Robert Altman

Also Credited As:

Robert Bernard Altman
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Biography

Long recognized as a true auteur in American cinema despite his rather confrontational on set demeanor, director Robert Altman brought an ironic and irreverent perspective to his films that often deconstructed classic film genres like Westerns, crime dramas, musicals and classic whodunits. His films were filled with unexpected quirks, overlapping dialogue - often improvised - and an acutely iconoclastic point of view that was deftly used to …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Music, Executive, Below The Line, Other

Born

Robert Bernard Altman on February 20, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Anatomy of a Scene: Gosford Park

Interviewee

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Actor

A Salute to Robert Altman: An American Maverick

Actor

Robert Downey, Jr.: The E! True Hollywood Story

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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Actor

Backstory

Interviewee

History Vs. Hollywood

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Intimate Portrait: Lee Grant

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The Directors

Interviewee

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Himself

Words In Progress

Himself

Remembering MASH: The 30th Anniversary Cast and Crew Reunion

Actor

Freud's Interpretation of Dreams

Interviewee

The 10th Annual IFP Gotham Awards

Actor

Frank Capra's American Dream

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20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years

Interviewee

The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards

Presenter

American Cinema

Actor

Hollywood Mavericks

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Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema Of Edwin S. Porter

Voice ("Jack and the Beanstalk" Promo )

A Decade Under the Influence

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County General

Director

Beyond Therapy

Director

Tanner '88: The Boiler Room

Director

Tanner '88: Moonwalker and Bookbag

Director