Glenn Jordan

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Glenn Jordan

Born April 5, 1936 · San Antonio, Texas (age 90)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Glenn Jordan (born April 5, 1936) is an award-winning American television director and producer. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Jordan directed multiple episodes of Family and has helmed numerous television movies, several based on real persons as diverse as Benjamin Franklin, George Armstrong Custer, Lucille Ball, Christa McAuliffe, and Karen Ann Quinlan. His…

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Tough LoveTough Love · 1985
Tough Love
6.01985
MovieDramaTV Movie
The Charters family falls into despair over their drug-addicted son Gary. They discuss his problems through the "Tough Love" program in searching for answers.
Barbarians at the GateBarbarians at the Gate · 1993
Barbarians at the Gate
6.91993
MovieComedyDrama
F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of his new product, a smokeless cigarette Premier, fail on account of market rumours.
Les MisérablesLes Misérables · 1978
Les Misérables
7.11978
MovieDramaHistory
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
A Streetcar Named DesireA Streetcar Named Desire · 1995
A Streetcar Named Desire
6.91995
MovieDramaTV Movie
A fading Southern Belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious brother-in-law takes stabs at her sanity.
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterThe Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer · 1977
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
2.01977
MovieDramaTV Movie
General Custer is on trial for the deaths of his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Sunshine ChristmasSunshine Christmas · 1977
Sunshine Christmas
8.01977
MovieDramaTV Movie
A musician, brooding over the marriage of his sometime girlfriend, decides to take his adopted daughter to his home in Texas to celebrate Christmas with his family. While there, he begins to rekindle the relationship he once had with his childhood girlfriend.
O Pioneers!O Pioneers! · 1992
O Pioneers!
6.21992
MovieTV MovieAction
A young woman inherits her father's farm after he dies. Over the years, she overcomes challenges and turns it into a success, all the while yearning for her childhood love to return.
ChallengerChallenger · 1990
Challenger
6.51990
MovieDramaTV Movie
A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.

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Dress GrayDress Gray · 1986
Dress Gray
5.11986
SeriesMysteryCrime
When a cadet at a military academy is found dead, the assumption is it was an accident. But the autopsy reveals that's not the case and that he's a homosexual and the last person he was with someone before he died and that someone is an academy upperclassman. The commandant wanting to protect the academy's good name tries to keep it quiet and hopefully no one will care about it. But the cadet comes from a prominent family and his father knows it couldn't have been an accident. And his sister knows one of the upper class men who knew his brother. And he learns the truth of her brother's death when he spoke to the academy doctor. Later when the commandant learns of this he orders the man brought to him and tells him to forget what he learned. But he sets out to find out the truth. At the same time the commandant gets some info that might implicate him.

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