Robert Towne
Robert Towne is an American screenwriter working on the making of films rather than the performing of them. Elsewhere on the record sits 'Mission: Impossible II'. The filmography runs to 25 credits. Among all the credits, 'Mission: Impossible' reached the widest audience.
Robert Towne
19 Movies
3 Series
Robert Towne is an American screenwriter working on the making of films rather than the performing of them. Elsewhere on the record sits 'Mission: Impossible II'. The filmography runs to 25 credits. Among all the credits, 'Mission: Impossible' reached the widest audience.
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Ask the Dust
Director
2006
Film
Mission: Impossible II
Screenplay
2000
Film
Without Limits
Director
1998
Film
Mission: Impossible
Screenplay
1996
Film
Love Affair
Screenplay
1994
Film
The Firm
Screenplay
1993
Film
The Two Jakes
Writer
1990
Film
Days of Thunder
Screenplay
1990
Film
Tequila Sunrise
Director
1988
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Is Robert Towne still alive?
Robert Towne passed away on July 1, 2024 at age 89.
What are the most famous roles of Robert Towne?
Robert Towne is best known for directing Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible II, Chinatown.
How many movies has Robert Towne directed?
Over a 64-year career (since 1960), Robert Towne has directed or written 19 films and worked on 3 TV shows.
What was Robert Towne's first movie?
The career of Robert Towne began with Battle of Britain ().
What is Robert Towne's most recent movie or series?
Robert Towne's most recent release is Ask the Dust, which premiered on February 2, 2006.
What TV shows has Robert Towne created or directed?
On television, Robert Towne has appeared in The Outer Limits, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Lloyd Bridges Show.
Robert Towne
1934-11-23 · San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934 - July 1, 2024) was an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written. He later said it was inspired by a chapter in Carey McWilliams's Southern California Country: An Island on the Land (1946) and a West magazine article on Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. Towne also wrote the sequel, The Two Jakes (1990); the Hal Ashby comedy-dramas The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo (1975); and the first two Mission: Impossible films.
Towne directed the sports dramas Personal Best (1982) and Without Limits (1998), the crime thriller Tequila Sunrise (1988), and the romantic crime drama Ask the Dust (2006).Robert Towne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.