" In the 1998 film Deep Impact fictional astronaut Spurgeon " Fish " Tanner, portrayed by Robert Duvall, was described at a Presidential Press Conference as the " Last man to walk on the moon " by the President of the United States, portrayed by Morgan Freeman.

Coppola successfully managed to get Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Talia Shire to return to the franchise, but Robert Duvall refused to reprise his role as Tom Hagen over salary disagreements.

A 2004 article in Vanity Fair described how Hackman, Hoffman and Robert Duvall were all struggling actors and close friends while living in New York City in the 1960s.

He succeeds in creating a spontaneous, realistic atmosphere in scenes and many actors, from Dustin Hoffman and Robert Duvall to Robert Carlyle ( Carla's Song and Riff-Raff ) and Peter Mullan ( My Name Is Joe ) have praised the performances he coaxes from actors and how he treats them.

For his next film, he chose The Killer Elite ( 1975 ), an action-filled espionage thriller starring James Caan and Robert Duvall as rival American agents.

However, Gilliam revealed on Canadian talk show The Hour on 17 December 2009, that Robert Duvall had been cast to play Quixote.

It stars Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasence and depicts a dystopian future in which the populace is controlled through android police officers and mandatory use of drugs that suppress emotion, including sexual desire.

** Robert Duvall, American actor and director

Armageddon opened in theaters only two-and-a-half months after a similar impact-based movie, Deep Impact, which starred Robert Duvall and Morgan Freeman.

In 1976 he appeared in the screen adaptation by Tom Mankiewicz of the Jack Higgins novel The Eagle Has Landed as Oberst ( Colonel ) Kurt Steiner, the commander of a Luftwaffe paratroop brigade disguised as Polish paratroopers, whose mission was to kidnap or kill the then-British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, alongside co-stars Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter and Donald Pleasence.

Caine also starred in Austin Powers in Goldmember ( 2002 ) as Austin's father and in 2003 he co-starred with Robert Duvall in Secondhand Lions.

Also starring are John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford and Robert Duvall.

Caul avoids handing in the tape to the aide ( Harrison Ford ) of the man who commissioned the surveillance ( Robert Duvall ).

* Robert Duvall as The Director ( uncredited )

She worked with such leading men as Dustin Hoffman, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Tommy Lee Jones, Jack Nicholson, and Robert Duvall.

The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American crime epic that Francis Ford Coppola produced, directed, and co-wrote with Mario Puzo, starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, and Robert De Niro.

* Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen

The large ensemble cast includes David Arkin, Barbara Baxley, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert DoQui, Shelley Duvall, Allen Garfield, Henry Gibson, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Harris, David Hayward, Michael Murphy, Allan F. Nicholls, Cristina Raines, Bert Remsen, Lily Tomlin, Gwen Welles, and Keenan Wynn.

The film starred amputee actor Eric Fryer and Robert Duvall, and was the first film made exclusively for pay television.

The film also stars Robert Duvall, Anne Heche, James Woods, Ray Liotta and Eddie Griffin, among others.

The hostage negotiator, Lt. Frank Grimes ( Robert Duvall ), stands down to let John cool off.

Maggie McOmie is an American stage and film actress, best known for co-starring with Robert Duvall in the 1971 film THX 1138.

In 1138 the Empress's half-brother Robert of Gloucester rebelled against Stephen, threatening civil war.

In 1138, Robert renounced his fealty to Stephen and declared his support for Matilda, triggering a major regional rebellion in Kent and across the south-west of England, although Robert himself remained in Normandy.

In June 1138, with the aid of Robert of Gloucester, Geoffrey obtained the submission of Bayeux and Caen ; in October he devastated the neighbourhood of Falaise ; finally, in March 1141, on hearing of his wife's success in England, he again entered Normandy, when he made a triumphal procession through the country.

In 1138, Robert renounced his fealty to Stephen and declared his support for Matilda, triggering a major regional rebellion in Kent and across the south-west of England, although Robert himself remained in Normandy.

Matilda had not been particularly active in asserting her claims to throne since 1135 and in many ways it was Robert that took the initiative in declaring war in 1138.

