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Ralph Nelson
Director 1916 - 1987

Ralph Nelson

New York City, New York

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.​

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

15 titles
Christmas Lilies of the Field

Christmas Lilies of the Field

Ralph Nelson 1979 1h 40m

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 once more.

Embryo

Embryo

Ralph Nelson 1976 1h 44m 5.0

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 Wilby Conspiracy

The Wilby Conspiracy

Ralph Nelson 1975 1h 45m 6.0

A black anti-Apartheid activist and a British engineer are forced to run from South African Secret Police.

Soldier Blue

Soldier Blue

Ralph Nelson 1970 1h 55m 6.7

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.

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Ralph Nelson 1970 1h 40m 6.0

Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected Sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the deep south.

Charly

Charly

Ralph Nelson 1968 1h 43m

A less than ordinary man is turned into a genius. He awakens to an exquisite love experience, but at an impossible price for CHARLY....

Counterpoint

Counterpoint

Ralph Nelson 1967 1h 46m

A famous orchestra conductor is captured by the Germans in WW2, and is forced to perform at private concerts for the Nazi generals.

Duel at Diablo

Duel at Diablo

Ralph Nelson 1966 1h 45m 7.0

In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Indian wife, and a housewife abandons her husband in order to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

Ralph Nelson 1965 1h 47m 6.0

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.

Father Goose

Father Goose

Ralph Nelson 1964 1h 58m 6.0

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!

Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

Ralph Nelson 1964 1h 46m 6.5

A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in discovering the causes of the crash.

Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

Ralph Nelson 1963 1h 34m 6.5

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.

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Ralph Nelson 1962 1h 35m 7.0

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.

Cinderella

Cinderella

Ralph Nelson 1957 1h 17m

The first of three TV-versions of the classic fairy tale that featured a Rodgers and Hammerstein score and was performed in front of a live audience.

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Ralph Nelson 1956 1h 13m

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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