Directing

Robert Altman

Directing · Born 1925-02-20 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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.

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Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
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Daedalus
2024 · Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
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Nothing Like a Dame
2018 · Self (archive footage)
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Altman
2014 · Self (archive footage)
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What Is Cinema?
2013 · Self
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A Prairie Home Companion
2006 · Director
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Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005 · Self
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A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005
Tanner on Tanner
2004 · Executive Producer
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Looking for Sophia
2004 · Self
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004 · Self
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Words in Progress
2004
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The Company
2003 · Director
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Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
2003 · Self
Imagining Images
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Imagining Images
2003 · Self
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A Decade Under the Influence
2003 · Self
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003 · Self
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The Making of Gosford Park
2002 · Self
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Rip Van Marlowe
2002 · Self
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Gosford Park
2001 · Director
History vs. Hollywood
2001 · Self
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Dr. T & the Women
2000 · Director
Backstory
2000 · Self
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Trixie
2000 · Producer
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
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Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
2000 · Self
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Altman on His Own Terms
2000 · Self
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Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999 · Self
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Cookie's Fortune
1999 · Director
The Directors
1999 · Self
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The Gingerbread Man
1998 · Director
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Afterglow
1997 · Producer
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Frank Capra's American Dream
1997 · Self
Gun
1997 · Director
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Jazz '34
1997 · Director
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Kansas City
1996 · Director
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self
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Prêt-à-Porter
1994 · Director
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 · Producer
American Cinema
1994 · Self
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self
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Short Cuts
1993 · Director
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Made in the USA
1993 · Self
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Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993 · Self
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The Player
1992 · Director
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Robert Altman's Players
1992 · Self
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Vincent & Theo
1990 · Director
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Hollywood Mavericks
1990 · Self
Vincent & Theo
1990 · Director
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988 · Director
Tanner '88
1988 · Director
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O.C. and Stiggs
1987 · Director
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Aria
1987 · Director
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Basements
1987 · Director
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Beyond Therapy
1987 · Screenplay
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Fool for Love
1985 · Director
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The Laundromat
1985 · Director
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Secret Honor
1984 · Director
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Streamers
1983 · Director
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Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982 · Director
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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982 · Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
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Precious Blood
1982 · Executive Producer
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Rattlesnake in a Cooler
1982 · Director
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Endless Love
1981 · Hotel Manager
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Popeye
1980 · Director
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HealtH
1980 · Director
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Rich Kids
1979 · Executive Producer
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A Perfect Couple
1979 · Director
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Quintet
1979 · Director
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A Wedding
1978 · Director
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Remember My Name
1978 · Producer
The South Bank Show
1978 · Self
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3 Women
1977 · Director
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The Late Show
1977 · Producer
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Welcome to L.A.
1976 · Producer
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976 · Director
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Director
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Nashville
1975 · Director
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California Split
1974 · Director
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Thieves Like Us
1974 · Director
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The Long Goodbye
1973 · Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
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Images
1972 · Director
Film '72
Film '72
1971 · Self
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Brewster McCloud
1971 · Director
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971 · Director
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Events
1970 · Bob
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M*A*S*H
1970 · Director
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That Cold Day in the Park
1969 · Director
Premiere
Premiere
1968 · Director
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Omnibus
1967
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Countdown
1967 · Director
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The Happening
1967 · Second Unit Director
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The Kathryn Reed Story
1965 · Himself
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Pot au feu
1964 · Director
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Nightmare in Chicago
1964 · Director
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The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
1963 · Director
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Director
The Gallant Men
1962 · Director
Combat!
1962 · Director
Bus Stop
1961 · Director
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Director
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961 · Director
The Roaring 20's
1960 · Director
Route 66
1960 · Director
Surfside 6
1960 · Director
Hawaiian Eye
1959 · Director
Bonanza
1959 · Director
The Troubleshooters
1959 · Director
U.S. Marshal
1958 · Director
Lawman
1958 · Director
Bronco
1958 · Director
Maverick
1957 · Director
M Squad
1957 · Director
Sugarfoot
1957 · Director
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The James Dean Story
1957 · Director
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The Delinquents
1957 · Director
Whirlybirds
1957 · Director
The Gale Storm Show
1956 · Director
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Corn's-a-Poppin'
1956 · Writer
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The Magic Bond
1956 · Director
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Director
The Millionaire
1955 · Director
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The Dirty Look
1954 · Director
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Omnibus
1952
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The Sound of Bells
1952 · Director
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Modern Football
1951 · Director
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Bodyguard
1948 · Story
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 · Man Drinking (uncredited)
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