American film director and screenwriter. Oscar winner for Kramer vs. Kramer; director of Still of the Night (1982) and Twilight (1998).

Won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Kramer vs. Kramer. Co-wrote the screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde.

Three DeBaser reviews cover Robert Benton’s work from the celebrated family drama Kramer vs. Kramer to the Hitchcock-inflected Still of the Night and the Paul Newman vehicle Twilight. Reviewers praise acting and emotional stakes in Kramer while finding Still of the Night and Twilight uneven. Overall the material frames Benton as a serious director with occasional misfires.

For:Fans of classic American cinema, students of film drama and noir, readers interested in performance-driven stories about family and suspense.

 Kramer vs. Kramer is a classic. You must have seen it at least once, and therefore I find it futile to perform a cold Wikipedia-like analysis explaining why it is an unquestionably must-watch film.

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 The 1982 film exudes the unmistakable influence of Hitchcock, from the constant suspense to the archetype of the blonde protagonist.

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 This would be his fourth-to-last film, as well as the second directed by the same director four years prior, Robert Douglas Benton, who made 11 fine films throughout his career (not to mention being awarded 3 Oscars) and wrote the screenplay for 15, including this very “Twilight”.

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