Robert Altman
Biography
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971) and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Altman
2014
Endless Love
1981
Breakdown: 1975
2025
Hollywood Mavericks
1990
The Long Goodbye
1973
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Words in Progress
2004
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
Made in the USA
1993
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
What Is Cinema?
2013
Events
1970
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999
Robert Altman's Players
1992
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
Looking for Sophia
2004
Daedalus
2024
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
2003
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
1996
The Kathryn Reed Story
1965
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
Rip Van Marlowe
2002
From the Prairie to the Palace
1976