Robert M. Young

Directing·Nov 22, 1924·New York City, New York, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail2025 · Writer	Writer
The Maze2011 · Director	Director
Human Error2004 · Director	Director
China: The Panda Adventure2001 · Director	Director
Caught1996 · Director	Director
Slave of Dreams1995 · Director	Director
Solomon & Sheba1995 · Director	Director
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family1993 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Roosters1993 · Director	Director
American Me1992 · Producer	Producer
Talent for the Game1991 · Director	Director
The Plot Against Harry1990 · Producer, Director of Photography	Producer, Director of Photography
Triumph of the Spirit1989 · Director	Director
Dominick and Eugene1988 · Director	Director
We Are the Children1987 · Director	Director
Extremities1986 · Director	Director
Saving Grace1986 · Director	Director
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez1983 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
One Trick Pony1980 · Director	Director
Rich Kids1979 · Director	Director
Alambrista!1977 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Short Eyes1977 · Director	Director
To Fly!1976 · Writer	Writer
CChildren of the Fields1973 · Director	Director
J.T.1971 · Director	Director
The Eskimo: Fight for Life1970 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
NNetsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice1967 · Director	Director
Faces of Israel 19661967 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
AAbstraction1967 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Nothing But a Man1964 · Producer, Director of Photography, Writer	Producer, Director of Photography, Writer
Cortile Cascino1962 · Director of Photography, Director, Writer	Director of Photography, Director, Writer
NNBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War1961 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Sit-In1960 · Director	Director
SSecrets of the Reef1956 · Writer, Director, Director of Photography	Writer, Director, Director of Photography