Hugh A. Robertson

Hugh A. Robertson

Nacimiento : 1932-05-28, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Muerte : 1988-01-10

Historia

Hugh A. Robertson was an American film director and editor, born in Brooklyn, of Jamaican parents.

Perfil

Hugh A. Robertson

Películas

Obeah
Editor
Two lovers romance is impeded by voodoo in the Caribbean. They are drawn into destructive rites, rituals and practice of Obeah. The young woman is the evil spirits focus. The mighty forces are summoned by a dark priestess. "I'm an Obeah man, I'm not a science man, I see things," says the man, who is known by only one name: Judge.
Obeah
Writer
Two lovers romance is impeded by voodoo in the Caribbean. They are drawn into destructive rites, rituals and practice of Obeah. The young woman is the evil spirits focus. The mighty forces are summoned by a dark priestess. "I'm an Obeah man, I'm not a science man, I see things," says the man, who is known by only one name: Judge.
Obeah
Director
Two lovers romance is impeded by voodoo in the Caribbean. They are drawn into destructive rites, rituals and practice of Obeah. The young woman is the evil spirits focus. The mighty forces are summoned by a dark priestess. "I'm an Obeah man, I'm not a science man, I see things," says the man, who is known by only one name: Judge.
Bim
Producer
Young Indian man survives life of violence and crime in Trinidad and Tobago to become part of the political movement towards independence.
Bim
Director
Young Indian man survives life of violence and crime in Trinidad and Tobago to become part of the political movement towards independence.
Melinda
Director
A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met. Things take a turn for the worse, though, when she is found dead in his apartment. It turns out that she was killed by the local mob, which is trying to frame him for the crime. With the police after him, he calls on some of his old acquaintances to help clear his name and avenge the woman's death.
Las noches rojas de Harlem (Shaft)
Editor
El detective privado John Shaft recibe la visita de un policía que le pide información sobre un mafioso de Harlem llamado Bumpy. Poco después, será el mafioso quien solicita ayuda al detective para rescatar a su hija, que ha sido secuestrada por una banda rival. Shaft y un viejo amigo deciden investigar el asunto y se infiltran en el mundo del hampa para encontrar a la chica. Pero Shaft acaba averiguando que el gángster lo está utilizando.
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
Director
A behind the scenes look at the filming of the movie Shaft (1971). The movie's director, Gordon Parks is seen directing a couple of fight scenes which he wants to get in as few takes as possible due to the set-up time and the danger involved in the stunt work. He is also seen speaking to the composer of the film score, 'Isaac Hayes', about the overlaying of the music over one of those fight scenes, and what he wants musically for another scene involving the lead character, John Shaft, moving through Times Square. The latter would eventually become the movie's iconic theme music. Being a frenetically paced action movie, he also works closely with the film's editor, Hugh A. Robertson.
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
Self
A behind the scenes look at the filming of the movie Shaft (1971). The movie's director, Gordon Parks is seen directing a couple of fight scenes which he wants to get in as few takes as possible due to the set-up time and the danger involved in the stunt work. He is also seen speaking to the composer of the film score, 'Isaac Hayes', about the overlaying of the music over one of those fight scenes, and what he wants musically for another scene involving the lead character, John Shaft, moving through Times Square. The latter would eventually become the movie's iconic theme music. Being a frenetically paced action movie, he also works closely with the film's editor, Hugh A. Robertson.
Cowboy de medianoche
Editor
Soñando con una vida como cowboy de exhibición, el joven e ingenuo tejano Joe Buck se encamina hacia la ciudad de Nueva York para convertirse en un gigoló, pero pronto descubre que ese mundo no es como él se imaginaba. Sin dinero y sin amigos, conoce a Rico "Ratso" Rizzo, un timador que le quiere estafar.
Wheel of Ashes
Music
