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Robert M. Young

  • Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Writer
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Robert M. Young at an event for Below the Belt (2004)
Born in New York City. Made many award-winning documentaries including The Eskimo: Fight for Life (1970) and a documentary about the civil war in Angola. In 1978 he won the Camera d'Or at Cannes and Best Feature at San Sebastian for Alambrista! (1977).
BornNovember 22, 1924
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BornNovember 22, 1924
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  • Awards
    • 12 wins & 4 nominations

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Arie Verveen and Robert M. Young in Caught (1996)
Xander Berkeley, Robert Knott, and Robert M. Young at an event for Below the Belt (2004)
Xander Berkeley, Tom Bower, Robert Knott, and Robert M. Young at an event for Below the Belt (2004)
Robert M. Young at an event for Below the Belt (2004)

Known for:

Alambrista! (1977)
Alambrista!
7.3
  • Director
  • 1977
Maria Conchita Alonso and Arie Verveen in Caught (1996)
Caught
6.5
  • Director
  • 1996
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family (1993)
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
6.9
  • Director
  • 1993
Ray Liotta and Tom Hulce in Dominick and Eugene (1988)
Dominick and Eugene
7.0
  • Director
  • 1988

Credits

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Director

  • "The Maze is a painting of the inside of my skull" - William Kurelek
    The Maze
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Mary McDonnell, Edward James Olmos, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Aaron Douglas, Michael Hogan, Grace Park, Katee Sackhoff, and Tricia Helfer in Battlestar Galactica (2004)
    Battlestar Galactica
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2009
  • Below the Belt (2004)
    Below the Belt
    • Director
    • 2004
  • China: The Panda Adventure (2001)
    China: The Panda Adventure
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Nothing Sacred (1997)
    Nothing Sacred
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1997–1998
  • Maria Conchita Alonso and Arie Verveen in Caught (1996)
    Caught
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Edward James Olmos and Adrian Pasdar in Slave of Dreams (1995)
    Slave of Dreams
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Halle Berry and Jimmy Smits in Solomon & Sheba (1995)
    Solomon & Sheba
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Maria Conchita Alonso, Sonia Braga, Danny Nucci, and Edward James Olmos in Roosters (1993)
    Roosters
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family (1993)
    Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Talent for the Game (1991)
    Talent for the Game
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
    Triumph of the Spirit
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Ray Liotta and Tom Hulce in Dominick and Eugene (1988)
    Dominick and Eugene
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Ted Danson and Judith Ivey in We Are the Children (1987)
    We Are the Children
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Extremities (1986)
    Extremities
    • Director
    • 1986

Cinematographer

  • "The Maze is a painting of the inside of my skull" - William Kurelek
    The Maze
    • Cinematographer
    • 2011
  • Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family (1993)
    Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • The Plot Against Harry (1989)
    The Plot Against Harry
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Deal (1977)
    Deal
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • Alambrista! (1977)
    Alambrista!
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 1972–1976
  • The Eskimo: Fight for Life (1970)
    The Eskimo: Fight for Life
    • Cinematographer (as Robert Young, photographed by)
    • 1970
  • The Netsilik Eskimo
    • Cinematographer (as Robert Young)
    • TV Series
    • 1969
  • Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part 2
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1968
  • Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part 1
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1968
  • Jigging for Lake Trout
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1967
  • Group Hunting on the Spring Ice: Part 3
    • Cinematographer (as Robert Young)
    • Short
    • 1967
  • Group Hunting on the Spring Ice: Part 2
    • Cinematographer (as Robert Young)
    • Short
    • 1967
  • Group Hunting on the Spring Ice: Part 1
    • Cinematographer (as Robert Young)
    • Short
    • 1967

Writer

  • At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
    • Writer
    • Post-production
  • Edward James Olmos in The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)
    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
    • adaptation by
    • 1982
  • Stacking (1987)
    American Playhouse
    • adaptation
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Visions (1976)
    Visions
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • Alambrista! (1977)
    Alambrista!
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • To Fly! (1976)
    To Fly!
    • written by (as Robert Young)
    • Short
    • 1976
  • Amanda Fallon (1973)
    Amanda Fallon
    • creator (as Robert M. Young)
    • TV Movie
    • 1973
  • The Eskimo: Fight for Life (1970)
    The Eskimo: Fight for Life
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Abbey Lincoln in Nothing But a Man (1964)
    Nothing But a Man
    • written by (as Robert Young)
    • 1964
  • Secrets of the Reef
    • Writer
    • 1956
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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Robert Young
  • Born
    • November 22, 1924
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Shot two live in-concert music videos, "Truth & Memory" and "You, Me and Heresy", for actor Steven Schub's ska band, "The Fenwicks".
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    • 1 Print Biography

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    Brother of Irwin Young.

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