Born in Santa Monica, California in 1936, Robert Redford began his career in television in the early 1960s, starring in various series such as Maverick, Perry Mason and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
In 1965, he experienced his first major film success with Robert Mulligan’s Daisy Clover, for which he won the Golden Globe for Male Newcomer of the Year. It was during the late 1960s and especially during the 1970s that he experienced his greatest success, especially thanks to the duo he formed with one of the great stars of the time, Paul Newman.
One of these two films, L’Arnaque, is shown tonight on ARTE, followed by a documentary dedicated to Robert Redford, and on this occasion we invite you to look back at the career of this legend of American cinema. The titles of these nine films. And before that, a few secrets about the making of the movie that airs tonight.
did you know
Made in Universal
The spoof was filmed on the set of Universal Studios: the diner where Hooker meets Lonegan has the same interior as Back to the Future (1985), where Marty first meets his young father and calls Doc Brown.
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Con is the first Universal Studios film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture since 1930’s Quiet in the West. Edith Head won her eighth and final Oscar for Best Costume Design for this film. He said on this topic:Imagine dressing two of the most handsome and stylish men in the world and getting this award!“
At last!
Julia Phillips, one of the film’s producers, was the first woman to be nominated and win an Academy Award for Best Picture for The Scam. It was a historic turning point that proved that women could be accepted into important positions in the film industry other than acting.
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