Peter Silverman

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Touch the Top of the World

Touch the Top of the World

2006

Teleplay

5.8

The story of the first blind man ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest

Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made

2004

Writer

7.7
Writing

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

We Were the Mulvaneys

We Were the Mulvaneys

2002

Teleplay

6.5

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 u...

Harlan County War

Harlan County War

2000

Writer

7.1
Writing

A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lin...

Hidden in America

Hidden in America

1996

Writer

5.1
Writing

Story of a man whose pride in being the head of his family won't let him accept help from his sick daughters doctor. He has to prove to his kids that ...

For the Love of Aaron

For the Love of Aaron

1994

Writer

Writing

Family Ties' Meredith Baxter Birney stars in this made-for-television movie about a woman threatened with losing her son to her ex-husband. Following ...

American Heart

American Heart

1992

Novel

6.3

An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.

Where the River Runs Black

Where the River Runs Black

1986

Writer

6.4
Writing

An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.

Kids Don't Tell

Kids Don't Tell

1985

Writer

10.0
Writing

When a documentary-maker begins to make a film about child sexual abuse, the subject begins to eat into him and affect his relationship with those aro...

Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story

1984

Writer

Writing

True story of high school hockey coach Bob Anastas. After losing two of his all-star hockey players, he gets the students to prevent more tragedies by...