Peter Werner

Directing

Peter Werner

Born — Died

1947-01-17 — 2023-03-21

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

43 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peter Werner (January 17, 1947 – March 21, 2023) was an American television and film director. In 1977, Werner won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for directing the short film In the Region of Ice. Since then, he worked on primarily directing television amassing a number of television film credits namely Mama Flora's Family, Two Mothers for Zachary, Call Me Claus, Gracie's Choice, Mom at Sixteen and among other films. His television series credits included Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, A Different World, The Wonder Years, Moonlighting and other series. He was the older brother of television producer Tom Wern…

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Front of the Class poster
8.1

A boy with Tourette's syndrome overcomes criticism and discrimination to achieve his dream of becoming a teacher.

Front of the Class

2008

The Pact poster
6.0

A pair of young lovers, one depressed, decide to end their lives together in a suicide pact.

The Pact

2002

The Pact poster
6.0

A pair of young lovers, one depressed, decide to end their lives together in a suicide pact.

The Pact

2002

Aunt Mary poster
7.3

The true-life drama about a handicapped Baltimore woman living on welfare who organized a sandlot baseball team and ended up coaching more than 50,000 boys and girls over nearly 40 years.

Aunt Mary

1979

Inflammable poster
7.5

An ambitious young female lawyer meets a former lover while investigating a sexual harassment case aboard a US Navy support ship that turns into a murder case when the victim is discovered dead.

Inflammable

1995

No Man's Land poster
6.0

A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved with the leaders sister.

No Man's Land

1987

Call Me Claus poster
5.7

When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network hires an actor named Nick to play Santa Claus on the network, she gets more than she bargained for.

Call Me Claus

2001

Ruby's Bucket of Blood poster
5.8

A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

2001

Blue Rodeo poster
5.0

Maggie Yearwood moves to a new town to be near her son, Peter, who has gone deaf as the result of an accident and is now attending a special school. She moves into a small house next door to Owen Whister and soon falls in love with the cowboy, who harbors a dark secret...

Blue Rodeo

1996

The Unspoken Truth poster
8.1

Despite her parents' misgivings, Brianne marries Clay, and the couple soon have a daughter. It's then that Clay begins to show the first signs that he's unhinged. When he sees Brianne innocently talking to a man, Clay shoots him dead. At first, Brianne believes that her love for her husband can prevail. But when authorities threaten to take away custody of her daughter, she learns a horrible truth about her past.

The Unspoken Truth

1995

I Married a Centerfold poster
5.1

Tenacious young engineer flips over the centerfold model he spots on television and embarks on a romantic adventure on a bet with his buddies.

I Married a Centerfold

1984

A Dog Named Christmas poster
7.0

A developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family - and their whole rural community - to participate in a local shelter's inaugural "Adopt a Dog for Christmas Program."

A Dog Named Christmas

2009

Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong poster
5.8

The extraordinary true story of Candice DeLong, the FBIs first female profiler who rose above the bureau's sexism to take on the most terrifying and personal case of her career – a serial killer who targets mothers (infertile women who turn to adoption) and after attacking her close friend, chooses her as his next victim.

Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong

2003

On the Edge of Innocence poster
5.2

Teenage Zoe Tyler suffers from manic-depression. With a musician father who is never around life seems hard. Zoe eventually lands up in a psychiatric ward for treatment. There she meets Jake, an unstable teenager with an anger problem. They fall in love and are soon separated by their doctors, psychiatrists and parents. Fuming, Jake suddenly sees a chance for escape and takes Zoe with him, along with a few other patients. After a trip around the country, Jake and Zoe must face up to their illness and their crime.

On the Edge of Innocence

1997

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes poster
6.2

The movie follows the perspective of several characters (such as Japanese victims, soldiers, American prisoners of war and others) and how they lived or tried to survive the effects felt during the aftermath of the Atomic Bomb dropping by the Enola Gay at Hiroshima, during World War II.

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990

Doorways poster
4.2

Cat, a fugitive from a parallel Earth ruled by aliens, lands on "our" Earth in the middle of a freeway, causing an accident.

Doorways

1993

Prosecuting Casey Anthony poster
5.7

"Prosecuting Casey Anthony" reveals Florida prosecutor, Jeff Ashton’s inside story of the true crime drama that captivated and then shocked the nation when Caylee Anthony’s mother, Casey, was acquitted of killing her daughter, despite what many thought to be overwhelming evidence of guilt. The movie is seen from Ashton’s (Lowe) perspective and it takes viewers behind-the-scenes of both the investigation into Caylee’s tragic death and the ensuing trial, shedding new light on the many questions of what happened to the two year-old girl, how Ashton and his fellow prosecutors built their case and why a woman so shrouded in suspicion was proclaimed innocent. With in-depth information about the case and the accused, "Prosecuting Casey Anthony" examines what the prosecution got right, what they got wrong and why Ashton remains convinced of Casey Anthony’s guilt...

Prosecuting Casey Anthony

2013

The Circuit poster
5.3

Al Shines, former king of the US race car track circuit, has a hard time starting his own team, once he's fired by his sponsor Robin Cates. Robin hired Al's immature daughter Kylie Shines instead. She resents Al's inevitable 'absence' as a widowed father, as well as the reigning champion, equally young but professionally vetted Kid Walker. Kylie tries to prove herself against Kid while having an on-off affair with him. Cates's marketing strategy dictates his intentions to manipulate Walker and both Shines racers.

