Robert Rehme (born 5 May 1935) is an American film producer whose credits include the films ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The General's Daughter''.

Career

In 1961, he was manager of

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Theatres in

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and in 1969 he joined

United Artists United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the studi ...

's advertising department. In 1976, he formed his own exhibition and distribution firm but later joined

New World Pictures New World Pictures (also known as New World Entertainment and New World Communications Group, Inc.) was an American independent production, distribution, and (in its final years as an autonomous entity) multimedia company. It was founded in 197 ...

as vice president and general sales manager in February 1978. He joined

Avco Embassy Pictures Embassy Pictures Corporation (also and later known as Avco Embassy Pictures as well as Embassy Films Associates) was an American independent film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution studio responsible for such fil ...

in December 1978 and became president in 1981. When he started there he asked for $5 million to make movies. He used it to make eight. "The important thing was not to put Avco at risk for any major amount of money," he said. "We'd finance a movie and find a financial group to buy us out, so we could use the money over again." Under his stewardship the company went from earning $20 million in 1978 to $90 million in 1981. In June 1981, he joined

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

, becoming president of the Theatrical Motion Picture Group in December 1982. He quit in December 1983. In 1983, he became co-chairman and

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of New World Entertainment, Inc until 1989, when he and producer

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co-founded the motion picture production company Neufeld/Rehme Productions. It was during this time that he created the pictures for which he is most known, such as ''Patriot Games'' and '' Flight of the Intruder''. Rehme served as a governor of the

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for eight years before becoming president in 1992, succeeding

Karl Malden Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American actor. He was primarily a character actor, who according to Robert Berkvist, "for more than 60 years brought an intelligent intensity and a homespun aut ...

. Prior to that he had been President of the Academy Foundation. He could only serve as Academy President for one year as Academy rules stipulated that he could only sit on the board for nine consecutive terms. He rejoined the board and became president for a second time from 1997 to 2001.

Select Credits

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

As Head of Avco

;Thanks

Television

References

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