But Matilda was not resigned to the loss, and secured the support of the Scottish king, David, her maternal uncle, and in 1138 the support of her half-brother, Robert, Earl of Gloucester, an illegitimate son of Henry I.

Rainald had known issue Robert Gaay of Hampton ( died c. 1138 ) and Stephen Gay of Northbrook ( died after 1154 ).

Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby, 2nd Earl of Ferrières ( 1062 – 1139 ) was created Earl of Derby by King Stephen in 1138 for his valiant conduct at the Battle of Northallerton.

* Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale ( died before 1138 ), Norman baron and knight, founded the Bruce dynasty of Britain

* William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey ( d. 1138 ) married Elisabeth ( Isabelle ) de Vermandois, widow of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester.

In 1138 Robert de Mowbray converted it into a Cistercian abbey, which later moved to Old Byland and subsequently moved again to Byland.

The earliest public record of the surname in Britain, after the Battle Abbey roll of 1066, dates to 1138 in Northumberland when Robert Maltalent witnessed a charter of Roger de Mowbray in Yorkshire.

Stephen attempted to lay siege to Robert at Bristol in 1138 but gave up the attempt as the castle appeared impregnable.

* Robert I † ( 1138 – 1151 )

His third son, Robert, distinguished himself in the Battle of the Standard against the Scots in 1138 and was made the Earl of Derby.

* Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale ( 1113 x 1124 – 1138 ), founder of Gisborough Priory

A veteran actor, Duvall has starred in some of the most acclaimed and popular films and TV shows of all time, among them The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, To Kill a Mockingbird, THX 1138, Joe Kidd, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, MASH, Network, True Grit, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, Tender Mercies, The Natural and Lonesome Dove.

Coppola co-produced George Lucas ’ s first film, THX 1138, in 1971.

The logo is possibly a reference to the ending of George Lucas ' first film, THX 1138, in which the main character stands silhouetted with his arms raised during a sunset.

THX 1138 is a 1971 science fiction film directed by George Lucas in his feature directorial debut.

THX 1138 was developed from Lucas ' student film Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which he made in 1967 while attending the University of Southern California's film school.

LUH has a male roommate, THX 1138.

THX 1138 was the first film made in a planned seven-picture slate commissioned by Warner Brothers from the 1969 incarnation of American Zoetrope.

As a publicity stunt, several actors were filmed having their first haircuts / shaves at unusual venues, with the results used in a promotional featurette entitled Bald: The Making of THX 1138.

Lucas filmed THX 1138 in Techniscope.

THX 1138 was released to theaters on March 11, 1971 and was initially commercially unsuccessful, earning back $ 945, 000 in rentals for Warner Bros, but still leaving the studio in the red.

In 1977, after the success of Star Wars, THX 1138 was re-released with the footage that had been deleted by Warner Bros. edited back in, but still did not gain popularity.

The significance of the name THX 1138 has been the subject of much speculation among fans.

* In Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, the 1976 tie-in novelisation of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, a Stormtrooper is referred to as THX 1138.

* The THX sound certification system, originated in 1982, is sometimes said to be derived from THX 1138, and also from the system's originator, sound engineer Tomlinson Holman, as ' Tomlinson Holman's eXperiment '.

* In the video game Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds ( first released in 2001 ), selecting a Stormtrooper soldier ( Galactic Empire faction ) occasionally results in his reply " THX 1138 ready, sir!

* The song " Regime of Coincidence, State of Gravity " on Laibach's 1992 album Kapital is made up nearly entirely of samples from THX 1138.

* The opening sounds of " Mr. Self Destruct " on the Nine Inch Nails 1994 album The Downward Spiral is a sample from THX 1138 in which a man is being beaten by a prison guard.

* The 2005 Corrupt Souls & Hyx's Drum n Bass Track “ 1138 ”, found on the Black Sun Empire double album Cruel & Unusual, uses several samples from THX 1138, including “ What's Wrong ?”.

* The track " I Need Something Stronger " on Unkle's 2005 release Edit Music for a Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction is almost entirely composed of THX 1138 samples.

( The packaging artwork for the album also borrows heavily from the THX 1138 2004 DVD release packaging.