Robert M. Young
Director · Writer · ProducerRobert 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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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
DIRECTOR27
The Maze
2011
Director
Human Error
2004
Director
China: The Panda Adventure
2001
Director
Caught
1996
Director
Slave of Dreams
1995
Director
Solomon & Sheba
1995
Director
Roosters
1993
Director
Talent for the Game
1991
Director
Triumph of the Spirit
1989
Director
Dominick and Eugene
1988
Director
We Are the Children
1987
Director
Extremities
1986
Director
Saving Grace
1986
Director
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
Director
One Trick Pony
1980
Director
Rich Kids
1979
Director
Short Eyes
1977
Director
Alambrista!
1977
Director
- Children of the Fields
Children of the Fields
1973
Director
J.T.
1971
Director
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
1970
Director
- Abstraction
Abstraction
1967
Director
- Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
1967
Director
Cortile Cascino
1962
Director
- NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
1961
Director
Sit-In
1960
Director
- Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef
1956
Director
WRITER9
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
2025
Writer
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
Screenplay
Alambrista!
1977
Writer
To Fly!
1976
Writer
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
1970
Writer
Nothing But a Man
1964
Writer
Cortile Cascino
1962
Writer
- NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
1961
Writer
- Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef
1956
Writer
PRODUCER4
CINEMATOGRAPHER11
Berkeley
2005
Additional Director of Photography
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
1993
Director of Photography
American Me
1992
Camera Operator
The Plot Against Harry
1990
Director of Photography
Alambrista!
1977
Director of Photography
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
1970
Director of Photography
Faces of Israel 1966
1967
Director of Photography
Nothing But a Man
1964
Director of Photography
Cortile Cascino
1962
Director of Photography
- NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
1961
Camera Operator
- Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef
1956
Director of Photography
CREW9
- Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp
Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp
1967
Cinematography
- Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
1967
Cinematography
- Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
1967
Cinematography
- Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
1967
Cinematography
- Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
1967
Cinematography
- Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
1967
Cinematography
- Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
1967
Cinematography
Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout
1967
Cinematography
- Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
1967
Cinematography