A stripped-down account of a young man's existential reckoning. "As dust hides a mirror, lust hides the self," reads one of the film's Vedanta-sourced intertitles. And indeed, while the Pierre Clementi protagonist's inner life remains obscure, the Saint-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood that offers his temptations appears in harrowing detail.
El payaso de la ciudad
Sound Editor
Cansado de convencionalismos y ataduras, Murray Burns, iconoclasta escritor, deja su empleo como guionista de un programa infantil y se refugia en su apartamento donde convive con su sobrino Nick, de nueve años. Hace siete que su hermana se marchó y dejó al niño con él. Sin oficio ni beneficio, los servicios sociales deciden encargarse de Nick y una pareja de asistentes sociales, Sandra y Albert, se personan en casa de Murray. Surge entre él y Sandra una especial relación. Albert, estricto profesional, aconseja a su compañera dejar el caso y prosigue con las diligencias para buscar otro hogar al niño. Sandra convencerá a Murray de que busque un empleo para conservar a su sobrino. (FILMAFFINITY)
Acosado
Sound Effects Editor
Un artista que trabaja en clubs nocturnos, tras una desenfrenada orgía con una muchacha, se ve obligado a actuar sólo en tugurios de mala muerte. Acuciado por las deudas, decide trasladarse a Chicago y cambiar su nombre por el de Mickey One. Allí, su agente George Berson le consigue una prueba en el lujoso club Xanadú. Sin embargo, Mickey, asustado por su pasado y por las fuertes deudas contraídas en el juego, decide rechazar la prueba que lo podría sacar de la miseria.
Harvey Middleman, Fireman
Editor
Harvey Middleman (Eugene Troobnick), a New York fireman, lives a very ordinary life with his wife (Arlene Golonka) and children. After he rescues a beautiful girl (Patricia Harty) from a fire, he fancies himself to be in love with her, leaving his wife and seeking help, in the process, from a nutty Psychiatrist (Hermione Gingold).
Andy
Editor
The story of a mentally handicapped middle-aged man and how he, and his elderly parents who must take care of him, manage to get along in New York City.
Lilith
Associate Editor
Vincent Bruce, un veterano de guerra, comienza a trabajar como terapeuta ocupacional en Poplar Lodge, un centro psiquiátrico privado para gente rica donde conoce a Lilith Arthur, una encantadora joven que padece esquizofrenia, cuya frágil belleza cautiva a todos aquellos que la conocen.
The Cool World
Sound Editor
El adolescente Duke vive en un ghetto de Harlem donde la única manera de mostrar su hombría es comprando una pistola y ser el líder de una pandilla que regrese la tradición del bopping (peleas entre pandillas) a las calles de su barrio. The cool world es la primera película que retrata la vida de los barrios negros, alejandose de los estereotipos; un largometraje producido por el maestro de la tradición documental Frederick Wiseman.
El milagro de Ana Sullivan
Sound Effects Editor
Una familia contrata a Ana Sullivan para educar a Helen, una niña sorda y ciega. Un trauma infantil, un oscuro complejo de culpa, por la muerte de su hermano, impulsa a la maestra a redimirse mediante la educación de la niña. La incompetencia y la negligencia de los padres han hecho de Helen una niña mimada, incapaz de someterse a ninguna disciplina, y con la que toda comunicación parece imposible. La adolescente vive aislada en un mundo propio completamente ajeno a los demás. Sin embargo, Ana Sullivan conseguirá, con mucha paciencia y rigor, romper esa burbuja, ese aislamiento.
Algo salvaje
Assistant Editor
Mary Ann Robinson, una mujer joven que vive en el Bronx, Nueva York, con su neurótica y autoritaria madre, y con su amable pero ineficaz padrastro, es violada mientras camina hacia su casa una noche. Guarda el secreto de su ataque, Mary Ann se escapa, buscando perderse en Manhattan, alquila un piso de mala muerte y toma un trabajo en una tienda. Abrumada por la hostilidad de la gente y su propia desesperación, Mary Ann intenta saltar desde el puente de Manhattan, sólo para ser detenida por Mike, un mecánico que la lleva a su ,odesto apartamento. Al principio se siente agradecida de la bondad de Mike, pero después Mary Ann se ve aterrorizada cuando Mike se niega a dejarla ir. Es realmente Mike un salvador o es otro violador?
Come Back, Africa
Editor
Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.