Person · Screenwriter
Robert Towne
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- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
In short · Wrote for seven decades — 29 credits, 1 Academy Award win.
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Director
5 credits
Writer
16 creditsmission-impossible-ii-2000(2000)
Writer
Film
Armageddon(1998)
story editor (uncredited)
Film
Mission: Impossible(1996)
Writer
Film
The Firm(1993)
Writer
Film
Days of Thunder(1990)
Writer
Film
The Two Jakes(1990)
Writer
Film
Frantic(1988)
Writers (uncredited)
Film
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes(1984)
Writer
Film
Shampoo(1975)
Writer
Film
Chinatown(1974)
Writer
Film
The Yakuza(1974)
Writer
Film
The Last Detail(1973)
Writer
Film
The Godfather(1972)
story editor (uncredited)
Film
Villa Rides(1968)
Writer
Film
Bonnie and Clyde(1967)
Writers
Film
The Tomb of Ligeia(1964)
Writer
Film
Actor
3 credits
Other crew
1 credit
Awards & Nominations
1 win · 3 nominationsAcademy Awards
- Nom1984Oscar — Writing (adapted Screenplay)
- Nom1975Oscar — Writing (original Screenplay)
- Won1974Oscar — Writing (original Screenplay)
- Nom1973Oscar — Writing (adapted Screenplay)
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- The Story of Film: An OdysseySelf (2 Episodes) · 2011
- Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'Self · 2008
- A Sad Flower in the SandSelf · 2001
- The Story Of Film An OdysseySelf (2 Episodes) · 2000
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