Auteur

Martin Ritt

1914–1990 · American film director

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."

Martin Ritt, in order

  1. 1944 Winged Victory: acted · directed by George Cukor
  2. 1957 Edge of the City: directed · audiences 75% · streaming on Philo
  3. 1957 No Down Payment: directed · streaming on Criterion Channel
  4. 1958 The Long, Hot Summer: directed · critics 82%, audiences 82%
  5. 1959 The Black Orchid: directed · audiences 62% · streaming on Hoopla
  6. 1959 The Sound and the Fury: directed
  7. 1960 Five Branded Women: directed
  8. 1961 Paris Blues: directed · critics 75%, audiences 67% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
  9. 1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man: directed · critics 0%, audiences 62%
  10. 1963 Hud: directed · critics 84%, audiences 89% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
  11. 1964 The Outrage: directed · critics 20%, audiences 41%
  12. 1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: directed · critics 85%, audiences 82% · streaming on Hoopla
  13. 1967 Hombre: directed · critics 94%, audiences 80% · streaming on Prime Video, Fandango at Home (free), Prime Video (free)
  14. 1968 The Brotherhood: directed · critics 63%, audiences 22% · streaming on Hoopla
  15. 1970 The Great White Hope: directed · critics 33%, audiences 66%
  16. 1970 The Molly Maguires: directed, produced · critics 88%, audiences 62% · streaming on Hoopla
  17. 1972 Pete 'n' Tillie: directed · audiences 63%
  18. 1972 Sounder: directed · critics 90%, audiences 79% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
  19. 1974 Conrack: directed, produced · critics 62%, audiences 76%
  20. 1975 End of the Game: acted · directed by Maximilian Schell · critics 33%, audiences 35%
  21. 1976 The Front: directed, produced · critics 75%, audiences 73%
  22. 1978 Casey's Shadow: directed · critics 75%, audiences 70% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
  23. 1979 Norma Rae: directed · critics 90%, audiences 79%
  24. 1981 Back Roads: directed · critics 50%, audiences 47%
  25. 1983 Cross Creek: directed · critics 69%, audiences 76% · streaming on Tubi
  26. 1985 Murphy's Romance: directed · critics 75%, audiences 75% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free), Tubi
  27. 1985 The Slugger's Wife: acted · directed by Hal Ashby · critics 0%, audiences 20% · streaming on Roku Channel
  28. 1987 Nuts: directed · critics 42%, audiences 72% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  29. 1990 Stanley & Iris: directed · critics 31%, audiences 49% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo