Writer 1918 - 2002

Dean Riesner

New Rochelle, New York, USA

Dean Riesner (November 3, 1918, New Rochelle, New York – August 18, 2002, Encino, California) was an American film and television writer. Riesner's father, Charles Reisner, was a German American silent film director, and Dean began acting in films at the age of five as "Dinky... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

13 titles

Das Boot

1985 52m 8.0

Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.

The Sting II

Jeremy Kagan 1983 1h 42m 7.5

Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica, a new grifter. They convince this new victim that Hooker is a somewhat dull boxer who is tired of taking dives for Gondorf. There is a ringer. Lonigan, their victim from the first movie, is setting them up to take the fall.

Sudden Impact

Clint Eastwood 1983 1h 57m 7.2

When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.

Das Boot

Wolfgang Petersen 1981 2h 30m 8.6

A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War. Soon it becomes hunted itself. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits...

The Enforcer

James Fargo 1976 1h 36m 7.0

Dirty Harry Callahan returns again, this time saddled with a rookie female partner. Together, they must stop a terrorist group consisting of angry Vietnam veterans.

Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers

1976 1h 30m 7.0

Two ambitious vice presidents become rivals when an imminent board room vacancy arises.

Charley Varrick

Don Siegel 1973 1h 51m 8.2

Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.

Play Misty for Me

Clint Eastwood 1971 1h 42m 7.0

A brief fling between a late-night radio disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening turn when another woman enters the picture.

Dirty Harry

Don Siegel 1971 1h 42m 7.7

Dirty Harry is an American police thriller from director Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood as a rebellious police officer who is hunting down a serial murderer. The film was one of the most successful films of the 1970’s and spawned numerous films with the Dirty Harry figure.