Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman (/ˈɔːltmən/ AWLT-mən; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era. Altman's style of filmmaking covered many genres, but usually with a "subversive" twist which typically relied on satire and humor to express his personal views. Altman developed a reputation for being "anti-Hollywood" and non-conformist in both his themes and directing style. Actors especially enjoyed working under his direction because he encouraged them to improvise, thereby inspiring their own creativity. He preferred large ensemble casts for his films, and developed a multitrack recording technique which produced overlapping dialogue from multiple actors. This produced a more natural, more dynamic, and more complex...
Filmography
Titles and credit roles
Director credits
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A Prairie Home Companion
The Company
Gosford Park
Dr. T & the Women
Cookie's Fortune
The Gingerbread Man
Kansas City
Prêt-à-Porter
Short Cuts
The Player
Vincent & Theo
O.C. and Stiggs
Aria
Basements
Beyond Therapy
Fool for Love
The Laundromat
Secret Honor
Streamers
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Popeye
HealtH
A Perfect Couple
Quintet
A Wedding
3 Women
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Nashville
California Split
Thieves Like Us
The Long Goodbye
Images
Brewster McCloud
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
M*A*S*H
That Cold Day in the Park
Countdown
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
The James Dean Story
The Delinquents
Actor credits
0/19- REReturn to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Nothing Like a Dame
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
A Decade Under the Influence
The Making of Gosford Park- ENEnlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Altman on His Own Terms
Frank Capra's American Dream
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Made in the USA
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Robert Altman's Players
Hollywood Mavericks
Events
