Robert YoungFilmography

Rome: Philippi

Crew: Director

Synopsis: With their forces combined, Octavian and Antony plan an attack against Brutus and Cassius' army. Back in Rome, Pullo and Vorenus are tasked with killing Brutus' supporters. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide Read More

Blood Monkey

Crew: Director

Actors: F. Murray Abraham, Matt Reeves, Sebastian Armesto, Matthew Ryan

Synopsis: Six American graduate students studying apes in the African jungle discover a new species of killer chimpanzees that could prove to be the most formidable threat ever known to humankind. Upon first spotting this bizarre new breed, Greg, Dani, Amy, Josh, Sydney, and Seth were all assured by their Read More

Bye Bye Harry!

Crew: Director

Battlestar Galactica: Final Cut

Crew: Director

Battlestar Galactica: Six Degrees of Separation

Crew: Director

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Well-Schooled in Murder

Crew: Director

Actors: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

Crew: Director

Actors: Tom Ward, Eve Best, Katy Carmichael, Nicolas Rowe, Matthew Cottle

Synopsis: In this tribute to the man considered by many to be the father of the science fiction genre, a reporter interviewing author H.G. Wells makes a startling revelation that could forever change mankind's relationship with the universe. Upon arriving at Wells' London home on a fog enshrouded evening in Read More

Captain Jack

Crew: Director

Actors: Bob Hoskins, Peter McDonald, Sadie Frost, Gemma Jones

Synopsis: Robert Young directed this fact-based British comedy-adventure. In 1791, Captain Scoresby sailed from Whitby in northern England to the Arctic. Mariner Captain Jack (Bob Hoskins), obsessed with Scoresby, is troubled by the fact that Scoresby has not been adequately acknowledged and honored in his Read More

Fierce Creatures

Crew: Director

Actors: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay

Synopsis: The starring cast of the hit A Fish Called Wanda reunited for this farcical comedy, which star and co-screenwriter John Cleese described as "not a sequel, but an equal." When London's Marwood Zoo is purchased by Octopus, Inc., the multi-national holding company run by New Zealand publishing tycoon Read More

Jane Eyre

Crew: Director

Actors: Samantha Morton, Ciarán Hinds, Gemma Jones, Richard Hawley

Synopsis: This made-for-TV feature was the tenth screen adaptation of the classic Gothic romance by Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre (Samantha Morton, who two years later would earn an Oscar nomination for her performance in Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown) grew up an orphan under trying circumstances, but Read More

The Wimbledon Poisoner

Crew: Director

Actors: Robert Lindsay, Alison Steadman, Philip Jackson, Catherine Schell, Paul Butterworth

Synopsis: This two-part British miniseries chronicled the misfortunes of meek solicitor Henry Farr (Robert Lindsay), trapped in dead-end suburban domesticity and saddled with a feminist virago of a wife named Elinor (Alison Steadman). Finally able to stand no more, Henry plotted to do away with Elinor by Read More

Doomsday Gun

Crew: Director

Actors: Frank Langella, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey

Synopsis: This HBO docudrama tells the real-life story of Dr. Gerald Bull (Frank Langella), a genius weapons designer whose services were used by the CIA for some highly suspect operations. After these operations were exposed, the CIA denied all knowledge of them and Bull was put in prison; following his Read More

Splitting Heirs

Crew: Director

Actors: Rick Moranis, Eric Idle, Barbara Hershey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cleese

Synopsis: Splitting Heirs is a dull mistaken identity comedy about a British Duke (Eric Idle) who is switched at birth when his parents accidentally left him behind in a restaurant, picking up the wrong baby by mistake. Idle is raised by Pakistanis and when he discovers his true identity, he begins plotting Read More

Hostage

Crew: Director

Actors: Sam Neill, Talisa Soto, James Fox, Art Malik, Cristina Higueras

Synopsis: This direct-to-video thriller stars Sam Neill as a British secret agent who wants to retire--much to the dismay of his superiors, who decide instead to have him killed. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

G.B.H.

Crew: Director

Jeeves & Wooster [TV Series]

Crew: Director

The Swords of Wayland

Crew: Director

Actors: Michael Praed

Synopsis: This made-for-television drama is a two-hour movie from the Britain's Robin of Sherwood series. Michael Praed stars as the legendary Robin Hood, possessor of one of the seven sought-after Swords of Wayland. In this installment, Robin defends himself against a coven of witches posing as nuns. Read More

Robin Hood... The Legend: Herne's Son

Crew: Director

Synopsis: In this installment of the BBC series Robin Hood... The Legend, Robin of Locksley is killed by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Just before his death, he chose Robert of Hunnington (Jason Connery) to be his successor. Robert is reluctant to assume the mantle, while the merry men refuse to unite under a Read More

Robin Hood: The Swords of Wayland

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Michael Praed took over from Jason Connery (Sean's son) in the title role of Robin Hood: The Swords of Wayland, one of several mid-1980s British TV movies based on the legendary do-gooder. As in most of these "revisionist" films, Robin's battle is not with such corporeal villains as Prince John or Read More

Robin Hood and the Spell

Crew: Director

The Mad Death

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Adapted from a novel by Nigel Slater, the British miniseries The Mad Death managed to induce quite a few nightmares when it originally aired in 1983. The story was set in motion when a rabid cat was smuggled into England, sparking an appalling epidemic which spread to animals and humans alike. The Read More

Sparkling Cyanide

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Anthony Andrews

Synopsis: Scriptwriters Robert Malcolm Young, Sue Grafton and Stephen Humphrey transposed the Agatha Christie story Sparkling Cyanide from its veddy British locale to the plush environs of Pasadena for this 1983 TV-movie adaptation. Leading character Anthony Andrews is still a Briton, mingling with the rich Read More

Robin Hood... The Legend: The Swords of Wayland

Crew: Director

Synopsis: In the The Swords of Wayland installment of the BBC series Robin Hood... The Legend, an evil sorceress possesses magical powers that terrorize Robin Hood and his merry men, as well as the citizens of Nottingham. Of course, Robin and his men have to battle the sorceress in this engrossing Read More

Soldier's Home

Crew: Director

Synopsis: The 44-minute Soldier's Home is based on a story by Ernest Hemingway. Richard Backus stars as a returning World War I veteran who can't adapt to the changes in his home town. Nancy Marchand, Mark LaMura and Lane Binkley costar. Though released separately on videocassette, Soldier's Home was Read More

Romance with a Double Bass

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Connie Booth, Graham Crowden, Freddie Jones, John Cleese

Synopsis: You never heard of this one? It might be because Romance with a Double Bass isn't a feature film at all, but a 40-minute short subject, designed for British television. John Cleese, still in his Monty Python period, plays a double-bass player who woos a lovely princess (Connie Booth). Both Cleese Read More