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Robert Chappell

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Known For

Chaos: The Manson MurdersChaos: The Manson Murders · 2025
Chaos: The Manson Murders
6.12025
MovieDocumentaryCrime
In August 1969, Charles Manson's followers killed seven people on his orders. Why? Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments, and murder.
The Fog of WarThe Fog of War · 2003
The Fog of War
7.72003
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
The Thin Blue LineThe Thin Blue Line · 1988
The Thin Blue Line
7.71988
MovieCrimeDocumentary
An unorthodox investigation into the wrongful conviction of Randall Dale Adams for the 1976 murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood. Using stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.
Forceful ImpactForceful Impact · 1988
Forceful Impact
2.01988
MovieAction
Policeman infiltrates gang of drug traffickers in Indonesia to disrupt drug marketing scheme across Asia.
SpookiesSpookies · 1986
Spookies
4.71986
MovieHorror
Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them, as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life to his beautiful bride.
TabloidTabloid · 2011
Tabloid
6.42011
MovieDocumentary
A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary.
Standard Operating ProcedureStandard Operating Procedure · 2008
Standard Operating Procedure
6.82008
MovieDocumentaryWar
Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.
The Unknown KnownThe Unknown Known · 2013
The Unknown Known
6.82013
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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Robert Wilson and the Civil WarsRobert Wilson and the Civil Wars · 1987
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
9.01987
MovieDocumentary
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars is an in-depth documentation of Robert Wilson’s ambitious attempt to stage an epic, twelve-hour, multinational opera for the 1984 Summer Olympics. Filmmaker Howard Brookner follows the avant-garde theatre director as he confronts a hectic work schedule, funding difficulties and relentless international travel in attempt to complete his preparations. The film examines Wilson’s unique theatrical style during The Civil Wars: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down, which involves the continual creation of evocative stage sets, owing to a unique juxtaposition of movement, sound, text and image. Known for his precise, painterly images Wilson’s work derives more from visual art than the orthodox literary traditions of theatre. As a result, Wilson often challenges actors to perform in a boldly minimalist style, as well as collaborating with non-actors, such as young autistic poet Christopher Knowles in Einstein on the Beach.

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The Sorceress of DirahThe Sorceress of Dirah · 1992
The Sorceress of Dirah
1992
MovieDocumentary
The Sorceress of Dirah is an experimental performance event of Balinese dances and legends, developed by the Javanese performance artist and choreographer, Sardono W. Kusuma, and restaged over many years, working with a group in the village of Teges in Bali. Presented widely in Europe and the USA in the mid-1970s, a film version of The Sorceress of Dirah was filmed in 35mm colour by Sardono working in Bali in 1992 with American cinematographer/ director Bob Chappell. Sardono uses a voice-over in English to introduce the various stages of his drama, but does not subtitle the incantations and utterances of the participants, in order to subject the audience to the full impact of his drama, wherein language is subordinate to the hypnotic, near hallucinatory, and at times frenzied, spell of the images.

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