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Biography
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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Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Award — Best British Film · 1967
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1964 · nominated
Filmography23 titles
Sounder
1972Director
1972Director
Hud
1963Director, Producer
1963Director, Producer
Norma Rae
1979as Factory Worker (uncredited)
1979as Factory Worker (uncredited)
Edge of the City
1957Director
1957Director
Hombre
1967Director, Producer
1967Director, Producer
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
1965Director, Producer
1965Director, Producer
The Front
1976Director, Producer
1976Director, Producer
The Long, Hot Summer
1958Director
1958Director
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990as Self
1990as Self
Cross Creek
1983Director, Producer
1983Director, Producer
Stanley & Iris
1990Director
1990Director
Paris Blues
1961Director
1961Director
Nuts
1987Co-Producer, Director
1987Co-Producer, Director
Casey's Shadow
1978Director
1978Director
The Black Orchid
1959Director
1959Director
The Molly Maguires
1970Director, Producer
1970Director, Producer
No Down Payment
1957Director
1957Director
Murphy's Romance
1985Director
1985Director
The Brotherhood
1968Director
1968Director
The Outrage
1964Director, Producer
1964Director, Producer
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962Director
1962Director
Back Roads
1981Director
1981Director
The Slugger's Wife
1985as Burly De Vito
1985as Burly De Vito