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Ralph Nelson

Ralph Nelson

Elseen Leo Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American movie and television director, producer, writer, and actor.

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Movies Made By Ralph Nelson (28)

The Aliens Are Coming (1980)

A young astrophysicist searches for sinister extraterrestrials looking for sanctuary for their comrades by possessing the bodies of humans. ...

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Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979)

In this belated sequel to 'Lilies of the Field' (1963), jack-of-all-trades Homer Smith revisits the chapel in the Arizona desert that he helped build for five German nuns under the supervision of Mother Maria, and he reluctantly helps them out of a pinch o ...

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You Can't Go Home Again (1979)

An adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's literary classic, telling of the struggles of a young writer determined to be a success in New York's literary world of the 1920s, his married lover, and the brilliant editor who sees him as a blossoming genius. The story pa ...

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Lady of the House (1978)

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. ...

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Because He's My Friend (1978)

An American military man moves his family to Australia to undergo training in submarine warfare, providing new challenges for his wife and their developmentally disabled son. ...

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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977)

A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it. ...

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Embryo (1976)

A scientist doing experiments on a human fetus discovers a method to accelerate the fetus into a mature adult in just a few days. ...

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The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)

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 Niekir ...

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The Wrath of God (1972)

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. ...

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Flight of the Doves (1971)

While fleeing across the Irish countryside, two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, a master of disguises. ...

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Soldier Blue (1970)

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 governme ...

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… tick… tick… tick… (1970)

Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South. ...

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Charly (1968)

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. ...

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Counterpoint (1967)

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 ...

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Duel at Diablo (1966)

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. ...

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Once a Thief (1965)

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. ...

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Father Goose (1964)

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! ...

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Fate Is the Hunter (1964)

An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason. ...

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Soldier in the Rain (1963)

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 ou ...

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Lilies of the Field (1963)

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 ...

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Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

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. ...

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The Nutcracker (1958)

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. ...

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Aladdin (1958)

Cole Porter's version of the story of Aladdin--his only musical written especially for television. ...

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Cinderella (1957)

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 ...

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Blood Money (1957)

"Mountain" McClintock is over the hill as a boxer, but his corrupt manager keeps putting him back in the ring. ...

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The Greer Case (1957)

When a rich woman dies without signing her new will, all kinds of problems ensue. ...

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Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)

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. ...

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Atomic Attack (1954)

A family living 50 miles away try to flee from the fallout of an atomic bomb that fell on New York City. ...

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Movies Starring Ralph Nelson (6)

Soldier Blue (1970)

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 governme ...

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… tick… tick… tick… (1970)

Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South. ...

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Charly (1968)

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. ...

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Duel at Diablo (1966)

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. ...

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The Background Beat (1965)

In this promotional short for Once a Thief (1965), composer Lalo Schifrin explains how he tries to make the music complement each particular scene, depending on the scene's mood. ...

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Lilies of the Field (1963)

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 ...

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