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).

Crew

Slave of Dreams

Talent for the Game

Dominick and Eugene

Triumph of the Spirit

Nothing But a Man

Producer, Director of Photography, Writer

China: The Panda Adventure

Solomon & Sheba

Director, Writer, Director of Photography

Cortile Cascino

Director of Photography, Editor, Director

Faces of Israel 1966

Director of Photography

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Director, Screenplay

Secrets of the Reef

Writer, Director, Director of Photography

Producer, Camera Operator

Children of the Fields

Additional Director of Photography

The Plot Against Harry

Producer, Director of Photography

At the End of the Santa Fe Trail

Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family

Director of Photography, Editor

Director, Producer

We Are the Children

Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp

Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place

Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp

Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice

Director, Cinematography

Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp

Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak

Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir

Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout

Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice

NBC White Paper: Angola – Journey to a War

Director, Writer, Camera Operator