Robert Altman
Directing
- Born:
- 1925-02-20
- Died:
- 2006-11-20
- 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), "The Long Goodbye" (1973), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Known For
Filmography
Breakdown: 1975
Daedalus
Each Day in a Moment
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Nothing Like a Dame
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
Altman
What Is Cinema?
A Prairie Home Companion
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
What’s Happened Since ‘88
The Politics of Docs
Why Tanner, Why Now?
Fact & Fiction
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
On the Set: Loews Theater
Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
Tanner on Tanner
Looking for Sophia
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Words in Progress
The Company
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Imagining Images
A Decade Under the Influence
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
The Making of Gosford Park
Heart of the Festival
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
Robert Altman in England
Rip Van Marlowe
Gosford Park
History vs. Hollywood
Dr. T & the Women
Backstory
Trixie
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
Altman on His Own Terms
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Cookie's Fortune
The Directors
Killer App
The Gingerbread Man
Afterglow
Frank Capra's American Dream
Gun
Jazz '34
Kansas City
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Prêt-à-Porter
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
American Cinema
Intimate Portrait
Short Cuts
Made in the USA
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue