John Erman

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Blackboard Jungle (1955)

Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts to engage the students' interest in education, challenging both the school staff and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Anne Francis  •  Sidney Poitier  •  Vic Morrow

Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts to engage the students' interest in education, challenging both the school staff and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Anne Francis  •  Sidney Poitier  •  Vic Morrow

Child of Glass (1978)

Alexander Armsworth and his family move to an authentic antebellum mansion which once was owned by a river pirate. Alexander is drawn into a century-old mystery when he sees the ghost of a little girl and she asks for his help in finding the "child of glass" by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Barbara Barrie  •  Biff McGuire  •  Anthony Zerbe  •  Nina Foch

Alexander Armsworth and his family move to an authentic antebellum mansion which once was owned by a river pirate. Alexander is drawn into a century-old mystery when he sees the ghost of a little girl and she asks for his help in finding the "child of glass" by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Barbara Barrie  •  Biff McGuire  •  Anthony Zerbe  •  Nina Foch

Just Me and You (1978)

A salesman travels cross country with a quirky New Yorker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Louise Lasser  •  Charles Grodin  •  Julie Bovasso  •  Michael Alldredge

A salesman travels cross country with a quirky New Yorker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Louise Lasser  •  Charles Grodin  •  Julie Bovasso  •  Michael Alldredge

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988)

During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Otto Frank decides to hide his family, who are Jewish, after his daughter Margot is called to appear for transport to a Nazi labour camp. Miep Gies, Otto Frank's office assistant hides them in the attic above the office. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Mary Steenburgen  •  Paul Scofield  •  Victor Spinetti  •  Tom Wilkinson

During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Otto Frank decides to hide his family, who are Jewish, after his daughter Margot is called to appear for transport to a Nazi labour camp. Miep Gies, Otto Frank's office assistant hides them in the attic above the office. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Mary Steenburgen  •  Paul Scofield  •  Victor Spinetti  •  Tom Wilkinson

The Boys Next Door (1996)

Jack Palmer is a social worker whose job has taken precedence over his personal life. Mainly, his job is to help four mentally challenged men live regular lives in a home. They consist of: Norman, who works at a donut shop and has a thing for keys; Barry, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Nathan Lane  •  Robert Sean Leonard  •  Tony Goldwyn  •  Michael Jeter

Jack Palmer is a social worker whose job has taken precedence over his personal life. Mainly, his job is to help four mentally challenged men live regular lives in a home. They consist of: Norman, who works at a donut shop and has a thing for keys; Barry, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Nathan Lane  •  Robert Sean Leonard  •  Tony Goldwyn  •  Michael Jeter

An Early Frost (1985)

Successful lawyer Michael Pierson is gay, but he has always hidden this part of his life from his mother, Katherine, father, Nick, and grandmother Beatrice. But when Michael discovers he has AIDS and is dying of complications from the disease, he must open up to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Ben Gazzara  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Gena Rowlands  •  Bill Paxton

Successful lawyer Michael Pierson is gay, but he has always hidden this part of his life from his mother, Katherine, father, Nick, and grandmother Beatrice. But when Michael discovers he has AIDS and is dying of complications from the disease, he must open up to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Ben Gazzara  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Gena Rowlands  •  Bill Paxton

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977)

In this sequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander's story is told in both the past and the present. Alexander's parents send him away from home for being too sensitive and not helping enough on their farm. He goes to Los Angeles in hopes of going to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Leigh McCloskey  •  Eve Plumb  •  Juliet Mills  •  Jean Hagen

In this sequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander's story is told in both the past and the present. Alexander's parents send him away from home for being too sensitive and not helping enough on their farm. He goes to Los Angeles in hopes of going to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Leigh McCloskey  •  Eve Plumb  •  Juliet Mills  •  Jean Hagen

Making It (1971)

In this coming of age comedy, a cocky high school student thinks nothing of using the people around him to satisfy his self-centered needs, until someone in his life gets pregnant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Kristoffer Tabori  •  Marlyn Mason  •  Paul Appleby  •  Joyce Van Patten

In this coming of age comedy, a cocky high school student thinks nothing of using the people around him to satisfy his self-centered needs, until someone in his life gets pregnant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Kristoffer Tabori  •  Marlyn Mason  •  Paul Appleby  •  Joyce Van Patten

The Letter (1982)

The wife of a Malaysian planter kills an employee of her husband one night, but her motive begins to appear not entirely truthful.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Lee Remick  •  Ronald Pickup  •  Jack Thompson  •  Ian McShane

The wife of a Malaysian planter kills an employee of her husband one night, but her motive begins to appear not entirely truthful.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Lee Remick  •  Ronald Pickup  •  Jack Thompson  •  Ian McShane

