Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was a renowned American film director and writer, known for his various films: MASH, Popeye, Vincent & Theo, The Player, Dr. T & the Women and Gosford Park, among others.
Altman was already a veteran director when his feature film adaptation of Popeye was produced in 1980. He sought to bring the characters closer to the spirit of E. C. Segar's original Thimble Theatre comic strip, therefore many of its more obscure characters appear, although more mainstream elements such as the sailor's reliance on spinach for a strength boost were also included. Popeye was reasonably successful at the box office, however, its critical reception was mixed. Altman mantained a somewhat lower profile following this film, although he enjoyed a career resurgence beginning in the 1990s.
Filmography[]
- The Delinquents (1957)
- The James Dean Story (1957)
- Countdown (1968)
- That Cold Day In The Park (1969)
- MASH (1970)
- Brewster McCloud (1970)
- McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
- Images (1972)
- The Long Goodbye (1973)
- Thieves Like Us (1974)
- California Spirit (1974)
- Nashville (1975)
- Bufallo Bill and the Indians, or, Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
- 3 Women (1977)
- A Wedding (1978)
- Quintet (1979)
- A Perfect Couple (1979)
- HealtH (1980)
- Popeye (1980)
- Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
- Streamers (1983)
- Secret Honor (1984)
- O.C. and Stiggs (1984)
- Fool for Love (1985)
- Beyond Therapy (1987)
- Aria (1987)
- Vincent & Theo (1990)
- The Player (1992)
- Short Cuts (1993)
- Pret-a-Porter (1994)
- Kansas City (1996)
- The Gingerbread Man (1998)
- Cookie's Fortune (1999)
- Dr. T and the Women (2000)
- Gosford Park (2001)
- The Company (2003)
- A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
External links[]
- Robert Altman at the Internet Movie Database