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Edward L. Montoro (born January 2, 1936) was an American film producer and distributor known for releasing exploitation films and B-movies during the 1970s and 1980s through his company Film Ventures International. [1] Montoro became notorious for producing and promoting films such as Beyond the Door (1974) and Grizzly (1976) which were highly ...
Edward L. Montoro. Producer: Platinum Pussycat. A pioneer of independent filmmaking, exhibition and distribution, Edward L. Montoro remains one of the most notorious film producers in the motion picture industry and has since become an enigma of sorts in Hollywood after his mysterious disappearance in 1984.
- Producer, Additional Crew, Writer
- January 2, 1936
- Edward L. Montoro
Born in Atlanta in 1928, Edward L. Montoro got involved in the film industry in the early 70s. He started a company called Film Ventures International that mostly distributed dubbed Italian knockoffs of popular American films, but occassionally they produced their own knockoffs -- which got them into repeated legal trouble even as they were successful.
In the glitzy world of Hollywood, where dreams are made and fortunes won, the story of Edward L. Montoro stands out as a true crime saga that unfolded behind...
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Edward L. Montoro is known as an Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Writer, and Story. Some of their work includes Anthropophagous, Boot Hill, Grizzly, Don't Go in the House, The Visitor, Vigilante, The Last Shark, and Day of the Animals.
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Jul 26, 2016 · The Devil Down in Georgia: Film Ventures International: Directed by Daniel Griffith. With John R. Blythe, Jeff Burr, Michael Gingold, Igo Kantor. Documentary about Edward L. Montoro's notorious B-movie production/distribution company, Film Ventures International (FVI) and it's films and Montoro's mysterious disappearance in 1984.