Robert Redford wasn’t only one of the greatest movie stars of all time but also a brilliant director who often chose to tell personal stories about social and political issues that interested him. Although Redford broke out when his directorial debut, Ordinary People , won the Academy Award for Best Picture , he balanced a career both in front of and behind the camera as he judged what was the best way to utilize his skills. Although he continued to act up until his final leading role in The Old Man & The Gun in 2018, Redford’s final film as a director was the political thriller The Company You Keep , in which he also starred as an aging member of the
The Last Film Robert Redford Directed Was a Forgotten Throwback to His Earlier Work

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