Robert E. Thompson

Nascimento : 1924-11-03, Los Angeles, California, USA

Morte : 2004-02-11

Filmes

Escape from Ensenada
Writer
Two Southern California College Students plot their escape after being kidnapped by a human trafficking ring while on Spring Break in Mexico.
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
Writer
When '30s film star Thelma Todd dies mysteriously, her relationship with New York mobster Lucky Luciano is investigated.
Double Standard
Teleplay
The true story of a judge who lives a double life, and stays married to two women for more than 15 years.
Admirável Mundo Novo
Teleplay
An acclaimed TV miniseries based on the classic sci-fi novel.
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Writer
A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Writer
The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial.
A História de Francis Gary Powers
Writer
The story of Francis Gary Powers, a U-2 pilot for the CIA who was shot down in his spy plane over Russia, captured and imprisoned.
Kiss Me, Kill Me
Writer
A female investigator in the district attorney's office sets out to track down the person who murdered a young schoolteacher.
The Great Niagara
Writer
An embittered old man is obsessed with conquering the Niagara River and Niagara Falls. He endangers his sons' lives by forcing them to challenge the falls by going over them in a barrel.
A Case of Rape
Teleplay
When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse, was the treatment by the hospital staff, police and the court system, when she reported it, and the man was caught.
Jigsaw
Writer
In this pilot for the 1972-73 series, a detective specializing in missing persons cases finds himself accused of murder after being found unconscious in the apartment of a slain state official.
O Cão do Inferno
Adaptation
Holmes and Dr. Watson tackle the case of a curse on the Baskerville bloodline in this ABC Movie of the Week adaptation.
A Noite dos Desesperados
Screenplay
Durante a Grande Depressão as vidas de um grupo heterogêneo de competidores se entrelaçam numa maratona de dança desumana e esgotante. Gloria é uma jovem mulher. Ela parece mais velha do que é e sente que sua vida não tem mais jeito, depois de ter sido enganada e traída muitas vezes no passado. Enquanto se recupera de uma tentativa de suicídio, tem a ideia fixa de que uma revista de cinema para Hollywood vai torná-la uma atriz. Robert é um morador de Hollywood desesperado tentando se tornar diretor. Robert e Gloria se encontram e decidem entrar na maratona de dança, uma das manias dos anos trinta. A dança esgotante cobra seu pedágio no espírito já enfraquecido da Gloria, e ela diz ao Robert que estaria melhor morta, que sua vida não tem mais jeito - o tempo todo agindo com crueldade e amargura, alienando as pessoas ao seu redor, tentando convencê-lo a atirar a deixando livre de sua miséria. Afinal de contas, eles atiram cavalos, não é mesmo? (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Deadlock
Writer
The murder of a journalist, coming shortly after the killings of a black teenager and a white cop, threatens to inflame passions in the city. To prevent a riot, Lieutenant Sam Danforth and District Attorney Leslie Washburn are determined to find the killer, even though they do not exactly get along with each other and disagree over procedure.
The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
Writer
A dying marshal deputizes a drifter to deliver the two killers in his custody to prison. However, the new deputy must elude a pair of bounty hunters who want to deliver the prisoners themselves to collect the reward and would think nothing of killing the deputy to get them.
Amor, Sublime Amor
Luis
No lado oeste de Nova York, à sombra dos arranha-céus, ficam os guetos de imigrantes e classes menos favorecidas. Duas gangues, os Sharks, de porto-riquenhos, e os Jets, de brancos de origem anglo-saxônica, disputam a área, seguindo um código próprio de guerra e honra. Tony (Richard Beymer), antigo líder dos Jets, se apaixona por Maria (Natalie Wood), irmã do líder dos Sharks, e tem seu amor correspondido. A paixão dos dois fere princípios em ambos os lados, acirrando ainda mais a disputa.