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Robert Richman

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Known For

An Inconvenient TruthAn Inconvenient Truth · 2006
An Inconvenient Truth
★ 6.92006
MovieDocumentary
A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood HillsParadise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills · 1996
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
★ 7.61996
MovieDocumentaryCrime
A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
Metallica: Some Kind of MonsterMetallica: Some Kind of Monster · 2004
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
★ 7.12004
MovieDocumentaryMusic
After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In this revealing documentary, filmmakers follow the three rock stars as they hire a group therapist and grapple with 20 years of repressed anger and aggression. Between searching for a replacement bass player, creating a new album and confronting their personal demons, the band learns to open up in ways they never thought possible.
On BroadwayOn Broadway · 2019
On Broadway
★ 8.72019
MovieDocumentary
An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Legends of the stage and screen—including Helen Mirren, Christine Baranski, August Wilson, James Corden, Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Viola Davis, Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellen—take us behind the scenes of Broadway's most groundbreaking and beloved shows, from A Chorus Line to Hamilton. Iconic performances by Lin Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, James Earl Jones and Mandy Patinkin lead the way on a hurly burly ride through Times Square, once again the main street of American show business in this documentary directed by Academy-Award nominee Oren Jacoby.
Deep SkyDeep Sky · 2023
Deep Sky
★ 6.02023
MovieDocumentary
Explores the $10 billion JWST's engineering and construction process, historic Dec. 25, 2021 launch, and the release of its first full-color, galaxy-sprinkled images on July 12, 2022 witnessed by the entire planet.
The September IssueThe September Issue · 2009
The September Issue
★ 6.62009
MovieDocumentary
A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.
Paradise Lost 3: PurgatoryParadise Lost 3: Purgatory · 2012
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
★ 7.42012
MovieDocumentaryCrime
A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released after new DNA evidence indicated they may be innocent.
The Buried Secret of M. Night ShyamalanThe Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan · 2004
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan
★ 6.72004
MovieComedyDocumentary
Everyone has a skeleton or two in his or her closet, but what about the director behind some of the most successful thrillers ever to hit the silver screen? Could M. Night Shyamalan be hiding a deep, dark secret that drives his macabre cinematic vision? Now viewers will be able to find out firsthand what fuels The Sixth Sense director's seemingly supernatural creativity as filmmakers interview Shyamalan as well as the cast and crew members who have worked most closely with him over the years. Discover the early events that shaped the mind of a future master of suspense in a documentary that is as fascinating as it is revealing.

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On BroadwayOn Broadway · 2019
On Broadway
★ 8.72019
MovieDocumentary
An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Legends of the stage and screen—including Helen Mirren, Christine Baranski, August Wilson, James Corden, Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Viola Davis, Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellen—take us behind the scenes of Broadway's most groundbreaking and beloved shows, from A Chorus Line to Hamilton. Iconic performances by Lin Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, James Earl Jones and Mandy Patinkin lead the way on a hurly burly ride through Times Square, once again the main street of American show business in this documentary directed by Academy-Award nominee Oren Jacoby.

Director of Photography

Hank: 5 Years from the BrinkHank: 5 Years from the Brink · 2013
Hank: 5 Years from the Brink
★ 6.82013
MovieDocumentary
For three weeks in September 2008, one person was charged with preventing the collapse of the global economy. No one understood the financial markets better than Hank Paulson, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs. In Hank: Five Years from the Brink, Paulson tells the complete story of how he persuaded banks, Congress and presidential candidates to sign off on nearly $1 trillion in bailouts - even as he found the behavior that led to the crisis, and the bailouts themselves, morally reprehensible. Directed by Academy Award nominee Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost Trilogy, Some Kind of Monster), the film features Paulson, and his wife of 40 years, Wendy. it's a riveting portrait of leadership under unimaginable pressure - and a marriage under unfathomable circumstances.

Producer

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth GruberAhead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber · 2010
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
★ 8.02010
MovieHistoryDocumentary
Brooklyn-born Ruth Gruber became the youngest PhD in the world before going on to become an international foreign correspondent and photojournalist at age 24. She defied tradition in an extraordinary career that spanned several decades. The first journalist to enter the Soviet Arctic in 1935, Ruth also traveled to Alaska as a member of the Roosevelt administration in 1942, escorted Holocaust refugees to America in 1944, covered the Nuremberg trials in 1946, and documented the Haganah ship 'Exodus' in 1947. Her relationships with world leaders gave her unique access and insight. This documentary interweaves verite scenes with archival footage.

Director

Muhammad and LarryMuhammad and Larry · 2009
Muhammad and Larry
★ 6.42009
MovieDocumentary
In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous; most of his admiring fans, friends and fight scribes considered his bravado delusional. What was left for him to prove? In the weeks of training before the fight, documentarians Albert and David Maysles took an intimate look at Ali trying to convince the world and perhaps himself, that he was still “The Greatest.” At the same time, they documented the mild-mannered and undervalued champion Holmes as he confidently prepared to put an end to the career of a man for whom he had an abiding and deep affection

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