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His film career took off in earnest when he starred opposite Paul Newman in the stunningly successful "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." Expertly blending comedy and an ambiguous love triangle, the movie told the story of how "the man" hunts down and kills the two outlaws in a freeze-framed bloodbath. The revisionist Western was perfectly timed to ride the tail end of the anti-establishment cynical sixties, and gave Redford the anti-hero creed needed to become one of the biggest stars of the '70s. He made the character-driven Westerns, "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" and "Jeremiah Johnson;" the heist comedy "The Hot Rock;" the super-production literary adaptation "The Great Gatsby;" and the nostalgic adventure "The Great Waldo Pepper." However, five iconic films from that era stand out. Punctuated by awesome skiing sequences, 1969's "Downhill Racer" is an existentialist meditation on the conflict between the independent-minded sports hero and the big business that controls his world. "The Candidate," released in 1972, is a razor-sharp dissection of the inner-workings of mid-century American politics. For many, 1973's "The Way We Were," with Barbra Streisand, is the classic romantic melodrama. "Three Days of the Condor" is a paranoid thriller that perfectly captures the mood of the Watergate era. "All the President's Men," which Redford produced and starred in as Bob Woodward opposite Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein, is the intelligent dramatization of the investigation in the Watergate burglary, which showcases one of Redford's finest performances. "All the President's Men" marks a major turning point in Redford's career. He continued making movies, including "Brubaker," "The Electric Horseman," "The Natural," "Out of Africa," but his interests shifted to directing and to his beloved Sundance Institute. In 1980 he made his directorial debut with "Ordinary People," which won four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for the young star of the film, Timothy Hutton. He went on the direct "The Milagro Beanfield War," "A River Runs Through It," "The Legend of Bagger Vance," "The Horse Whisperer" and the acclaimed "Quiz Show." |
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 That was also the year he established the Sundance Institute, which under his leadership continues to invigorate American and international film. The founding values of independence and creative risk-taking define and guide the work of the Sundance Institute. They have always defined and continue to guide the work of its founder, Robert Redford: actor, director, producer and godfather to independent film. PAGE: 1 | 2 |
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