Robert Ellis Miller (July 18, 1927 – January 27, 2017) was an American

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

Filmography

* '' Breaking Point'' (1963) - TV Series * ''

Any Wednesday ''Any Wednesday'' is a 1966 American Technicolor romantic comedy film starring Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, and Dean Jones. It was directed by Robert Ellis Miller from a screenplay by producer Julius J. Epstein based on the Broadway play of the ...

'' (1966) * '' Sweet November'' (1968) * ''

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter ''The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'' (1940) is the debut novel by the American author Carson McCullers; she was 23 at the time of publication. It is about a deaf man named John Singer and the people he encounters in a 1930s mill town in the US state ...

'' (1968) * ''

The Buttercup Chain ''The Buttercup Chain'' is a 1970 British drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starring Hywel Bennett, Jane Asher, and Leigh Taylor-Young. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of the 1967 novel ...

'' (1970) * '' Big Truck and Sister Clare'' (1972) * ''

The Girl from Petrovka ''The Girl from Petrovka'' is a 1974 American comedy-drama film starring Goldie Hawn and Hal Holbrook, based on the novel by George Feifer. It is about an American journalist, Joe (Holbrook) who goes to the Soviet Union and meets Oktyabrina (Haw ...

'' (1974) * '' Just an Old Sweet Song'' (1976) * '' Ishi: The Last of His Tribe'' (1978) * ''

The Baltimore Bullet ''The Baltimore Bullet'' is a 1979 American comedy film based on the adventures of two pool hustlers in the United States. It was directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starred James Coburn, Omar Sharif, Bruce Boxleitner and Ronee Blakley. The ...

'' (1980) * ''

Madame X ''Madame X'' (original title ''La Femme X'') is a 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). It was novelized in English and adapted for the American stage; it was also adapted for the screen twelve times over sixty-five ...

'' (1981) * ''

Reuben, Reuben ''Reuben, Reuben'' is a 1983 comedy-drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starring Tom Conti, Kelly McGillis (in her film debut), Roberts Blossom, Cynthia Harris, and Joel Fabiani. The film was adapted by Julius J. Epstein from the 19 ...

'' (1983) * '' Her Life as a Man'' (1984) * ''

The Other Lover ''The Other Lover'' is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and executive produced by Larry A. Thompson. Plot Jack Hollander is a novelist, infuriated with his publicists for putting a soft-porn cover on h ...

'' (1985) * '' Intimate Strangers'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1988) * '' Brenda Starr'' (1989) * ''

Bed & Breakfast Bed and breakfast (typically shortened to B&B or BnB) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast. Bed and breakfasts are often private family homes and typically have between four and eleven rooms, wit ...

'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

Pointman ''Pointman'' is a TV movie pilot and TV series on the Prime Time Entertainment Network in 1994 to 1995. The premise of the main character is he is framed and convicted of fraud while he was an investment banker. Eventually cleared, Constantine ...

'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue ''The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue'' is an American 1996 television film directed by Robert Ellis Miller, the last film Miller directed before his death on January 27, 2017. The film was completed days before actor Robert Urich had surgery for ca ...

'' (1996)

Awards

* Nominee, Palme d'Or,

, 1970 Cannes Film Festival * Nominee, Best Picture,

(Director for film's producer nominees, Thomas Ryan and Marc Merson),

Golden Globes The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of t ...

(1968) * Nominee, Best Director in Television, Breaking Point,

Directors Guild of America The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merge ...

(1963) * Nominee, Best Director, Television Drama,

Alcoa Premiere '' Alcoa Premiere'' (also known as ''Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire'') is an American anthology drama series that aired from October 1961 to July 1963 on ABC. The series was hosted by Fred Astaire, who also starred in several of the episode ...

Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

(1961)

References

External links

* 1927 births 2017 deaths Film directors from New York City {{US-film-director-1930s-stub