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
Ritt in 1965
Poster for Power, a Living Newspaper play for the Federal Theatre Project (1937)
The May 7, 1948, issue of the Counterattack newsletter
The Molly Maguires is a 1970 American historical drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Sean Connery and Richard Harris. It is based on the 1964 book Lament for the Molly Maguires by Arthur H. L
Original promotional poster for The Molly Maguires
James Wong Howe and Samantha Eggar on set of The Molly Maguires
Coal cracker in Eckley Miners' Village, a prop for The Molly Maguires