Robert Benton is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Executive producer American born on 29 september 1932 at Waxahachie (USA)
Robert Benton
Robert Benton participated to
19 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
5 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Scriptwriter
, 2h17
Directed by Richard Donner,
John GlenOrigin United-kingdomGenres Science fiction,
Fantastic,
Fantasy,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films about children,
Time travel films,
Superman films,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
Superhero films,
Super-héros inspiré de comics,
Films about extraterrestrial lifeActors Marlon Brando,
Gene Hackman,
Christopher Reeve,
Margot Kidder,
Jackie Cooper,
Ned BeattyRating73%
On the planet Krypton, using evidence provided by scientist Jor-El, the Ruling Council sentences three attempted insurrectionists, General Zod, Ursa, and Non, to "eternal living death" in the Phantom Zone. Despite his eminence, Jor-El is unable to convince the Council of his belief that Krypton will soon be destroyed when its sun explodes. To save his infant son, Kal-El, Jor-El launches a spacecraft containing him toward Earth, a distant planet with a suitable atmosphere, and where Kal-El's dense molecular structure will give him superhuman powers. Shortly after the launch, Krypton is destroyed.Director
, 1h45
Directed by Robert BentonOrigin USAGenres DramaActors Dustin Hoffman,
Meryl Streep,
Justin Henry,
Jane Alexander,
Howard Duff,
George CoeRating77%
Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) is a workaholic advertising executive who has just been assigned a new and very important account. Ted arrives home and shares the good news with his wife Joanna (Meryl Streep) only to find that she is leaving him. Saying that she needs to find herself, she leaves Ted to raise their son Billy (Justin Henry) by himself. Ted and Billy initially resent one another as Ted no longer has time to carry his increased workload and Billy misses his mother's love and attention. After months of unrest, Ted and Billy learn to cope and gradually bond as father and son. Scriptwriter
, 1h51
Directed by Arthur PennOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
CrimeThemes Transport films,
Road movies,
Chase films,
Gangster filmsActors Warren Beatty,
Faye Dunaway,
Michael J. Pollard,
Gene Hackman,
Estelle Parsons,
Gene WilderRoles Writer
Rating76%
In the middle of the Great Depression, Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) and Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) meet when Clyde tries to steal Bonnie's mother's car. Bonnie, who is bored by her job as a waitress, is intrigued with Clyde, and decides to take up with him and become his partner in crime. They pull off some holdups, but their amateur efforts, while exciting, are not very lucrative.Director
, 1h50
Directed by Robert BentonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
ComedyActors Paul Newman,
Jessica Tandy,
Bruce Willis,
Melanie Griffith,
Dylan Walsh,
Pruitt Taylor VinceRating72%
Donald "Sully" Sullivan (Newman) is a worn yet spry hustler living in the peaceful, snowy northern New York state village of North Bath. He free-lances in the construction business, usually with his dim-witted friend Rub (Vince) by his side. He is often at odds with Carl Roebuck (Willis), a local contractor, suing him at every opportunity for unpaid wages and disability. Sully's one-legged lawyer Wirf (Saks) is inept, and his lawsuits are repeatedly dismissed. As a way to irritate him, Sully flirts with Carl's wife Toby (Griffith) openly at every opportunity (which she enjoys). He is a regular at the Iron Horse Saloon, where he often has drinks and plays cards with Wirf, Carl, Rub, and the town sheriff., 1h52
Directed by Robert BentonOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Films about the labor movementActors Sally Field,
Lindsay Crouse,
Danny Glover,
John Malkovich,
Ed Harris,
Amy MadiganRating73%
It is the year 1935 and Waxahachie, Texas is a small, segregated town in the midst of a depression. One evening the local sheriff, Royce Spalding, leaves the family dinner table to investigate trouble at the rail yards. He dies after being accidentally shot by a young black boy, Wylie. Local white vigilantes tie Wylie to a truck and drag his body through town, for all the community to see, before hanging him from a tree.