Letters from Three Lovers (1973)

Three letters, whose delivery has been delayed by a year, change the lives of the people to whom they were addressed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Ken Berry  •  Juliet Mills  •  Belinda Montgomery

Three letters, whose delivery has been delayed by a year, change the lives of the people to whom they were addressed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Ken Berry  •  Juliet Mills  •  Belinda Montgomery

The Silent Lovers (1980)

The story of the ill-fated romance between Greta Garbo and John Gilbert.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Kristina Wayborn  •  Brian Keith  •  Barry Bostwick  •  Harold Gould

The story of the ill-fated romance between Greta Garbo and John Gilbert.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Kristina Wayborn  •  Brian Keith  •  Barry Bostwick  •  Harold Gould

This Year's Blonde (1980)

First he seduced her. Then he made her a star. He was Johnny Hyde, 52-year-old agent, friend, lover. She was an unemployed starlet — destined to be America's greatest sex goddess. Theirs was a sizzling romance — torrid, touching, tragic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Lloyd Bridges  •  Constance Forslund  •  Norman Fell  •  Vic Tayback

First he seduced her. Then he made her a star. He was Johnny Hyde, 52-year-old agent, friend, lover. She was an unemployed starlet — destined to be America's greatest sex goddess. Theirs was a sizzling romance — torrid, touching, tragic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Lloyd Bridges  •  Constance Forslund  •  Norman Fell  •  Vic Tayback

The Sunshine Boys (1996)

Two aging comedians who acrimoniously dissolved their act eight years earlier must overcome their differences when they have the chance for a lucrative movie comeback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Peter Falk  •  Michael McKean  •  Liev Schreiber

Two aging comedians who acrimoniously dissolved their act eight years earlier must overcome their differences when they have the chance for a lucrative movie comeback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Peter Falk  •  Michael McKean  •  Liev Schreiber

The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980)

The trials and tribulations of David O. Selznick as he attempts to find an actress to play the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939).  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  Bill Macy  •  Harold Gould  •  Sharon Gless

The trials and tribulations of David O. Selznick as he attempts to find an actress to play the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939).  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  Bill Macy  •  Harold Gould  •  Sharon Gless

Ellen Foster (1997)

After her mother's death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her various friends and relatives, always longing to find a place to call home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Jena Malone  •  Julie Harris  •  Ted Levine  •  Glynnis O'Connor

After her mother's death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her various friends and relatives, always longing to find a place to call home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Jena Malone  •  Julie Harris  •  Ted Levine  •  Glynnis O'Connor

Eleanor, First Lady of the World (1982)

Biography of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who forged a new role for herself in the years after her husband's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Jean Stapleton  •  Arlene Martel  •  Lin McCarthy  •  Gail Strickland

Biography of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who forged a new role for herself in the years after her husband's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Jean Stapleton  •  Arlene Martel  •  Lin McCarthy  •  Gail Strickland

Right to Kill? (1985)

Based on true story of teens Richard and Deborah Jahnke charged in Wyoming for the killing of their abusive father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Frederic Forrest  •  Christopher Collet  •  Karmin Murcelo  •  Justine Bateman

Based on true story of teens Richard and Deborah Jahnke charged in Wyoming for the killing of their abusive father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Frederic Forrest  •  Christopher Collet  •  Karmin Murcelo  •  Justine Bateman

The Blackwater Lightship (2004)

A man in the final stages of AIDS is cared for by his sister and mother and grandmother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Dianne Wiest  •  Gina McKee  •  Angela Lansbury  •  Keith McErlean

A man in the final stages of AIDS is cared for by his sister and mother and grandmother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Dianne Wiest  •  Gina McKee  •  Angela Lansbury  •  Keith McErlean

Breathing Lessons (1994)

A married couple review their lives and renew their love for one another while driving to a friend's funeral.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  James Garner  •  Joanne Woodward  •  Kathryn Erbe  •  Joyce Van Patten

A married couple review their lives and renew their love for one another while driving to a friend's funeral.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  James Garner  •  Joanne Woodward  •  Kathryn Erbe  •  Joyce Van Patten

Green Eyes (1977)

Disillusioned Vietnam veteran Lloyd Dubeck travels back to Southeast Asia in search among thousands of war orphans for the son he left behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Paul Winfield  •  Rita Tushingham  •  Jonathan Goldsmith  •  Victoria Racimo

Disillusioned Vietnam veteran Lloyd Dubeck travels back to Southeast Asia in search among thousands of war orphans for the son he left behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Paul Winfield  •  Rita Tushingham  •  Jonathan Goldsmith  •  Victoria Racimo
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