Robert M. Young
DirectingRobert 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).
Filmography — Crew
American Me
Producer
Caught
Director
Triumph of the Spirit
Director
Extremities
Director
Alambrista!
Director
One Trick Pony
Director
Roosters
Director
Short Eyes
Director
Dominick and Eugene
Director
China: The Panda Adventure
Director
Rich Kids
Director
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Director
Talent for the Game
Director
Nothing But a Man
Producer
Saving Grace
Director
Solomon & Sheba
Director
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
Writer
J.T.
Director
To Fly!
Writer
The Plot Against Harry
Producer
Slave of Dreams
Director
Sit-In
Director
We Are the Children
Director
NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War
Director
Abstraction
Director
The Maze
Director
Human Error
Director
Children of the Fields
Director
Secrets of the Reef
Writer
Cortile Cascino
Director
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
Director