Martin Ritt (March 2, 1914 – December 8, 1990) was an American director, producer, and actor, active in film, theatre and television. He was known mainly...
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Hud (1963 film) (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
Douglas, Brandon deWilde, and Patricia Neal. Directed by Martin Ritt, it was produced by Ritt and Newman's recently founded company, Salem Productions...
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Murphy's Romance (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
Murphy's Romance is a 1985 American romantic-comedy film directed by Martin Ritt. The screenplay by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch was based on...
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The Long, Hot Summer (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa and Orson Welles. It was directed by Martin Ritt, with a screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr., based in...
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Hombre (film) (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
(Spanish for 'man') is a 1967 American revisionist Western film directed by Martin Ritt, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard and starring...
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selected as one of the All-Time 100 Novels by Time magazine. In 1965, Martin Ritt directed a cinematic adaptation, with Richard Burton as Leamas. Characters...
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Martin Melcher (August 1, 1915 – April 20, 1968) was an American motion picture and music executive. He was married to popular singer and actress Doris...
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Norma Rae (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
Norma Rae is a 1979 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. The film is based on...
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motion picture based on the novel starring Paul Newman, directed by Martin Ritt Hombre (comics), a Spanish comics series by Antonio Segura and José Ortiz...
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (film) (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
stars Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, and Oskar Werner. It was directed by Martin Ritt, and the screenplay was written by Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper. The film...
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(1817–1898), French theatermaker Joseph Ritt (1893–1951), American mathematician at Columbia University Martin Ritt (1914–1990), American director, actor...
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The Sound and the Fury (1959 film) (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
The Sound and the Fury is a 1959 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt. It is loosely based on the 1929 novel of the same title by William Faulkner...
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prominent directors, like John Huston, James L. Brooks, James Ivory, Martin Ritt and William Friedkin. Three of his films in the 1980's - The Verdict...
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and Peace Samuel Reber, diplomat Al Richmond, union organizer, editor Martin Ritt, actor and director Paul Robeson, actor, athlete, singer, writer, political...
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Cross Creek (film) (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
The Yearling author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. The film is directed by Martin Ritt and is based in part on Rawlings's 1942 memoir Cross Creek. In 1928 in...
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developing his own Spartacus film, tentatively titled The Gladiators. Martin Ritt was set to direct, and he was incensed after learning about Douglas's...
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of Two Mondays which ran for 149 performances under the direction of Martin Ritt. Heflin had an excellent part in 3:10 to Yuma (1957) with Glenn Ford...
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Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Pete 'n' Tillie Martin Ritt Universal Pictures Credited as John T. Williams Images Robert Altman...
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same name by William Faulkner (the previous adaptation, directed by Martin Ritt, was released in 1959). The film stars Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Scott...
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Stanley & Iris (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
Stanley & Iris is a 1990 American romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jane Fonda and Robert De Niro. The screenplay by Harriet Frank...
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The Front (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
Communists themselves. It was written by Walter Bernstein, directed by Martin Ritt, and stars Woody Allen, Zero Mostel and Michael Murphy. Several people...
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Nuts (1987 film) (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
Nuts is a 1987 American legal drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss. The screenplay by Tom Topor, Darryl...
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records indicate that Michael K Douglas, 09/25/1944 has Bermudian status. Martin, Annie (October 10, 2019). "Michael Douglas on turning 75: 'Feeling good'"...
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The Black Orchid (film) (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
The Black Orchid is a 1959 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn. Supporting actors include Peter Mark...
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Jackson, Carlton (1994). Picking Up the Tab: The Life and Movies of Martin Ritt. Popular Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-87972-672-0. Garrett, George P.; Hardison...
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Back Roads (1981 film) (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
comedy film starring Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. It is directed by Martin Ritt. It got middling reviews and grossed $11 million at the box office. This...
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director Martin Ritt, and planned to star Matthew Broderick and Sally Field in the lead roles. Production was shut down two weeks in as Ritt suffered...
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Sounder (film) (category Films directed by Martin Ritt)
Sounder is a 1972 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt and adapted by Lonne Elder III from the 1969 novel by William H. Armstrong. The story concerns...
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United States fame) also participated. The Molly Maguires, Director: Martin Ritt, 1970 film starring Sean Connery and Richard Harris. Frustrated by the...
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Huston Randy Quaid as Moose Granger Cleavant Derricks as Manny Alvarado Martin Ritt as Burly DeVito Lisa Langlois as Aline Cooper Loudon Wainwright III as...
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