Writing

Albert Ruben

Known for

Writing

Credits

13 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

The Seven-Ups poster
6.4

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

The Seven-Ups

1973

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer poster
8.0

A New York detective and a victim's colleague hunt a killer who preys on single women.

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer

1983

Countdown to Looking Glass poster
6.1

A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.

Countdown to Looking Glass

1984

Reunion at Fairborough poster
5.8

World War II vets travel to England for a reunion at their old base. Stars Judi Trott, Barry Morse, Red Buttons, Deborah Kerr, Shane Rimmer, Robert Mitchum

Reunion at Fairborough

1985

Kojak: The Price of Justice poster
5.2

When the bodies of two young boys are discovered in the Harlem River, their mother is the obvious suspect, particularly with her scandalous past. But what appears to be an open-and-shut case soon becomes something much more sinister.

Kojak: The Price of Justice

1987

Kojak: The Belarus File poster
6.8

Lt. Theo Kojak uncovers a Nazi conspiracy.

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985

The Blue Knight poster
7.0

In this pilot film that preceded the short-lived series, a street cop in his last week on the force before his retirement investigates the murder of his partner.

The Blue Knight

1975

The Connection poster
10.0

An out-of-work newspaperman in need of money becomes the go-between for a jewel thief and an insurance company that wants to settle.

The Connection

1973

Journey Through Rosebud poster
10.0

A young draft dodger helps militant Native Americans in their protest against the government at Wounded Knee.

Journey Through Rosebud

1972

The Secret Life of John Chapman poster
7.2

The true story of John Chapman, a college president who took a sabbatical and went out and got a job as a general laborer, to try to experience life outside his well-ordered but insulated college environment.

The Secret Life of John Chapman

1976

Foster & Laurie poster
8.5

The story of two New York City police officers, one white and one black, their ambush and murder by black revolutionaries and the efforts to hunt down and capture their killers.

Foster & Laurie

1975

River of Mystery poster
9.0

A couple of freelance explosives experts find jungle adventure while being stalked by a revolutionary leader and a diamond hunter.

River of Mystery

1971

Visit to a Chief's Son poster
7.5

An American anthropologist and his son benefit from their experiences with an East African tribe.

Visit to a Chief's Son

1974