Directing
Ralph Nelson
Born August 12, 1916 · New York City, New York
Died December 21, 1987 · aged 71
Elseen Leo Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ralph Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Soldier Blue · 1970Soldier Blue
★ 6.81970
MovieWesternDrama
After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta.
Counterpoint · 1967Counterpoint
★ 6.21967
MovieWarDrama
In December of 1944, Lionel Evans, an internationally renowned American conductor, is on a USO tour with his 70-piece symphony orchestra in newly-liberated Belgium. While fleeing from a German counterattack, Evans and his orchestra members are captured by a Panzer division and taken to an old chateau in Luxembourg. Despite orders to execute every prisoner, General Schiller, an avid music lover, commands Evans to give a private concert for him.
Blood Money · 1957Blood Money
★ 9.01957
MovieDramaTV Movie
"Mountain" McClintock is over the hill as a boxer, but his corrupt manager keeps putting him back in the ring.
The Wilby Conspiracy · 1975The Wilby Conspiracy
★ 6.41975
MovieAdventureThriller
Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh, he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had entrusted to a dentist before his incarceration. Along the way, they are followed by Major Horn of the South African State security bureau and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their final destination
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★ 6.71970
MovieDramaAction
Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South.
Duel at Diablo · 1966Duel at Diablo
★ 6.41966
MovieWestern
In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.
Father Goose · 1964Father Goose
★ 7.11964
MovieAdventureComedy
During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!
The Jazz Singer · 1959The Jazz Singer
1959
MovieComedyDrama
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
Movies
Soldier Blue · 1970Soldier Blue
★ 6.81970
MovieWesternDrama
After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta.
Counterpoint · 1967Counterpoint
★ 6.21967
MovieWarDrama
In December of 1944, Lionel Evans, an internationally renowned American conductor, is on a USO tour with his 70-piece symphony orchestra in newly-liberated Belgium. While fleeing from a German counterattack, Evans and his orchestra members are captured by a Panzer division and taken to an old chateau in Luxembourg. Despite orders to execute every prisoner, General Schiller, an avid music lover, commands Evans to give a private concert for him.
Blood Money · 1957Blood Money
★ 9.01957
MovieDramaTV Movie
"Mountain" McClintock is over the hill as a boxer, but his corrupt manager keeps putting him back in the ring.
The Wilby Conspiracy · 1975The Wilby Conspiracy
★ 6.41975
MovieAdventureThriller
Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh, he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had entrusted to a dentist before his incarceration. Along the way, they are followed by Major Horn of the South African State security bureau and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their final destination
… tick… tick… tick… · 1970… tick… tick… tick…
★ 6.71970
MovieDramaAction
Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South.
Duel at Diablo · 1966Duel at Diablo
★ 6.41966
MovieWestern
In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.
Father Goose · 1964Father Goose
★ 7.11964
MovieAdventureComedy
During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!
The Jazz Singer · 1959The Jazz Singer
1959
MovieComedyDrama
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
The Wrath of God · 1972The Wrath of God
★ 5.51972
MovieAdventureDrama
Set in the 1920s, several foreigners held by a South American military group are offered possible freedom if they accept to topple a local crazed military leader.
Requiem for a Heavyweight · 1962Requiem for a Heavyweight
★ 7.21962
MovieDrama
After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life.
Fate Is the Hunter · 1964Fate Is the Hunter
★ 6.51964
MovieDrama
An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.
Charly · 1968Charly
★ 6.51968
MovieDramaRomance
An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to him was right.
Lilies of the Field · 1963Lilies of the Field
★ 7.21963
MovieComedyDrama
An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.
Soldier in the Rain · 1963Soldier in the Rain
★ 6.51963
MovieComedyDrama
Maxwell Slaughter is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. Admired by handsome young Sgt. Eustis Clay, Slaughter forms a close bond with his peer. Clay hopes to convince Slaughter to join him in a business venture outside of the service, but, in the meantime, he introduces the older officer to the beautiful young Bobby Jo Pepperdine, inadvertently creating trouble for both men.
Once a Thief · 1965Once a Thief
★ 6.51965
MovieCrimeDrama
Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike Vido is determined to send Eddie back to prison.
