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Martin Ritt

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American film director (1914-1990)

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Martin Ritt was an American director, producer, and actor, active in film, theatre, and television. He was known mainly as an auteur of socially-conscious dramas and literary adaptations, described by Stanley Kauffmann as "one of the most underrated American directors, superbly competent and quietly imaginative."

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Poster for Power, a Living Newspaper play for the Federal Theatre Project (1937)Poster for Power, a Living Newspaper play for the Federal Theatre Project (1937)The May 7, 1948, issue of the Counterattack newsletterThe May 7, 1948, issue of the Counterattack newsletterRitt in 1979.Ritt in 1979.

Filmography 34

Hud1963 · ★ 7.2
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965 · ★ 7.1
Hombre1967 · ★ 7.1
The Long, Hot Summer1958 · ★ 7.1
Norma Rae1979 · ★ 7.2
The Front1976 · ★ 7.0
Stanley & Iris1990 · ★ 6.5
Nuts1987 · ★ 6.3
The Molly Maguires1970 · ★ 6.3
Murphy's Romance1985 · ★ 6.2
Paris Blues1961 · ★ 6.5
Sounder1972 · ★ 7.5
Edge of the City1957 · ★ 7.2
The Outrage1964
Back Roads1981
Conrack1974
The Great White Hope1970
The Black Orchid1959
Cross Creek1983
The Brotherhood1968
End of the Game1978
Pete 'n' Tillie1972
Five Branded Women1960
No Down Payment1957
The Slugger's Wife1985
The Sound and the Fury1959
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man1962
Casey's Shadow1978
Anthony Quinn: An Original1990
Winged Victory1944
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo2007
Awake and Sing!1972
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre1989
James Wong Howe: Cinematographer1973

44 credits on file

Awards 1

1967BAFTA Award for Best British Film

Connected to Martin 6

James GarnerAlso in Murphy's Romance (1985)Richard AndersonAlso in The Long, Hot Summer (1958)Edward G. RobinsonAlso in The Outrage (1964)Melvyn DouglasAlso in Hud (1963)Ruby DeeAlso in Edge of the City (1957)Ron LeibmanAlso in Norma Rae (1979)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1990 · aged 76
Written about in
27 languages

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