Robert Aldrich

Birth Name:

Robert Burgess Aldrich

Birth Place:

Cranston, Rhode Island, United States

Profession

Director, Assistant director, Producer, Writer, Production manager, Actor

Has directed five actors in Oscar-nominated performances, including Victor Buono, Bette Davis, Agnes Moorehead, Ian Bannen and John Cassavetes
Recipient of a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1955 for his film "The Big Knife․"
Winner of a Hochi Film Award in 1982 for his film "․․․All the Marbles․"
Winner of the Pasinetti Award in 1956 at the Venice Film Festival for his film "Attack․"
Winner of the Silver Berlin Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1956 for his film "Autumn Leaves․"
Got his start in the film industry when he obtained a job as a production clerk at RKO Pictures in 1941
Quote: "A director is a ringmaster, a psychiatrist and a referee․"
A large majority of his films contained a subversive undertone
A former president of the Directors Guild of America
Two of his films, "Vera Cruz" and "Kiss Me Deadly," are among the most influential films of the 1950s

1955Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
1955Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
1955Silver LionWinner
1955Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
1956Silver Berlin Bear - Best Director:Winner
1956Golden LionNominated
1956Pasinetti AwardWinner
1963Palme d'OrNominated
1963DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
1968DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
1982Hochi Film Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner

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