One Coat of White · 1957One Coat of White
1957
MovieDramaRomance
A newly-widowed woman goes on a trip to Europe and meets a French artist.
Made in Heaven · 1956Made in Heaven
1956
Movie
When Zachary and Elsa separate, each seems tempted to start a new love affair.
Cinderella · 1957Cinderella
★ 6.71957
MovieDramaRomance
Julie Andrews was nominated for an Emmy for portraying the titular scullery maid who finds true love with a prince in this legendary adaptation of one of the most famous fairy tales of all time. A musical, made-for-television, with music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, it is the only of the legendary composing team's musicals created specifically for that medium. It was originally broadcast live on CBS on March 31, 1957, and was a phenomenal success, viewed by more than 107 million people. Though it originally aired in full color, only a black & white kinescope of the production has survived.
The Greer Case · 1957The Greer Case
1957
MovieComedyDrama
When a rich woman dies without signing her new will, all kinds of problems ensue.
The Big Slide · 1956The Big Slide
1956
Movie
A down-and-out vaudeville comedian, Buddy McCoy, becomes a successful silent movie star, but experiences tragedy in his personal life. May Marley is an alcoholic friend who Buddy tries to help.
Lady of the House · 1978Lady of the House
1978
MovieDramaTV Movie
A dramatization of the life of Sally Stanford, who operated a bordello in the northern California town of Sausalito, and eventually went on to be elected mayor of the town.
Embryo · 1976Embryo
★ 4.81976
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A scientist doing experiments on a human fetus discovers a method to accelerate the fetus into a mature adult in just a few days.
The Nutcracker · 1958The Nutcracker
★ 7.01958
MovieFantasyMusic
Christmas presentation of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90, featuring Tchaikovsky's ballet performed by the New York City Ballet, choreographed by George Balanchine, and conducted by Robert Irving.
Requiem for a Heavyweight · 1956Requiem for a Heavyweight
★ 8.01956
MovieTV MovieDrama
An over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of a compassionate young woman who tries to help him recover his self-respect.
TV Shows
The Twilight Zone · 1959The Twilight Zone
★ 8.51959
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Studio One · 1948Studio One
★ 5.41948
SeriesDrama
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
Starsky & Hutch · 1975Starsky & Hutch
★ 7.31975
SeriesDrama
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
The Defenders · 1961The Defenders
★ 6.31961
SeriesDrama
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.
One Step Beyond · 1959One Step Beyond
★ 5.71959
SeriesMysteryDrama
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.
Playhouse 90 · 1956Playhouse 90
★ 7.61956
SeriesDrama
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse · 1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
★ 6.31958
SeriesDrama
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 and 1960. Two of its 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1950s television series The Twilight Zone and The Untouchables.
Startime · 1959Startime
★ 6.81959
SeriesComedyDrama
Startime, an anthology of drama, comedy and variety, was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color.
DuPont Show of the Month · 1957DuPont Show of the Month
★ 7.41957
SeriesDramaComedy
DuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The DuPont Company also sponsored a weekly half-hour anthology drama series hosted by June Allyson, The DuPont Show with June Allyson.
During the Golden Age of Television, DuPont Show of the Month was one of numerous anthology series telecast between 1949 and 1962. Superficially, it resembled Playhouse 90 and other anthologies, but DuPont Show of the Month focused less on contemporary dramas and more on adaptations of literary classics, including Oliver Twist, The Prince and the Pauper, Billy Budd, The Prisoner of Zenda, A Tale of Two Cities and The Count of Monte Cristo.
The DuPont Show of the Week · 1961The DuPont Show of the Week
★ 7.01961
SeriesDramaComedy
The DuPont Show of the Week is an American anthology drama series which aired for three seasons on NBC from September 17, 1961 to August 30, 1964.
The Motorola Television Hour · 1953The Motorola Television Hour
★ 10.01953
SeriesDrama
The Motorola Television Hour is an hour-long anthology series which alternated bi-weekly with The United States Steel Hour on ABC. The show premiered on November 3, 1953 and was last aired on June 1, 1954. It was sponsored by Motorola.
General Electric Theater · 1953General Electric Theater
★ 6.81953
SeriesComedyDrama
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.