Martin Ritt has been hailed as the United States\'s greatest maker of social films.
In between were other social statements such as Hud , Sounder , The Spy Who Came In From the Cold , Norma Rae , and The Great White Hope ..
From No Down Payment early in his career to Stanley and Iris , his last production, he delineated the nuances of American society.
Martin Ritt has been hailed as the United States\'s greatest maker of social films