Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Born: February 20, 1925
Died: November 20, 2006
in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Robert Bernard Altman (1925–2006) 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) and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Movies for Robert Altman...

Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Title: Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 1, 2020
Type: Movie
A look at the making of Popeye(1980) featuring interviews with Robert Altman, Stephen Altman, and Robin Williams
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Nothing Like a Dame
Title: Nothing Like a Dame
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 2, 2018
Type: Movie
BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Elieen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen together for the first time as they reminisce over a long summer weekend in a house Joan once shared with Sir Laurence Olivier.
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Altman
Title: Altman
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema left an indelible mark, not merely on the evolution of his art form, but also on the western zeitgeist. With its use of rare interviews, representative film clips, archival images, and musings from his family and most recognizable collaborators, Altman is a dynamic and heartfelt mediation on an artist whose expression, passion and appetite knew few bounds.
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Title: And the Oscar Goes To...
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 1, 2014
Type: Movie
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
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What Is Cinema?
Title: What Is Cinema?
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2013
Type: Movie
Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.
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Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Title: Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Character: Self
Released: September 3, 2005
Type: Movie
A documentary on the director’s career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmmakers.
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A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Title: A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Released: August 19, 2005
Type: Movie
On May 8th, 1945, writer, director Norman Corwin broadcast ON A NOTE OF TRIUMPH, an unforgettable homage to the end of war in Europe. This film shines a light on a lost work of genius, and examines it's haunting resonance to today's current events.
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Looking for Sophia
Title: Looking for Sophia
Character: Himself
Released: September 17, 2004
Type: Movie
Looking for Sophia is a documentary about Loren's remarkable life and career, featuring rare newsreel footage, highlights from her films, and insights from her friends and colleagues.
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Title: Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Character: Self
Released: May 16, 2004
Type: Movie
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
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Words in Progress
Title: Words in Progress
Released: April 15, 2004
Type: Movie
Documentary featuring footage from six decades of Cannes Film Festivals.
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Imagining Images
Title: Imagining Images
Character: Self
Released: September 16, 2003
Type: Movie
A made for DVD extras documentary about the making of Robert Altman’s film Images.
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A Decade Under the Influence
Title: A Decade Under the Influence
Character: Self
Released: April 25, 2003
Type: Movie
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.
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The Making of 'Gosford Park'
Title: The Making of 'Gosford Park'
Character: Self
Released: June 18, 2002
Type: Movie
A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making this Robert Altman film about a murder at an English country estate. Includes interviews with the cast and crew, who relate some of their experiences with making the film, as well as giving their views on all the work that went into it.
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Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
Title: Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
Character: Self
Released: March 26, 2002
Type: Movie
Interview with director Robert Altman about "Rashomon."
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Robert Altman in England
Title: Robert Altman in England
Character: Himself
Released: February 3, 2002
Type: Movie
Robert Altman interviewed during the making of GOSFORD PARK (2001), as well as members of the cast and crew. Also, revealing behind the scenes footage and information about his career leading up to this feature.
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Rip Van Marlowe
Title: Rip Van Marlowe
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Interviews with Robert Altman and Elliott Gould about The Long Goodbye (1973)
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Title: History vs. Hollywood
Character: Self
Released: January 22, 2001
Type: TV
History vs. Hollywood is a television show on the History Channel in the United States. On the show, experts are interviewed on the historical accuracy of a film that is based on a historical event. For example the movie The Last Samurai was featured in one episode in which military historian Geoffrey Wawro, professor of history at the University of North Texas, and director of the university's Barsanti center for military-history, compared the movie with the actual events. On the show the expert guests discuss the factual accuracy of the film as well as the everyday objects that a person of the particular time period would have seen. In some episodes an expert or the host will go on a journey to the actual historical sites depicted in the film, or interview someone who witnessed the event firsthand. In each of the more than dozen episodes both expert guests and filmmakers will discuss the historical accuracy of the film dramatized. The series was first released in 1999, and had been produced on a semi-regular basis continuing through at least 2005. The program was conceived and created by producer Steven Jack who also directed a majority of the episodes. Although the hour long programs were made for television most episodes were shot on 35mm film which heightened its authentic looking recreations and aided in earning critical praise for its efforts to both entertain and educate.
