Robert Chartoff (b. August 26, 1933) is a film producer. His most notable works include The Right Stuff (1983), and the Rocky movies, which he co-produced with Irwin Winkler. His new movie "Rocky Balboa" just came out. which is amazing. He also has a daughter named miranda. August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Right Stuff is both a 1979 book by Tom Wolfe, and a 1983 film adapted from the book. ... Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. ... Irwin Winkler is an American film producer and director. ...
Chartoff and Winkler left New York for California in the early 1960s.
Winkler is generally credited with negotiating the deal between UA, Scorsese, and Robert De Niro, a feat which, according to Steven Bach, involved an uncredited rewrite of the script by director and star.
Chartoff and Winkler subsequently dissolved their partnership—over, Goldman implies, this disagreement.
It stars Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta, a temperamental and paranoid but tenacious boxer who alienates himself from his friends and family.
Also featured in the film are Joe Pesci (who earned an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor) as La Motta's brother and manager, Joey, and Cathy Moriarty as his abused wife.
Robert De Niro won the Academy Award for Best Actor, his first (and only, to date) for a "leading" role.