Molly Maguires
In the 1970s, Ritt won acclaim for movies such as "The Molly Maguires" (1970), "The Great White Hope" (1970) (earning Oscar nominations for James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander), "Sounder" (1972), "Pete 'n' Tillie" (1972), and "Conrack" (1974) (from Pat Conroy's autobiographical novel).