, Lindsay Crouse and Paul Newman. Hoffman, Streep and Field won Oscars for their performances in one of Benton's movies. See more »

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