Robert Redford 1959 Cuba during the Revolution, as well as "Sneakers" (1992), in which he co-starred with River Phoenix among others. He appeared as a disgraced Army general sent to prison in the prison drama "The Last Castle" (2001), directed by Rod Lurie. In the same year, Redford reteamed with Brad Pitt for "Spy Game", another success for the pair but with Redford switching this time from director to actor. Redford, a leading environmental activist, narrated the IMAX documentary "Sacred Planet" (2004), a sweeping journey across the globe to some of its most exotic and endangered places. In "The Clearing" (2004), a
Robert Redford the film rights for the book from Bryson after reading it more than a decade earlier, with the intent of costarring in it with Paul Newman, but had shelved the project after Newman's death. In August 2018, Redford announced his retirement from acting after completion of "The Old Man & the Gun", which was released in September 2018. Redford had long harbored ambitions to work on both sides of the camera. As early as 1969, Redford had served as the executive producer for "Downhill Racer". His first film as director was 1980's Best Picture winner "Ordinary People", a drama about