Robert "Buzz" Berger (born February 9, 1934, in Chicago) is an American film producer.
Among other films, he was the producer for the
Emmy Award
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-winning TV miniseries ''
Holocaust
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''.
Partial filmography
* 1974 ''
The Missiles of October
''The Missiles of October'' is a 1974 docudrama made-for-television play about the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. The title evokes the 1962 book ''The Guns of August'' by Barbara Tuchman about the missteps amongst the great powers and the ...
''
* 1978 ''
Holocaust
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; a ...
''
* 1982 ''
My Body, My Child
''My Body, My Child'' is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and starring Vanessa Redgrave. It premiered on ABC on 12 April 1982. It includes early performances by future ''Sex and the City'' co-stars, Sara ...
''
* 1987 ''
Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the ...
'' (a film about
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist who served as the President of South Africa, first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1 ...
)
* 1997 ''
The House of Yes
''The House of Yes'' is a 1997 American dark comedy film adapted from the play of the same name by Wendy MacLeod. The film was written and directed by Mark Waters (in his directing debut), produced by Robert Berger, and stars Parker Posey, Josh ...
''
See also
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1974 in film
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.
Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1974 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Events
*February 7 – ''Blazing Saddles'' is released in the United ...
External links
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Film producers from Illinois
1934 births
Living people
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