Robert Towne

Robert Towne

b. 1934 — d. 2024 (aged 90) Los Angeles, California, USA
Actor Writer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz November 23, 1934) is an American screenwriter and director. His most notable work may be his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974). Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Towne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Last Detail
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★ 7.5
The Last Detail
1973
Chinatown
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★ 8.1
Chinatown
1974
Tequila Sunrise
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★ 6.1
Tequila Sunrise
1988
Mission: Impossible
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★ 7.2
Mission: Impossible
1996

Filmography

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★ 8.1
Welcome to the Basement
2012 Writer
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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★ 8.4
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 Self
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Robert Towne
2009 Self
Ask the Dust
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★ 5.7
Ask the Dust
2006 Director Writer
A Sad Flower in the Sand
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★ 7.9
A Sad Flower in the Sand
2001 Self
Mission: Impossible II
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★ 6.1
Mission: Impossible II
2000 Writer
Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America
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★ 4.5
Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America
2000 Self Actor
Without Limits
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★ 7.2
Without Limits
1998 Director Writer
Cadillac Desert
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★ 8.8
Cadillac Desert
1997 Self
Mission: Impossible
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★ 7.2
Mission: Impossible
1996 Writer
Love Affair
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★ 6.0
Love Affair
1994 Writer
The Firm
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★ 6.9
The Firm
1993 Writer
Days of Thunder
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★ 6.1
Days of Thunder
1990 Writer
The Two Jakes
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★ 6.1
The Two Jakes
1990 Writer
Frantic
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★ 6.8
Frantic
1988 Writer
Tequila Sunrise
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★ 6.1
Tequila Sunrise
1988 Director Writer
Tough Guys Don't Dance
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★ 5.0
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987 Writer
8 Million Ways to Die
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★ 5.8
8 Million Ways to Die
1986 Writer
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
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★ 6.4
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 Writer
Deal of the Century
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★ 4.7
Deal of the Century
1983 Writer
Personal Best
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★ 6.3
Personal Best
1982 Director Writer
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Screenwriters: Word Into Image
1982 Self
Heaven Can Wait
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★ 6.9
Heaven Can Wait
1978 Writer
Orca
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★ 5.8
Orca
1977 Writer
The Missouri Breaks
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★ 6.5
The Missouri Breaks
1976 Writer
Shampoo
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★ 6.4
Shampoo
1975 Writer
Chinatown
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★ 8.1
Chinatown
1974 Writer
The Parallax View
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★ 7.1
The Parallax View
1974 Writer
The Yakuza
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★ 7.2
The Yakuza
1974 Writer
The Last Detail
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★ 7.5
The Last Detail
1973 Writer
The New Centurions
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★ 7.0
The New Centurions
1972 Writer
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
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★ 7.6
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971 Writer
Cisco Pike
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★ 6.5
Cisco Pike
1971 Writer
Drive, He Said
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★ 5.6
Drive, He Said
1971 Actor Writer
Richard
Villa Rides
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★ 6.3
Villa Rides
1968 Writer
Bonnie and Clyde
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★ 7.7
Bonnie and Clyde
1967 Writer
The Tomb of Ligeia
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★ 6.4
The Tomb of Ligeia
1964 Writer
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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★ 7.7
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 Writer
The Outer Limits
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★ 8.1
The Outer Limits
1963 Writer
Breaking Point
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★ 7.1
Breaking Point
1963 Writer
The Lloyd Bridges Show
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★ 6.5
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962 Writer
Creature from the Haunted Sea
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★ 3.5
Creature from the Haunted Sea
1961 Actor
Sparks Moranaja aka Agent XK150
Last Woman on Earth
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★ 4.7
Last Woman on Earth
1960 Actor Writer
Martin Joyce
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Untitled Chinatown Prequel
Writer
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The Battle of Britain
Writer
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Chinatown
Writer
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Dancing Bear
Writer
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Pompeii
Writer
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The 39 Steps
Director Writer
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