Robert Guenette (January 12, 1935,

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, television director and

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, recipient of the Directors Guild of America Award. Guenette is considered one of the first documentary directors to introduce the "newsreel style" in documentaries. He and his son, Mark, were co-founders of the

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Filmography

Writer, cinema

* '' The Defector'' (1966) * '' The Tree'' (1969) * ''

The Mysterious Monsters ''The Mysterious Monsters'' (also known as ''Bigfoot: The Mysterious Monster'') is a 1976 documentary film written and directed by Robert Guenette about the cryptids Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Yeti. It contained content from Guenett ...

'' (1975) * ''

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow ''The Man Who Saw Tomorrow'' is a 1981 documentary-style movie about the predictions of French astrologer and physician Michel de Notredame (Nostradamus). ''The Man Who Saw Tomorrow'' is presented (one might say "hosted") and narrated by Ors ...

'' (1981)

Director, cinema

* '' The Tree'' (1969) * ''

'' (1975) * ''

'' (1981)

Director, TV documentaries

* '' Our War in Vietnam'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1965, TV series) * '' They've Killed President Lincoln!'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1971-1973, TV series, Guenette directed 4 episodes out of a total of 7, and wrote 2) **''The Plot to Murder Hitler'' (1971) **''The Crucifixion of Jesus'' (1972) **''Cortez and Montezuma: The Conquest of an Empire'' (1972) **''Peary's Race for the North Pole'' (1973) * ''

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'' (1973) * '' Monsters! Mysteries or Myths?'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1976) * ''

The Making of Star Wars ''The Making of Star Wars'' is a television special produced by 20th Century Fox, which aired on the ABC Television Network on September 16, 1977. It was written by Richard Schickel and directed and produced by Robert Guenette. Synopsis Premie ...

'' (1977) * '' Roots: One Year Later'' (1978) * '' The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba-Dabba-Doo 2'' (1979) * '' SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) * '' Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981) * '' Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi'' (1983) * '' Dinosaur!'' (1985) * ''

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration ''The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration'' is a 1986 American live-action/animated television special produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with Robert Guenette Productions, which premiered on CBS on May 20, 1986. Hosted b ...

'' (1986) * '' Memories Then and Now'' (1988) * '' Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros.'' (1991) * '' Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper'' (1991) * '' Crazy About the Movies: Ava Gardner'' (1992) * '' Orson Welles: What Went Wrong?'' (1992) * '' Celebration of a Life: Steven J. Ross Chairman of Time Warner'' (1993) * '' Golf: The Greatest Game'' (1994) * '' Heroes of the Game'' (1994) * ''

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Director, TV movies

* '' Tears of Joy, Tears of Sorrow'' (1986)

Producer, TV movies

* ''

Victory at Entebbe ''Victory at Entebbe'' is a 1976 American made-for-television action-drama film for broadcast on ABC, directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The film starred Helmut Berger, Linda Blair, Anthony Hopkins, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Dre ...

'' (1976)

Producer, TV series

* '' Winners'' (two episodes in 1977 and 1978 as executive producer)

Awards

Nominees

* 1972: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts (for ''The Plot to Murder Hitler'') * 1978: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special (for the episode "I Can" from the series ''Winners'') * 1978: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special (for the episode "Journey Together" from the series ''Winners'') * 1982: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special (for ''Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark'')

Won

* 1982: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in DocumentaryIn 1991 this award saw its name changed to Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries (for ''Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark'') * 2001: International Documentary Association Pioneer Award

Notes

References

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