Edward L. Rissien

Nacimiento : 1924-10-20, Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Películas

El defensor de las ballenas
Executive Producer
Charles Landon y su familia consiguen escapar a una tormenta en alta mar y se refugian en un pequeño pueblo pesquero. Afectada también por la tormenta, una ballena jorobada se ha quedado atrapada en la laguna del pueblo. Muchos son los que, movidos por ciertos intereses, intentan matarla, pero Charles no sólo la defiende, sino que trata de convencer a los vecinos del pueblo de lo absurdo de su comportamiento.
Saint Jack, el rey de Singapur
Executive Producer
principios de los años 70, el americano Jack regenta un burdel en Singapur. Aunque la competencia es enorme y de métodos violentos, ha conseguido sobrevivir gracias a que la policía se deja sobornar. Pero la llegada de un nuevo inspector que se encarga de revisar sus libros de cuentas no hará más que agudizar sus graves problemas.
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
Executive Producer
A stunt car racing team gets involved in a madcap cross-country auto race that is supposed to determine the disposition of a family fortune.
Minstrel Man
Executive Producer
Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succeed in a field that is dominated by white performers in blackface, and the other is a composer fighting to break away from the stereotypes associated with black minstrel performers.
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
Producer
After returning home from the war, Vietnam veteran Julius Vrooder resides in a veteran's hospital, where he has been vaguely diagnosed as "psychiatrically impaired." Taking the news with an air of initially lighthearted defiance, Vrooder escapes and sets up camp under a highway, where he builds a paranoia-driven booby-trapped bunker for himself. Falling in love with not-so-bright nurse Zanni, Vrooder soon plans to elope with her to a remote Canadian outpost.
The Family Kovack
Executive Producer
A tightly-knit family headed by a beleaguered Chicago widow rallies behind the eldest son when he is charged with bribing a city health department inspector in this pilot for a possible series.
Snow Job
Producer
A famous skier, his mistress and a ski instructor rob a bank in the Alps and hide the loot in a crevasse.
La fortaleza
Associate Producer
A punto de acabar la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el comandante americano Falconer (Burt Lancaster) dirige un escuadrón de ocho hombres completamente agotados hasta un castillo medieval. El propietario los acoge con la esperanza de que lo defiendan de las tropas alemanas. Pero los soldados tienen otros planes: apoderarse de la fortaleza.
Time Table
Associate Producer
An insurance detective encounters numerous surprises when he is assigned to investigate a meticulously-planned train robbery in Arizona.