Al Ruban

Al Ruban

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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

as Self - Producer & Cinematographer

7.2
Acting

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yor...

The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes

The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes

2009

as Self

Acting

Producer Al Ruban, actor Ben Gazzara, and cinematographer Victor J. Kemper share their fond memories of director-actor John Cassavetes and of his film...

Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

2006

as Self

5.8
Acting

An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and ...

Making 'Faces'

Making 'Faces'

2004

as Self

Acting

A documentary featuring interviews with actors Lynn Carlin, Gena Rowlands, and Seymour Cassel, and cinematographer Al Ruban, in which they recall how ...

A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge

2000

as Self

6.6
Acting

One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The actor-turned-filmma...

Nudes, Nudists & Nudism: Volume 4

2000

Editor

Compilation of clips relating to nudism, including restored footage from 'Nudes on Tiger Reef' and outtakes from 'Sandy, the Reluctant Nature Girl', p...

Anything for John

Anything for John

1993

as Self

6.0
Acting

An intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius for studying and depicting the human character. In-de...

Texasville

Texasville

1990

Production Manager, Co-Producer

6.0
Producing

Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares ...

Arena - John Cassavetes

1989

as Self

Acting

Tribute to actor and director John Cassavetes who died in February 1989. Friends, associates and fellow directors remember the man and his work.

Mr. North

Mr. North

1988

as Court Clerk

5.2
Acting

Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments...

Mr. North

Mr. North

1988

Executive In Charge Of Production

5.2

Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments...

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

1987

Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager

5.5
Producing

Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using a variety of disguises and posing as rich old ...

Love Streams

Love Streams

1984

as Milton Kravitz

7.2
Acting

Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.

Love Streams

Love Streams

1984

Director of Photography, Executive Producer

7.2
Directing Producing

Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.

Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

1982

as Charlie

5.4
Acting

Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue governm...

Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

1982

Executive In Charge Of Production

5.4

Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue governm...

Jet Lag

Jet Lag

1981

Director of Photography

Directing

Elena, a depressed young Catalan translator, discovers that David, her former lover, is living in New York with a new girlfriend, where she will trave...

David

David

1979

Director of Photography

5.3
Directing

Although members of the Hitler Youth chant anti-Semitic paroles in front of his house during the Purim festival, Rabbi Singer is still profoundly conv...

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978

as Detective

5.7
Acting

Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is re...

Opening Night

Opening Night

1977

Director of Photography

7.6
Directing

Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about agin...

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976

as Marty Reitz

7.1
Acting

Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff wh...

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976

Producer, Director of Photography

7.1
Producing Directing

Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff wh...

A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

1974

Director of Photography

7.8
Directing

Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the compa...

Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz

1971

Producer

6.7
Producing

Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore wonders if she'll ever find love. After shaggy-haired park...

Husbands

Husbands

1970

Producer

6.8
Producing

A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave the country together. But mindl...

Faces

Faces

1968

Director of Photography, Associate Producer, Editor

7.1
Directing Producing

Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a...

Coogan's Bluff

Coogan's Bluff

1968

as Detective (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

Coogan, an Arizona deputy sheriff goes to New York to pick up a prisoner. While escorting the prisoner to the airport, he escapes and Coogan heads int...

Madigan

Madigan

1968

as Kowalski

6.2
Acting

NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. ...

The Sexploiters

The Sexploiters

1965

as Bob (uncredited)

4.0
Acting

A "modeling agency" in New York City is the setting for this outrageous erotic romp where men and women will do anything to satisfy their wildest carn...

The Sexploiters

The Sexploiters

1965

Director

4.0
Directing

A "modeling agency" in New York City is the setting for this outrageous erotic romp where men and women will do anything to satisfy their wildest carn...

International Smorgas-Broad

International Smorgas-Broad

1965

Assistant Director

2.0
Directing

A cook dreams of naked women.

Nude Scrapbook

Nude Scrapbook

1965

Editor

2.0

A photographer shows off his scrapbook of nude models.

The Beautiful, the Bloody, and the Bare

The Beautiful, the Bloody, and the Bare

1964

Producer, Editor

1.5
Producing

An artist and his wife hold art classes using nude models. Their photographer friend Pete returns from two years in Europe, and they try to convince h...

Nudes on Tiger Reef

Nudes on Tiger Reef

1964

Editor

4.2

A Broadway director goes to a Florida nudist camp for a rest. He's shocked to discover that the star of his Broadway show is also a nudist and he deci...

Nudes Inc.

Nudes Inc.

1964

Editor

2.5

A woman goes to New York to become a nude model.

Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas

Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas

1964

4.6
Acting

A magazine hires photographer Bunny Yeager to do a pictorial on the showgirls of Las Vegas.

Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas

Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas

1964

Sound

4.6

A magazine hires photographer Bunny Yeager to do a pictorial on the showgirls of Las Vegas.

1,000 Shapes of a Female

1,000 Shapes of a Female

1963

3.8
Acting

An art dealer asks a number of local artists for paintings centered around the nude female form; a nudie-cutie ensues.

1,000 Shapes of a Female

1,000 Shapes of a Female

1963

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

3.8

An art dealer asks a number of local artists for paintings centered around the nude female form; a nudie-cutie ensues.

Bunny Yeager's Nude Camera

Bunny Yeager's Nude Camera

1963

Production Assistant

3.0

Dedicated to the wholesome feminine type of glamour, workaholic Bunny shoots nude after nude while giving us the scoop on what photographing naked che...

Shadows

Shadows

1960

Assistant Camera

6.9

The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz sing...