The Circuit

2008

Gracie's Choice poster
7.1

For as long as she can remember, 16 year-old Gracie has been raising her four siblings, each of whom has a different, absent father and their mother is on the fast track to self-destruction. When these children's lives are about to be pulled apart, Gracie will have to do the impossible and make the ultimate sacrifices to keep her family together.

Gracie's Choice

2004

Two Mothers for Zachary poster
6.0

A grandmother sues her daughter for custody of her grandson, because she believes that her daughter's homosexuality renders her unfit for motherhood.

Two Mothers for Zachary

1996

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life poster
5.0

A haggard cowboy reflects upon his life while awaiting his death.

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

1992

In the Region of Ice poster
6.3

In this American Film Institute-subsidized short subject, Fionnula Flanagan plays a sharp-tongued but compassionate nun, while Peter Lempert is cast as a sullen, emotionally disturbed boy. The title refers to the "thawing" process that occurs when the nun attempts to break through Lempert's wall of silence. Winner of the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

In the Region of Ice

1976

In the Region of Ice poster
6.3

In this American Film Institute-subsidized short subject, Fionnula Flanagan plays a sharp-tongued but compassionate nun, while Peter Lempert is cast as a sullen, emotionally disturbed boy. The title refers to the "thawing" process that occurs when the nun attempts to break through Lempert's wall of silence. Winner of the Oscar for "Best Short Film, Live Action". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

In the Region of Ice

1976

We Were the Mulvaneys poster
6.8

Based on the novel by the same name, We Were the Mulvaneys is a sensitive portrayal of one family's journey as they face conflict, fear, tragedy and ultimately, themselves.

We Were the Mulvaneys

2002

We Were the Mulvaneys poster
6.8

Based on the novel by the same name, We Were the Mulvaneys is a sensitive portrayal of one family's journey as they face conflict, fear, tragedy and ultimately, themselves.

We Were the Mulvaneys

2002

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story poster
6.3

The story of one of America's first female reporters.

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story

1995

Bond of Silence poster
6.3

A widow must pierce the veil of secrecy uniting a group of teens and their parents in order to find out how her husband died. Based on a true story.

Bond of Silence

2010

Tempting Fate poster
7.2

Ben Creed, a doctor still mourning the death of his love, meets a man who's created a machine that can transport anyone to a parallel world. For a chance to see his beloved Melody again, Ben risks everything and uses the machine. In this new—at once familiar and foreign—world, Ben meets an alternate Melody, but after he explains himself, she's uninterested in returning to his dimension.

Tempting Fate

1998

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy poster
5.0

A young woman tries to keep a positive attitude while battling breast cancer.

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy

2006

Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution poster
NR

A single blind date suffices for handsome gentleman Scott Peterson, a traveling salesman, to seduce Amber Frey all the way. When a colleague finds out about his marriage, she believes him to be a widower. Later however it becomes clear his wife was alive and pregnant, but is missing. Pregnant herself, Amber hears his wife and baby's corpses were found and records his phone calls for the police. Ultimately she's the key witness is his murder trial.

Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution

2005

LBJ: The Early Years poster
7.6

LBJ: The Early Years was a television movie that appeared on the NBC network in February 1987, depicting the life of former President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson from 1934 until 1973. Actor Randy Quaid won a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of Johnson.

LBJ: The Early Years

1987

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder poster
5.7

During the Vietnam War, Brian Anderson, a young Army medic, is stationed in Saigon. Initially apathetic and self-serving, he eventually has his heart won over by the children at a nearby orphanage where he does volunteer work. At first, a doctor named Katherine Cross has to persuade him to help the children. But soon, Brian willingly puts his career and safety on the line to provide the orphans with the food and medical supplies they need.

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

1982

Sins of the Father poster
7.0

Fresh out of law school, Kevan Harris is hired by her dead father's ex-partner, Frank Murchison, and immediately 'falls into bed' with him. She then falls in love with his son, Gregory, who is fighting his father over his mother's will. Along the way, she learns about her father and his relationship with the ruthless Murchison.

Sins of the Father

1985

The Good Policeman poster
9.0

Isaac Seidel is a highly unconventional New York police-commissioner. He is well-abled in dealing with trouble at the headquarter, the maffia and situations in the streets. His loyalty to his profession and the city he so loves make him do the utmost to solve the problems, even if it means he has to bend the rules.

The Good Policeman

1991

Mom at Sixteen poster
6.5

Pregnant sixteen year old Jacey's well-meaning mother forces her to keep the birth a secret and decides to raise the baby as her own.

Mom at Sixteen

2005

The '70s poster
5.0

Four friends, fresh from tragedy at Kent Sate, graduate from college and begin their adult lives during the turbulent 1970s. But Dexter, Eileen, Byron and Christie find their paths are heading in different directions. Namely, toward the Black Panthers, the feminist movement, the Watergate Scandal and the Hustle.

The '70s

2000

Death Merchants poster
8.0

A Mafia boss is killed which sets in motion a chain reaction of confusion, violence, power struggle and murder.

Death Merchants

1991

Battered poster
9.0

Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their husbands.

Battered

1978

The Image poster
4.8

When career-focused journalist's investigation indirectly causes a suicide, he questions his own methods and life in general.

The Image

1990

The Substitute Wife poster
5.6

In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to make it possible for them to keep their family farm.

The Substitute Wife

1994