Albert Ruben

Movies

Incident at Dark River
Teleplay
When Tim McFall's young daughter dies as the result of toxic waste dumped in the local river, he tries to shut down the company and everybody turns against him. In his fight he is joined by a beautiful student activist, and soon his obsession with revenge threatens his marriage as well as his career.
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Writer
Top New York cop Theo Kojak finds himself trapped in a tangled web of false trials, jealousies and murderous scheming as he investigates the death of two young boys. Their bodies are discovered in a Harlem river, the boys mother is the major suspect. But what appears to be an open shut case soon becomes something much more sinister.
Reunion at Fairborough
Writer
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
Kojak: The Belarus File
Producer
Lt. Theo Kojak uncovers a Nazi conspiracy.
Countdown to Looking Glass
Writer
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.
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
Writer
This made-for-TV sequel to the 1977 theatrical film "Looking For Mr. Goodbar" follows a New York City detective's quest to find the murderer of a schoolteacher.
The Neighborhood
Teleplay
A neighborhood in Brooklyn reacts to the first black families moving into the community.
City in Fear
Teleplay
A psycho-on-the-loose story, about a burned-out newspaper columnist and his circulation-hungry publisher who wants him to turn the killer into Page One news.
The Secret Life of John Chapman
Screenplay
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.
Foster & Laurie
Writer
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.
The Blue Knight
Writer
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.
Visit to a Chief's Son
Writer
An American anthropologist and his son benefit from their experiences with an East African tribe.
The Seven-Ups
Writer
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 Connection
Writer
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.
Journey Through Rosebud
Screenplay
A young draft dodger helps militant Native Americans in their protest against the government at Wounded Knee.
River of Mystery
Writer
A couple of freelance explosives experts find jungle adventure while being stalked by a revolutionary leader and a diamond hunter.
A Step Out of Line
Story
Three financially down-and-out buddies plot to pull a bank robbery to cure their financial woes.