Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Directing

Born February 20, 1925 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

83 films as director · Active 1951–2006

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 20…

Known for

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

1978

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

1993

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

American Cinema

American Cinema

1994

The Directors

The Directors

1999

Directed(83)

A Prairie Home Companion

2006A Prairie Home Companion★ 6.3

The Company

2003The Company★ 5.2

Gosford Park

2001Gosford Park★ 6.8

Dr. T & the Women

2000Dr. T & the Women★ 4.9

Cookie's Fortune

1999Cookie's Fortune★ 6.4

The Gingerbread Man

1998The Gingerbread Man★ 5.6

Killer App

Jazz '34

1997Jazz '34★ 6.5

Kansas City

1996Kansas City★ 6.1

Prêt-à-Porter

1994Prêt-à-Porter★ 5.2

Short Cuts

1993Short Cuts★ 7.2

Black and Blue: A Musical Revue

1993Black and Blue: A Musical Revue

The Player

1992The Player★ 7.2

Vincent & Theo

1990Vincent & Theo★ 6.4

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

1988The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial★ 6.5

O.C. and Stiggs

1987O.C. and Stiggs★ 4.5

Beyond Therapy

1987Beyond Therapy★ 3.9

Basements

1987Basements★ 6.8

Aria

1987Aria★ 5.4

Fool for Love

1985Fool for Love★ 5.6

The Laundromat

1985The Laundromat★ 7.5

Secret Honor

1984Secret Honor★ 6.7

Streamers

1983Streamers★ 5.6

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

1982Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean★ 6.0

Rattlesnake in a Cooler

1982Rattlesnake in a Cooler★ 6.5

Precious Blood

1982Precious Blood★ 8.5

Popeye

1980Popeye★ 5.6

HealtH

1980HealtH★ 5.4

Quintet

1979Quintet★ 5.1

A Perfect Couple

1979A Perfect Couple★ 5.1

A Wedding

1978A Wedding★ 6.3

3 Women

19773 Women★ 7.1

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson★ 5.5

Nashville

1975Nashville★ 7.2

Thieves Like Us

1974Thieves Like Us★ 6.5

California Split

1974California Split★ 6.6

The Long Goodbye

1973The Long Goodbye★ 7.4

Images

1972Images★ 6.8

Brewster McCloud

1971Brewster McCloud★ 6.3

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

1971McCabe & Mrs. Miller★ 7.1

M*A*S*H

1970M*A*S*H★ 6.9

That Cold Day in the Park

1969That Cold Day in the Park★ 6.6

Countdown

1967Countdown★ 5.8

The Kathryn Reed Story

1965The Kathryn Reed Story★ 4.5

Nightmare in Chicago

1964Nightmare in Chicago★ 4.0

Pot au feu

1964Pot au feu★ 5.5

The Party

The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley

1963The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley★ 9.0

The James Dean Story

1957The James Dean Story★ 5.4

The Delinquents

1957The Delinquents★ 4.9

The Magic Bond

1956The Magic Bond★ 10.0

The Perfect Crime

1955The Perfect Crime★ 6.7

The Dirty Look

1954The Dirty Look★ 7.0

The Sound of Bells

1952The Sound of Bells★ 7.0

Modern Football

1951Modern Football★ 4.6

Acting(55)

2025Breakdown: 1975Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)

2024DaedalusSampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

2020Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The AltmansSelf (archive footage)

Robert Altman — Watchpile | Watchpile

2018Nothing Like a DameSelf (archive footage)

2014Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed GraczykSelf (archive footage)

2014AltmanSelf (archive footage)

2013What Is Cinema?Self

2005Elio Petri: Notes About a FilmmakerSelf

2005A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

2004What’s Happened Since ‘88Self

2004The Politics of DocsSelf

2004Why Tanner, Why Now?Self

2004Fact & FictionSelf

2004On the Set: Alex’s LoftSelf

2004On the Set: Loews TheaterSelf

2004Robert Altman and Garry TrudeauSelf

2004Looking for SophiaSelf

2004Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionSelf

2004Words in Progress

2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsSelf

2003Imagining ImagesSelf

2003A Decade Under the InfluenceSelf

2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelf

2002The Making of Gosford ParkSelf

2002Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'Self

2002Robert Altman in EnglandSelf

2002Rip Van MarloweSelf

2001History vs. HollywoodSelf

2000BackstorySelf

2000Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'Self

2000Altman on His Own TermsSelf

1999Hitchcock: Shadow of a GeniusSelf

1999The DirectorsSelf

1997Frank Capra's American DreamSelf

1996Robert Altman: Giggle And Give InSelf

1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf

1994American CinemaSelf

1993Intimate PortraitSelf

1993Made in the USASelf

1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountrySelf

1992Robert Altman's PlayersSelf

1990Hollywood MavericksSelf

1982Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. PorterReader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)

1981Endless LoveHotel Manager

1978The South Bank ShowSelf

1976From the Prairie to the Palace

1973The Long GoodbyeAmbulance Driver (uncredited)

1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest

1965The Kathryn Reed StoryHimself

1953The OscarsSelf

1947The Secret Life of Walter MittyMan Drinking (uncredited)

24 Tracks: Robert Altman's NashvilleHimself