Directing
Robert M. Young
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).
Directing (22)
The Maze
The Maze2011 · Director
Human Error
Human Error2004 · Director
China: The Panda Adventure
China: The Panda Adventure2001 · Director
Caught1996 · Director
Solomon & Sheba1995 · Director
Roosters
Roosters1993 · Director
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family1993 · Director
Talent for the Game1991 · Director
Triumph of the Spirit1989 · Director
Dominick and Eugene
Dominick and Eugene1988 · Director
AIDS: What Do We Tell Our Children?
AIDS: What Do We Tell Our Children?1987 · Director
Extremities1986 · Director
Saving Grace
Saving Grace1986 · Director
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez1983 · Director
One-Trick Pony
One-Trick Pony1980 · Director
Rich Kids
Rich Kids1979 · Director
Short Eyes1977 · Director
Alambrista!
Alambrista!1977 · Director
Search For the Great Apes
Search For the Great Apes1976 · Director
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
The Eskimo: Fight for Life1970 · director
Cortile Cascino
Cortile Cascino1962 · Director
Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef1956 · Director
Writing (7)
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail2025 · Writer
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez1983 · Screenplay
Alambrista!
Alambrista!1977 · Writer
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
The Eskimo: Fight for Life1970 · Writer
Nothing But a Man1964 · Writer
Cortile Cascino
Cortile Cascino1962 · writer
Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef1956 · Writer
Crew (16)
The Maze
The Maze2011 · Director of Photography
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family1993 · Editor
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family1993 · Director of Photography
American Me1992 · Camera Operator
American Me1992 · Producer
Deal
Deal1977 · Director of Photography
Alambrista!
Alambrista!1977 · Director of Photography
Search For the Great Apes
Search For the Great Apes1976 · Director of Photography
The Plot Against Harry
The Plot Against Harry1971 · producer
The Plot Against Harry
The Plot Against Harry1971 · Director of Photography
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
The Eskimo: Fight for Life1970 · cinematographer
Nothing But a Man1964 · Producer
Nothing But a Man1964 · Director of Photography
Cortile Cascino
Cortile Cascino1962 · cinematographer
Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef1956 · Editor
Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef1956 · Director of Photography