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Gabriel Miller

Gabriel Miller is Professor Emeritus of English at Rutgers University. He is the author of The Films of Martin Ritt: Fanfare for the Common Man and editor of Martin Ritt: Interviews, and has written books on Clifford Odets and William Wyler, among others.

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Hud: No Place for Heroes

A career-altering artistic breakthrough for director Martin Ritt, this dark tale of a family’s downfall daringly exposes the mythology of the western hero as empty and morally bankrupt.

By Gabriel Miller

Essays— Jul 14, 2026