Robert Greenwald

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Robert Greenwald

Born August 28, 1945 · New York City, New York, USA (age 81)

Robert Greenwald (born August 28, 1945) is an American film director, film producer, and political activist, noted in the 2000s for his documentaries critical of Fox News and of the George W. Bush administration, as well as numerous award-winning television movies from the 1980s and 1990s. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Known For

The Secret PathThe Secret Path · 1999
The Secret Path
★ 7.51999
MovieDramaTV Movie
14-year-old Jo Ann Foley lives in squalor in a rural Southern community during World War II. Abused by her bootlegging grandfather Hank, Jo Ann has, like her mother Marie, been forced into a life of prostitution. Periodically escaping her miserable existence, Jo Ann finds comfort, security, and genuine love with a poor but proud African American couple: Honey and Too Tall.
XanaduXanadu · 1980
Xanadu
★ 5.71980
MovieFantasyScience Fiction
Kira, a Greek muse incarnated on Earth to inspire people, helps Dan McGuire and an artist named Sonny Malone to meet. She inspires them to build a huge disco roller rink called Xanadu.
The Burning BedThe Burning Bed · 1984
The Burning Bed
★ 6.91984
MovieCrimeDrama
An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
Breaking UpBreaking Up · 1997
Breaking Up
★ 4.61997
MovieRomanceComedy
An aloof, struggling food photographer thinks he has found true love with a fiery grade-school teacher. At first, the relationship is all wine and roses, but as they realize they have little in common besides great sex, the romance wanes, and they struggle through a succession of break-ups and reunions as they try to work things out.
Hear No EvilHear No Evil · 1993
Hear No Evil
★ 4.61993
MovieThriller
Deaf Jillian Shanahan becomes the target of a ruthless and corrupt cop. The cop is looking for a stolen coin, which he plans to keep for himself. A journalist briefly acquires the coin and hides it in Jillian's apartment, then his car explodes, now the cop is after her.
Lois Gibbs and the Love CanalLois Gibbs and the Love Canal · 1982
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
★ 6.51982
MovieDramaTV Movie
A poorly-educated housewife fights companies polluting her hometown's water table in upstate New York during the 1970s.
Violation of TrustViolation of Trust · 1991
Violation of Trust
★ 5.51991
MovieCrimeDrama
Three teenage friends get into a fight, and one of them accidentally gets killed. The two remaining girls promise each other to keep silent. As the police get more and more suspicious, the mother of one of the girls gets into a crushing dilemma: protect her daughter or see justice done.
Miracle on IceMiracle on Ice · 1981
Miracle on Ice
★ 6.61981
MovieActionDrama
The story of the 1980 United States Olympic hockey players, a group of amateurs from around the country who were whipped into a cohesive unit by controversial coach Herb Brooks to win a gold medal at Lake Placid during the winter games.

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