Robert Drew

Robert Drew

ActorDirectorWriterProducerCrew Feb 15 (died age 90) Toledo, Ohio, USA 1957–2016 (59 year career)
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Biography

Robert Lincoln Drew was an American documentary filmmaker known as one of the pioneers—and sometimes called father—of cinéma vérité, or direct cinema, in the United States. Two of his films are archived in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The moving image collection of Robert Drew is housed at the Academy Film Archive. The Academy Film Archive has preserved a number of his films, including "Faces of November," "Herself: Indira Gandhi," and "Bravo!/Kathy's Dance". His many a…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (43)

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Movies (40)

A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

2008

Director

10.0
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

2008

Writer

10.0
For Auction: An American Hero

For Auction: An American Hero

1986

Director

For Auction: An American Hero

For Auction: An American Hero

1986

Producer

784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation

784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation

1982

Producer

784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation

784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation

1982

Writer

Who's Out There?

Who's Out There?

1975

Producer

6.3
On the Road with Duke Ellington

On the Road with Duke Ellington

1974

Director

On the Road with Duke Ellington

On the Road with Duke Ellington

1974

Executive Producer

The Sun Ship Game

The Sun Ship Game

1971

Director

The Sun Ship Game

The Sun Ship Game

1971

Producer

Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America

Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America

1969

Executive Producer

Storm Signal

Storm Signal

1966

Director

The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

1966

Director

The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

The New Met: Countdown to Curtain

1966

Producer

Faces of November

Faces of November

1964

Director

6.3
Faces of November

Faces of November

1964

Executive Producer

6.3
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

1963

Director

6.9
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

1963

Executive Producer

6.9
The Chair

The Chair

1963

Cinematography

6.0
The Chair

The Chair

1963

Director

6.0
The Chair

The Chair

1963

Executive Producer

6.0
Jane

Jane

1962

Executive Producer

6.5
Nehru

Nehru

1962

Producer

Susan Starr

Susan Starr

1962

Executive Producer

Blackie

Blackie

1962

Executive Producer

David

David

1961

Executive Producer

Aga Khan

Aga Khan

1961

Producer

Adventures on the New Frontier

Adventures on the New Frontier

1961

Executive Producer

5.5
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs

On the Pole: Eddie Sachs

1961

Producer

Primary

Primary

1960

Director

6.4
Primary

Primary

1960

Editorial Manager

6.4
Primary

Primary

1960

Producer

6.4
Primary

Primary

1960

Sound Recordist

6.4
Primary

Primary

1960

Writer

6.4
ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!

ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!

1960

Director

6.3
ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!

ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!

1960

Producer

6.3
American Football

American Football

1957

Director

American Football

American Football

1957

Producer

David

David

Producer