James Ferman

Directing

James Ferman

Born 1930-04-11 · New York, New York, USA

James Alan Ferman was an American television and theatre director. He was the Secretary of the British Board of Film Classification from 1975 to 1999.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

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The uneasy relationship between elderly couple Thora Hird and Ron Moody and a cheerful stranger who moves in with them (Ronald Lacey). Written by Richard Harris (not the actor, but the future creator of Man in a Suitcase

Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

1966

A Distant Thunder poster
8.0

Peter Barkham hero-worships his distinguished father. However, this is threatened by the intrusion of events and people from his father's wartime past.

A Distant Thunder

1970

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7.0

A young private with a pistol deals with the aftershock of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Pistol

1965

Alma Mater poster
8.0

Jimmy Nicholson returns from working in the Middle East to visit his son at boarding school. He went to the same public school himself and is disturbed to find that things have changed and the traditions by which he has always lived and been guided now seem to be obsolete.

Alma Mater

1971

The Pigeon Fancier poster
8.0

When Len Shelton retires from a life of work in the coal mines, he turns to his first love - pigeons, which become a symbol of hope for him.

The Pigeon Fancier

1971

The Criminals poster
NR

A small construction company's new year's eve party is taken over by a crook who has intricate knowledge of the men's private lives, forcing them into an incredible bank robbery plot.

The Criminals

1958

When the Bough Breaks poster
10.0

NSPCC social worker Margaret Ashdown is given the case of investigating into the Gosse family, when the young mother, Sheila, is unable to explain her baby's fractured skull at the hospital. She discovers the family live in poverty and ignorance, and have a tradition of instability.

When the Bough Breaks

1971

Death of a Private poster
9.0

An army private is driven to murder when his wife falls in love with another man.

Death of a Private

1967

Edward G: Like the Filmstar poster
NR

Edward G is nothing like a film star; his life has been ordinary - until now. But he's just had a shattering experience.

Edward G: Like the Filmstar

1973

Chariot of Fire poster
9.0

A prison visitor becomes involved with a convicted sex offender.

Chariot of Fire

1970

Tomorrow, Just You Wait poster
4.0

Jimmy is young, earning good money and going out with a smashing girl. What more could a man wish for?

Tomorrow, Just You Wait

1965

The Interior Decorator poster
10.0

An interior decorator takes a millionaire's wife on a guided tour of her new home.

The Interior Decorator

1965