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1. The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec
Based on the novel by John Le Carre, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold stars Richard Burton as a dispirited, end-of-tether British secret agent. He ... More
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2. The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick
While often regarded as one of America's greatest novelists, William Faulkner produced work that did not always translate well to the screen; it's ... More
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3. Hombre (1967)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Paul Newman, Fredric March, Richard Boone, Diane Cilento, Cameron Mitchell
Yes, Paul Newman is a blue-eyed Indian in Hombre, but this apparent ethnic error is carefully justified in the body of the story. Newman plays a ... More
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4. Hud (1963)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon de Wilde, John Ashley, Whit Bissell
Having been burned by compromises to censors on his earlier films Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth, Paul Newman decided to star in as ... More
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5. Sounder (1972)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews, Taj Mahal
Martin Ritt's big-screen adaptation of William H. Armstrong's Newberry Award winning novel, Sounder stars Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, and Kevin ... More
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6. The Front (1976)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Murphy, Andrea Marcovicci
The McCarthy-era "witch hunts" in the entertainment industry set the stage for this comedy drama set in the 1950s. Howard Prince (Woody Allen) is a ... More
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7. The Great White Hope (1970)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert, Joel Fluellen, Chester Morris
Although the characters' names were changed, The Great White Hope was a thinly veiled account of the trials and tribulations of boxer Jack Johnson, ... More
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8. The Molly Maguires (1970)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Frank Finlay, Anthony Zerbe
This grim historical drama from director Martin Ritt was loosely based on real-life events. Richard Harris stars as James McParlan, an operative for ... More
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9. Norma Rae (1979)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley, Gail Strickland
Norma Rae finds Sally Field cast in the title role, a minimum-wage worker in a cotton mill. The factory has taken too much of a toll on the health of ... More
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10. Nuts (1987)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Stapleton, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach
High-priced hooker Claudia Draper (Barbra Streisand) has been arrested for the murder of one of her clients. The attorney engaged by Claudia's ... More
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11. Cross Creek (1983)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Mary Steenburgen, Rip Torn, Peter Coyote, Dana Hill, Alfre Woodard
Director Martin Ritt's bucolic rural environments of Norma Rae, Conrack, and Sounder, are re-visited once again in Cross Creek, based on author ... More
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12. Murphy's Romance (1985)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim, Dennis Burkley, Georgann Johnson
Newly divorced Emma Moriarty (Sally Field) moves herself and her young son to a small Arizona town, hoping to establish a horse farm. Town pharmacist ... More
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13. Stanley & Iris (1990)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz, Martha Plimpton, Harley Cross
In this socially conscious drama with romantic overtones, Iris (Jane Fonda) is a working mother with a job at a large commercial bakery who is still ... More
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14. The Outrage (1964)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Edward G. Robinson, William Shatner
Derived from the classic 1951 Japanese film Rashomon, director Martin Ritt's The Outrage attempts to modernize the original story of rape and murder, ... More
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15. The Black Orchid (1958)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Mark Richman, Ina Balin, Virginia Vincent, Frank Puglia
The title is Black Orchid, but the leading lady is a rose--florist Rose Bianco, played by Sophia Loren. Newly widowed, Rose holds herself responsible ... More
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16. Paris Blues (1961)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier, Louis Armstrong, Diahann Carroll
The second film of director Martin Ritt with both Paul Newmanand Sidney Poitier, it's set in a city that has long been a haven for black musicians ... More
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17. Conrack (1974)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Jon Voight, Paul Winfield, Madge Sinclair, Tina Andrews, Antonio Fargas
Jon Voight stars in this story, based on fact, about a teacher determined to make a difference in the lives of his students. In the late 1960s, Pat ... More
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18. Back Roads (1981)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Keith, Miriam Colon, Michael Vincente Gazzo
For his follow-up to 1979's Academy Award-winning Norma Rae, director Martin Ritt re-teams with that film's star, Sally Field, for this gritty ... More
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19. The Brotherhood (1968)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas, Luther Adler, Susan Strasberg
In Martin Ritt's The Brotherhood, Kirk Douglas plays Frank Ginetta, an old-line Mafioso who resents the newer policies encouraged by his younger ... More
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20. The Sound and the Fury (1959)
directed by Martin Ritt
featuring Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Margaret Leighton, Stuart Whitman, Ethel Waters
In this filmed adaptation of William Faulkner's seminal work, Yul Brynner stars as Jason Compson, the oldest son of a once-proud Southern family rife ... More
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21. Casey's Shadow (1978)
directed by Martin Ritt, Raymond Stark
featuring Walter Matthau, Alexis Smith, Robert Webber, Murray Hamilton, Andrew Rubin
Cajun quarter-horse trainer Lloyd Bourdelle (Walter Matthau) struggles to eke out a decent living for himself and his three sons Buddy, Randy and ... More
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