Robert Drew (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Robert Drew

Looking for reviews of films directed by Robert Drew? Cinafilm has a total of 20 reviews across 2 movies directed by Robert Drew.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 70%.

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment is Robert Drew's highest rated movie, with a score of 73% based on 6 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Robert Drew is Primary, with a score of 68% based on 14 reviews.

Director Biography

Robert Lincoln Drew was an American documentary filmmaker known as one of the pioneers—and sometimes called father—of cinéma vérité, or direct cinema, in the United States. Two of his films are archived in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The moving image collection of Robert Drew is housed at the Academy Film Archive. The Academy Film Archive has preserved a number of his films, including "Faces of November," "Herself: Indira Gandhi," and "Bravo!/Kathy's Dance". His many awards include an International Documentary Association Career Achievement Award.

Robert Drew has directed films starring John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy and Joseph McBride.

Robert Drew has collaborated with these film directors: James Lipscomb, D. A. Pennebaker, Richard Leacock and Hope Ryden.