Robert Greenwald

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Robert Greenwald (born August 28, 1945) is an American film director, film producer, and political activist, noted in the 2000s for his documentaries critical of Fox News and of the George W. Bush administration, as well as numerous award-winning television movies from the 1980s and 1990s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Greenwald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)

This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangerous impact on society when a broad swath of media is controlled by one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Christiane Amanpour  •  George W. Bush  •  George Carlin  •  Tom Brokaw

This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangerous impact on society when a broad swath of media is controlled by one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Christiane Amanpour  •  George W. Bush  •  George Carlin  •  Tom Brokaw

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005)

This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Lee Scott  •  Don Hunter  •  Jon Hunter  •  Jeremy Hunter

This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Lee Scott  •  Don Hunter  •  Jon Hunter  •  Jeremy Hunter

Xanadu (1980)

A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Olivia Newton-John  •  Gene Kelly  •  Michael Beck  •  Matt Lattanzi

A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Olivia Newton-John  •  Gene Kelly  •  Michael Beck  •  Matt Lattanzi

Steal This Movie (2000)

Five years after Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman goes underground to avoid a drug-related prison sentence, he contacts a reporter to get out the story of the FBI's covert spying, harassment and inciting of violence they then blame on the Left.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  Janeane Garofalo  •  Jeanne Tripplehorn  •  Kevin Pollak

Five years after Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman goes underground to avoid a drug-related prison sentence, he contacts a reporter to get out the story of the FBI's covert spying, harassment and inciting of violence they then blame on the Left.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  Janeane Garofalo  •  Jeanne Tripplehorn  •  Kevin Pollak

The Burning Bed (1984)

An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Farrah Fawcett  •  Paul Le Mat  •  Richard Masur  •  Grace Zabriskie

An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Farrah Fawcett  •  Paul Le Mat  •  Richard Masur  •  Grace Zabriskie

Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress (1977)

A woman's inability to make a lasting commitment results in her having a string of affairs with married men.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Trish Van Devere  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  Janet Margolin  •  Sam Groom

A woman's inability to make a lasting commitment results in her having a string of affairs with married men.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Trish Van Devere  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  Janet Margolin  •  Sam Groom

Unmanned: America's Drone Wars (2013)

This documentary from Brave New Foundation and director Robert Greenwald, investigates the impact of U.S. drone strikes at home and abroad through more than 70 separate interviews, including a former American drone operator who shares what he has witnessed in his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
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This documentary from Brave New Foundation and director Robert Greenwald, investigates the impact of U.S. drone strikes at home and abroad through more than 70 separate interviews, including a former American drone operator who shares what he has witnessed in his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
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Koch Brothers Exposed (2012)

Koch Brothers Exposed is a hard-hitting investigation of the 1% at its very worst. This full-length documentary film on Charles and David Koch—two of the world’s richest and most powerful men—is the latest from acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Van Jones  •  Bill McKibben  •  Jim Hightower  •  Katrina vanden Heuvel

Koch Brothers Exposed is a hard-hitting investigation of the 1% at its very worst. This full-length documentary film on Charles and David Koch—two of the world’s richest and most powerful men—is the latest from acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Van Jones  •  Bill McKibben  •  Jim Hightower  •  Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katie: Portrait of A Centerfold (1978)

A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Kim Basinger  •  Vivian Blaine  •  Fabian  •  Tab Hunter

A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Kim Basinger  •  Vivian Blaine  •  Fabian  •  Tab Hunter

Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (1990)

A lawyer representing Amnesty International tries to find the whereabouts and condition of 17 political prisoners detained in a country known for its systematic torture of prisoners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Ron Silver  •  Hector Elizondo  •  Roger Daltrey  •  Leslee Udwin

A lawyer representing Amnesty International tries to find the whereabouts and condition of 17 political prisoners detained in a country known for its systematic torture of prisoners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Ron Silver  •  Hector Elizondo  •  Roger Daltrey  •  Leslee Udwin

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers (1979)

This engaging made-for-television movie follows the adventures of Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa (Kim Darby), who needs money after her trucker husband, Jack (Fred Willard), is shot by hijackers. Fortunately, she finds a partner in Flatbed Annie (Annie Potts), a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Annie Potts  •  Harry Dean Stanton  •  Kim Darby  •  Arthur Godfrey

