Biography
Robert Mulligan (August 23, 1925 – December 20, 2008) was an American film and television director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Mulligan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Fearful Symmetry
1998
as Self
A documentary about the making of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

The Man in the Moon
1991
Director
Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and C...

Clara's Heart
1988
Director
David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's ...

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
as Self
Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios ruled and a shy boy from a broken family could rise to b...

Kiss Me Goodbye
1982
Director, Producer
Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. But so...

Bloodbrothers
1978
Director
A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.

Same Time, Next Year
1978
Director
A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner and, although both are married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next m...

The Nickel Ride
1975
Producer, Director
A world-weary crime boss is losing his grip on his organization.

The Other
1972
Director, Producer
A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their famil...

Summer of '42
1971
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Over the summer of 1942 on Nantucket Island, three friends -- Hermie, Oscy and Benjie -- are more concerned with getting laid than anything else. Herm...

Summer of '42
1971
Director
Over the summer of 1942 on Nantucket Island, three friends -- Hermie, Oscy and Benjie -- are more concerned with getting laid than anything else. Herm...

The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
Director
William Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over...

The Stalking Moon
1968
Director
While moving a group of Apaches to a Native American reservation in Arizona, an American scout named Sam Varner is surprised to find a white woman, Sa...

Up the Down Staircase
1967
Director
Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an ...

Inside Daisy Clover
1965
Director
A girl on the road to stardom fights the dehumanizing effects of Hollywood life.

Baby the Rain Must Fall
1965
Director
Henry Thomas tries to overcome the horrors of his childhood and start a new life with his wife and kid. However, his abusive step-mother and his depen...

Love with the Proper Stranger
1963
Director, Producer
Angie Rossini, an innocent New York City sales clerk from a repressive Italian-American family, engages in a short-lived affair with a handsome jazz m...

To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Director, Producer
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their recl...

The Spiral Road
1962
Director
A selfish and prideful young Dutch doctor, through a series of circumstances, comes to learn that he does indeed "need" a higher spiritual being and o...

Come September
1961
Director
Robert Talbot, an American millionaire, arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious Italian villa. His long-time girlfriend Lisa has given ...

The Great Impostor
1960
Director
Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite succ...

The Rat Race
1960
Director
An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance ...

The Moon and Sixpence
1959
Director
A staid, dull Englishman abruptly deserts his wife and children to become a painter in the South Seas.

Fear Strikes Out
1957
Director
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

The Defender (Studio One)
1957
Director
The pilot for the television series, "The Defenders." The story of Walter and Kenneth Pearson, a father-and-son legal team. Broadcast as two segments ...

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
1955
Director
Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry. Television film for The Philco Television Playhouse ...

Mr. Matches
1953
Director
An arsonist-for-hire dubbed "Mr. Matches" has been been torching buildings all around the city. Bernard Frank, head of the fire bureau, knows who he's...