{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/4137/richard-friedenberg",
  "name": "Richard Friedenberg",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/4137/richard-friedenberg",
  "knownForDepartment": "Writing",
  "description": "Richard Friedenberg is an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote the screenplay for A River Runs Through It (1992), starring Brad Pitt, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, and the screenplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame television film Promise (1986), starring James Garner and James Woods, for which he won an Emmy Award. He also wrote the screenplay for Dying Young starring Julia Roberts and wrote and directed The Education of Little Tree (1997).\n\nDescription above from the Wikipedia article Richard Friedenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.",
  "birthPlace": "USA",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295030"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "3 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 24123,
      "title": "Grizzly Adams",
      "year": "1977",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.185,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pnD590es3gA7iuHsEzBIlePaR4P.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/24123/grizzly-adams-1977"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 293,
      "title": "A River Runs Through It",
      "year": "1992",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.025,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/aVP45oS2cBL4WtZ1kB7r8uarruB.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/293/a-river-runs-through-it-1992"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 9079,
      "title": "Dying Young",
      "year": "1991",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.703,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nLVV8TETjCxWQmIip6t3HO1znVJ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/9079/dying-young-1991"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 4779,
      "title": "Hallmark Hall of Fame",
      "year": "1951",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8.75,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dSeAHZYT2JLidmA9hfH15Ae3NPk.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/4779/hallmark-hall-of-fame-1951"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 506680,
      "title": "Unbroken: Path to Redemption",
      "year": "2018",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/oD5RxDJGdJgpX8X61QMX0qNyYYu.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/506680/unbroken-path-to-redemption-2018"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 249828,
      "title": "Bitter Harvest",
      "year": "1981",
      "role": "Teleplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 1,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kYfEP0dC6hMoCl3fmwqjzR1Oya7.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/249828/bitter-harvest-1981"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 61420,
      "title": "The 19th Wife",
      "year": "2010",
      "role": "Teleplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.444,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jJoRaomFiukI7hP4dg66GYr2FwO.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/61420/the-19th-wife-2010"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 93910,
      "title": "The Bermuda Triangle",
      "year": "1979",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.571,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8tqX9c7b71VZXcdKTTWlWsN6fWX.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/93910/the-bermuda-triangle-1979"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 150140,
      "title": "Promise",
      "year": "1986",
      "role": "Co-Producer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.333,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5pIy5Hi5CkAhgyejQDnoZPUMCRX.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/150140/promise-1986"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 403561,
      "title": "The Deerslayer",
      "year": "1978",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/hKuKEyHUgAvpgzXooUJ4mhlAeBO.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/403561/the-deerslayer-1978"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 62394,
      "title": "The Education of Little Tree",
      "year": "1997",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cBJCiV56y5i5kEWZw1vXf2QYuFM.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/62394/the-education-of-little-tree-1997"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 31078,
      "title": "Twelve Mile Road",
      "year": "2003",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.78,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zg69vYeXIR6mNZokj2Pudt5NTVB.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/31078/twelve-mile-road-2003"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 198214,
      "title": "Ring of Fire",
      "year": "2013",
      "role": "Teleplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.3,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/22vGiN2A2o4GJTFFJq8UAfVaLGn.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/198214/ring-of-fire-2013"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 155881,
      "title": "Mr. and Mrs. Loving",
      "year": "1996",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/j2xQTqDeVte0VDQW3rczYdRe6xM.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/155881/mr-and-mrs-loving-1996"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 35802,
      "title": "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas",
      "year": "2005",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.615,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/Ahfq3CUq9IvNnRTiL0mcD8vB5EB.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/35802/suzanne-s-diary-for-nicholas-2005"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 146318,
      "title": "Of Two Minds",
      "year": "2012",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mVjvzDf2lGUMqgEXDNiDIxbnn74.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/146318/of-two-minds-2012"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 112323,
      "title": "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams",
      "year": "1974",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.283,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1wz1JpCm2TX3Lc5ZGWEHSAgWXYz.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/112323/the-life-and-times-of-grizzly-adams-1974"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 137491,
      "title": "Snow in August",
      "year": "2001",
      "role": "Teleplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.208,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/t387Ainc7xLBpFYaLLsped2zbkG.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/137491/snow-in-august-2001"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 343502,
      "title": "The Adventures of Frontier Fremont",
      "year": "1976",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 10,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kj8C2oPu6SxF1kus82UUwxJM1OM.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/343502/the-adventures-of-frontier-fremont-1976"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 634687,
      "title": "The Rogue & Grizzly",
      "year": "1982",
      "role": "Camera Operator",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nkZ6iY4iGmsUSe26DH02uiBxFgK.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/634687/the-rogue-grizzly-1982"
    }
  ]
}