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"All my films deal with the same thing: striving, socially and culturally, to stay alive."
— Robert Altman
Robert Altman entry at Wikipedia
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Robert Altman won an Honorary Oscar® in 2006 and was nominated 7 times (1971-2002) He also won
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Movies By Robert Altman
 | "Criterion Collection Director Series - Robert Altman" box set [2007] 
Amazon Exclusive! Criterion color DVD box set [12/2007] 4 disks for $104.99 includes "3 Women" [1977] starring Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek & Janice Rule; "Secret Honor" [1985] starring Philip Baker Hall as Richard Nixon; "Tanner 88" mini-series [H.B.O. 1988] starring Michael Murphy; and "Short Cuts" [1993] with an all-star cast |
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"Robert Altman Collection" [2006]
Fox color DVD box set [4/2006] 4 disks for $35.99 includes "M*A*S*H" [1970] starring Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould & Tom Skerritt; "A Wedding" [1978] starring Lillian Gish; "Quintet" [1979] starring Paul Newman; and "A Perfect Couple" [1979] starring Paul Dooley & Marta Heflin – plus many extras |
"M*A*S*H" [1970]
Directed by Robert Altman; starring Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt,
Sally Kellerman, Gary Burghoff, Rene Auberjonois & Robert Duvall; full credits at IMDb
"McCabe & Mrs. Miller" [Warner Bros. 1971]
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Co-written & directed by Robert Altman; based on the Edmund Naughton novel; starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, William Devane, John Schuck, Bert Remsen & Shelley Duvall; nominated for Best Actress Oscar (JC)
Warner widescreen color DVD [6/2002] for $17.99 Warner color VHS [5/99] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb 11"x17" poster available at AllPosters [dot] com based on the 1964 novel by Edmund Naughton Leisure Books pb [2/91] out of print/used |
"The Long Goodbye" [1973]
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Los Angeles P.I. Philip Marlowe's friend Terry Lennox asks for a ride across the border to Mexico. When Marlowe returns, the police are waiting for him, asking questions about the bludgeon murder of Terry's wife.
Directed by Robert Altman; script by Leigh Brackett, based on Chandler's novel; starring Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin & Jim Bouton
M.G.M. widescreen color DVD [9/2002] for $12.49 MGM/UA color VHS [5/91] out of prodn/many used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
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1955 novel by Raymond Chandler [1888-1959] Vintage 8x5 pb [8/92] for $11.16 New Millennium Audio ABR audio read by Elliott Gould [3/2002] out of prodn/used |
"Nashville" [Paramount June 1975]
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Essentially a musical, with various storylines converging at a performance at the Parthenon in Nashville.
Co-produced & directed by Robert Altman; script by Joan Tewkesbury; ensemble cast including Ned Beatty, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Shelley Duvall, Henry Gibson, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Harris, Lily Tomlin, Gwen Welles & Keenan Wynn; won Oscar for Best Original Song, nominated for Best Picture, Best Director & Best Supporting Actress (RB & LT); DGA & WGA Award noms; listed on National Film Registry (1992)
Paramount widescreen color DVD [8/2000] for $9.98 Paramount color VHS [1/98] 2 tapes - out of prodn/many used M.C.A. soundtrack CD [5/2000] for $10.99 full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia 11"x17" blue poster from Amazon for $9.99 11"x17" white poster from Amazon for $9.99 |
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"The Nashville Chronicles: The Making of Robert Altman's Masterpiece" [2000] by Jan Stuart Limelight Editions 8¾x6 pb [8/2004] for $13.57 S&S 9½x6½ hardcover [11/2000] out of print/used |
"Buffalo Bill & The Indians, or Sitting
Bull's History Lesson" [De Laurentiis June 1976]
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Directed by Robert Altman; based on the stage play by Arthur L. Kopit; starring Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Geraldine Chaplin, Frank Kaquitts, Will Sampson, Frank Kaquitts, Pat McCormick, Shelley Duvall, Noelle Rogers & Burt Lancaster
MGM/UA widescreen DVD [5/2001] for $17.98 MGM/UA color VHS [5/2000] for $14.95 full credits from IMDb Bantam movie tie-in pb [1976] out of print/used Based on the 1969 stage play "Indians: A Play" by Arthur L. Kopit Bantam movie tie-in pb [1976] out of print/used |
"3 Women" [LionsGate April 1977]
Co-produced, co-written & directed by Robert Altman; starring Shelley Duvall,
Sissy Spacek & Janice Rule; full credits from IMDb
"A Wedding" [Fox/LionsGate Aug 1978]
Co-produced, co-written & directed by Robert Altman; ensemble cast including Lillian Gish
full credits from IMDb
"Quintet" [Fox/LionsGate Feb 1979]]
Co-produced, co-written & directed by Robert Altman; starring Paul Newman
full credits from IMDb
"A Perfect Couple" [Fox/LionsGate April 1979]
Co-produced, written & directed by Robert Altman; starring Paul Dooley & Marta Heflin
full credits from IMDb
"Popeye" [Disney/Paramount Dec 1980]
