Michael Ritchie

Michael Ritchie

Born 28/11/1938
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

Died 16/04/2001 (62 years old)
New York City, New York, USA

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Michael Ritchie (1938-2001), originally a television director, interested Robert Redford enough that the latter agreed to co-finance (and star in) two of his early films: the ski competition picture Downhill Racer (1969) and the 1972 political drama The Candidate. While Ritchie's first films raised considerable hopes, he failed to fulfil his promise - and work with Redford came to an end. He still drew attention for an ambitious look behind the scenes at a beauty… (more)

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