Robert M. Young

Directing

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

Extremities

1986

Caught

1996

J.T.

1971

To Fly!

1976

American Me

1992

Nothing But a Man

1964

Human Error

2004

Cortile Cascino

1962

Triumph of the Spirit

1989

Abstraction1967

Abstraction

1967

The Maze

2011

Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place1967

Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place

1967

We Are the Children

1987

Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp1967

Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp

1967

Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir1967

Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir

1967

One Trick Pony

1980

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983

Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp1967

Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp

1967

Solomon & Sheba

1995

Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp1967

Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp

1967

NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War1961

NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War

1961

Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice1967

Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice

1967

Talent for the Game

1991

The Eskimo: Fight for Life

1970