This engaging made-for-television movie follows the adventures of Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa (Kim Darby), who needs money after her trucker husband, Jack (Fred Willard), is shot by hijackers. Fortunately, she finds a partner in Flatbed Annie (Annie Potts), a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Annie Potts  •  Harry Dean Stanton  •  Kim Darby  •  Arthur Godfrey

Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)

Wiley and Sandra have been happily married for years and are now in the process of breaking up. Sam, his childhood friend, is just beginning to fall in love with a new teacher at the high school. As they try to adjust to these conflicting emotions they find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Don Johnson  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Jeff Daniels  •  Elizabeth Perkins

Wiley and Sandra have been happily married for years and are now in the process of breaking up. Sam, his childhood friend, is just beginning to fall in love with a new teacher at the high school. As they try to adjust to these conflicting emotions they find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Don Johnson  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Jeff Daniels  •  Elizabeth Perkins

Breaking Up (1997)

An aloof, struggling food photographer thinks he has found true love with a fiery grade-school teacher. At first, the relationship is all wine and roses, but as they realize they have little in common besides great sex, the romance wanes, and they struggle through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Salma Hayek  •  Abraham Alvarez  •  Carlo Corazon

An aloof, struggling food photographer thinks he has found true love with a fiery grade-school teacher. At first, the relationship is all wine and roses, but as they realize they have little in common besides great sex, the romance wanes, and they struggle through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Salma Hayek  •  Abraham Alvarez  •  Carlo Corazon

Hear No Evil (1993)

Jillian Shanahan, a deaf woman, becomes the target of a ruthless and corrupt cop. The cop is looking for a stolen coin, which he plans to keep for himself. A journalist briefly acquires the coin and hides it in Jillian's apartment, then his car explodes, now the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Marlee Matlin  •  D.B. Sweeney  •  Martin Sheen  •  John C. McGinley

Jillian Shanahan, a deaf woman, becomes the target of a ruthless and corrupt cop. The cop is looking for a stolen coin, which he plans to keep for himself. A journalist briefly acquires the coin and hides it in Jillian's apartment, then his car explodes, now the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Marlee Matlin  •  D.B. Sweeney  •  Martin Sheen  •  John C. McGinley

In the Custody of Strangers (1982)

A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Jane Alexander  •  Emilio Estevez  •  Kenneth McMillan

A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Jane Alexander  •  Emilio Estevez  •  Kenneth McMillan

Shattered Spirits (1986)

When his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind while putting his and his family's lives back together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Melinda Dillon  •  Matthew Labyorteaux  •  Lukas Haas

When his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind while putting his and his family's lives back together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Melinda Dillon  •  Matthew Labyorteaux  •  Lukas Haas

Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers (2006)

Documentary portraying the actions of U.S. corporate contractors in the U.S.-Iraq war. Interviews with employees and former employees of such companies as Halliburton, CACI, and KBR suggest that government cronyism is behind apparent "sweetheart" deals that give ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Shereef Akeel

Documentary portraying the actions of U.S. corporate contractors in the U.S.-Iraq war. Interviews with employees and former employees of such companies as Halliburton, CACI, and KBR suggest that government cronyism is behind apparent "sweetheart" deals that give ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Shereef Akeel

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013)

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse. It exposes the surprisingly worsening and threatening reality for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Daniel Ellsberg  •  Franz Gayl  •  Seymour Hersh  •  David Carr

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse. It exposes the surprisingly worsening and threatening reality for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Daniel Ellsberg  •  Franz Gayl  •  Seymour Hersh  •  David Carr

Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRA (2016)

Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and The NRA tells the stories of how guns, and the billions made off of them, affect the lives of everyday Americans. It features personal stories from people across the country who have been affected by gun violence, including ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
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Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and The NRA tells the stories of how guns, and the billions made off of them, affect the lives of everyday Americans. It features personal stories from people across the country who have been affected by gun violence, including ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
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Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004)

The feature-length version of producer/director Robert's Greenwald's short documentary phenomenon "Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War." The film deconstructs the current American administration's case for war in Iraq through interviews with U.S. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
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The feature-length version of producer/director Robert's Greenwald's short documentary phenomenon "Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War." The film deconstructs the current American administration's case for war in Iraq through interviews with U.S. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
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