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Title: Backstory
Character: Self
Released: August 12, 2000
Type: TV
A provocative and in-depth look at the making of a classic movie, providing viewers with great movies. And the stories behind them.
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Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Title: Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 2000
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the making of the movie M*A*S*H. The documentary reveals all of the chaos, politics, and conflict that was going on behind the scenes during production of the movie through new interviews done with director Robert Altman as well as Richard Zanuck, who was head of production for 20th Century Fox at the time, and others.
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Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Title: Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Character: Self
Released: October 13, 1999
Type: Movie
This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering much of his early British works, the film primarily focuses on his American classics, such as "Shadow of a Doubt", "Notorious", "Rear Window", "Vertigo", "Psycho" and "The Birds". The movie also covers his television years and neatly examines the Hitchcock signature touches, from his inevitable brief cameo to his famous MacGuffin.
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Title: The Directors
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: TV
Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.
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Frank Capra's American Dream
Title: Frank Capra's American Dream
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
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Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Title: Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Character: Self
Released: July 17, 1996
Type: Movie
Paul Joyce’s documentary profile of Robert Altman, with contributions from Altman, Elliott Gould, Shelley Duvall, assistant director Alan Rudolph and screenwriter Joan Tewkesbury. Originally broadcast on July 17th 1996 in Channel Four’s Cinefile series.
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Title: The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character: Self
Released: June 5, 1995
Type: Movie
Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and writers and other people who made life in this business, interspersing images of famous movies.
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Title: Intimate Portrait
Character: Self
Released: November 14, 1993
Type: TV
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.
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Made in the USA
Title: Made in the USA
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1993
Type: Movie
A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.
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Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Title: Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Character: Self
Released: March 26, 1993
Type: Movie
A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts.
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Robert Altman's Players
Title: Robert Altman's Players
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Behind-the-scenes documentary about a fundraiser which was staged for Robert Altman's film "The Player" (1992).
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Hollywood Mavericks
Title: Hollywood Mavericks
Character: Self
Released: September 7, 1990
Type: Movie
A documentary focusing on seventeen maverick directors who were not afraid to break the rules of filmmaking to advance their art. Among the classic directors profiled are D.W. Griffith, Josef von Sternberg, Erich Von Stroheim, and Preston Sturges up until more current filmmakers like David Lynch, Robert Altman, and Martin Scorsese..
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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Title: Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Character: Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
Released: October 9, 1982
Type: Movie
A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
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Endless Love
Title: Endless Love
Character: Hotel Manager
Released: July 17, 1981
Type: Movie
Parental disapproval of two teenagers wrapped up in a passionate love affair causes a confusion of arson, death and insanity.
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Title: The South Bank Show
Character: Self
Released: January 14, 1978
Type: TV
The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show that was produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.
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The Long Goodbye
Title: The Long Goodbye
Character: Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Released: March 8, 1973
Type: Movie
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
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Events
Title: Events
Character: Bob
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Sexuality without pretense gives the wallop to Events. A dramatic street story of young runaway flower-kids in the Greenwich Village of 1968, it raises ethical questions while the screen explodes with erotica."EVENTS is without question, the most far-out sexually experimental film made in the sixties or seventies."--Bruce Williamson, Playboy
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Title: The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 6, 1968
Type: TV
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
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The Kathryn Reed Story
Title: The Kathryn Reed Story
Character: Himself
Released: September 16, 1965
Type: Movie
Robert Altman recounts the life of his wife Kathryn Reed, using the format of a documentary, with funny reenactments played by Reed's friends and family.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Title: Omnibus
Released: November 9, 1952
Type: TV
Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Title: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Character: Man Drinking (uncredited)
Released: September 1, 1947
Type: Movie
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.