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Directed by Robert Altman; script by Jules Feiffer; starring Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Wesley Ivan Hurt & Richard Libertini
Paramount widescreen color DVD [6/2003] for $9.99 Paramount color VHS [10/96] for $9.45 full credits at IMDb official Popeye the Sailor website |
"Secret Honor" [indep June 1985]
Produced & directed by Robert Altman; starring Philip Baker Hall as Richard Nixon
full credits at IMDb
"The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial"
[Sony-Columbia/CBS tv movie May 1988]
Directed by Robert Altman; teleplay by Herman Wouk, from his classic play;
full credits at IMDb
"Tanner 88: A Political Fable" mini-series [H.B.O. 1988]
Directed by Robert Altman; written by Garry Trudeau; starring Michael Murphy; full credits at IMDb
"Tanner On Tanner" sequel [HBO Oct 2004]
Directed by Robert Altman; written by Garry Trudeau; starring Michael Murphy; full credits at IMDb
"The Player" [Avenue/Spelling April 1992]
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A screenwriter is blackmailing a movie studio executive... Directed by Robert Altman; novel & script by Michael Tolkin; starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Dean Stockwell, Sydney Pollack & Lyle Lovett, plus many cameos; 3 Oscar noms, won 2 BAFTA, won 2 at Cannes, won WGA Best Script/Adaptation
New Line Special Edition widescreen color DVD [7/97] for $14.49 New Line color VHS [6/2002] out of prodn/many used full credits from IMDb 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99 |
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"The Player" [1988 novel] by Michael Tolkin
Grove Press 8¼x5½ pb [4/97] for $9.60 Atlantic Monthly Press hardcover [6/88] out of print/used Random House ABR audio [5/93] out of stock/used "The Return of The Player" [2006 sequel] by Michael Tolkin Grove Press 8x5¼ pb [7/2007] for $10.40 Grove Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/2006] for $4.80 [sic] |
"McTeague: The Opera" [P.B.S. 1992]
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Commissioned by the Lyric Opera of Chicago & performed in 1992; co-written & directed by Robert Altman; composed by William Bolcom, libretto co-written by Arnold Weinstein; starring Ben Heppner, Catherine Malfitano & Timothy Nolen
filmed for broadcast on PBS • video/DVD not available • full credits at IMDb composer's "McTeague" page • book entry at Wikipedia "The Real McTeague" tv program [WNEW/PBS May 1993] Directed by Robert Altman; narrated by Studs Terkel video/DVD not available • credits at IMDb |
"Short Cuts" [1993]
Directed by Robert Altman; based on stories by Raymond Carver; with an all-star cast
full credits from IMDb
"Gosford Park"
[USA Films Dec 2001]
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Directed by Robert Altman; all-star cast; won an Oscar for Best Original Script (Julian Fellowes); nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren & Maggie Smith), Best Art Direction, Best Costumes; also won Golden Globe, A.F.I. & BAFTA for Best Director, W.G.A.for Best Original Script
Universal widescreen DVD [6/2002] for $20.23 Universal color VHS [6/2002] for $79.99 Universal VHS w/Spanish subtitles [6/2002] for $79.99 Universal soundtrack CD [1/2002] for $13.99 full credits from IMDb |
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"Gosford Park: The Shooting Script" [2002] by Julian Fellowes won Oscar & W.G.A. awards for Best Original Script Newmarket Press 7x9¼ pb [3/2002] for $13.27 |
"A Wedding: The Opera" [2004]
Commissioned by the Lyric Opera of Chicago & first performed in 2004; co-written & directed by Robert Altman,
based on his 1978 movie; composed by William Bolcom, libretto co-written by Arnold Weinstein
video/DVD not available • opera entry at Wikipedia •
composer's "A Wedding" page
"A Prairie Home Companion"
[Picturehouse June 2006]
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Directed by Robert Altman; starring Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Tommy Lee Jones, Lindsay Lohan, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph & Virginia Madsen
NewLine widescreen color DVD [10/2006] for $18.87 full credits at IMDb official movie site |
Books By Robert Altman
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"The Sixties: Photographs by Robert Altman" [2007]
Santa Monica Press 12x9¼ hardcover [9/2007] for $26.37 |
Works About Robert Altman
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"Altman On Altman" [2006] Interviews with David Thompson; Introduction by Paul Thomas Anderson Faber & Faber 8½x5½ pb [4/2006] for $10.88 |
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"Robert Altman's Subliminal Reality" [2002] by Robert T. Self Univ MN Press 9x5¾ pb [4/2002] for $22.50 Univ MN Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2002] for $67.50 |
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"A.F.I. Directors Profiles: Robert Altman" [2000] Written & directed by Robert J. Emery Winstar color DVD [2/2001] for $9.98 Winstar color VHS [2/2001] for $9.98 credits at IMDb |
 | "Robert Altman: Jumping Off the Cliff" [1989] by Patrick McGilligan St. Martin's Griffin 8¾x6 pb [7/89] for $19.95 St. Martin's Press hardcover [8/89] out of print/used |
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