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Robert Redford’s Ordinary People Was His Directorial Debut

1980 drama Ordinary People was the first film Robert Redford directed. It centers on a family that must cope with the death of one of their own. It won four Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Up until that point, Redford was an actor, having launched his career in the ’60s. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid made him a huge star in 1969. He continued to both act and direct. In 1985, he starred in the hit film Out of Africa but also directed films such as A River Runs Through It, Quiz Show and The Legend of Bagger Vance.