John Frankenheimer
Directing
John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas. He won four consecutive Emmy Awards in the 1990s for the television movies Against the Wall, The Burning Season, Andersonville and George Wallace, which also received a Golden Globe award. He was considered one of the last remaining directors who insisted on having complete control over all elements of production, making his style unique in Hollywood. His 30 feature films and over 50 plays for television were notable for their influence on contemporary thought. He became a pioneer of the "modern-day political thriller," having begun his career at the peak of the Cold War. Many of his films were noted for creating "psychological dilemmas" for his male protagonists along with having a strong "sense of environment," similar in style to films by director Sidney Lumet, for whom he had earlier worked as assistant director. He developed a "tremendous propensity for exploring political situations" which would ensnare his characters. Movie critic Leonard Maltin writes that "in his time [1960s]... Frankenheimer worked with the top writers, producers and actors in a series of films that dealt with issues that were just on top of the moment—things that were facing us all." Among his credits were The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Birdman of Alcatraz (also 1962), The Train, (1964), Seven Days in May (also 1964) and Ronin (1998). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Frankenheimer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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moviePath to War
2003
Director
movieAmbush
2001
Director
tvThe Hire
2001
Director
movieReindeer Games
2000
Director
movieRonin
1998
Director
movieGeorge Wallace
1997
Director
tvGeorge Wallace
1997
Director
movieAndersonville
1996
Director
tvAndersonville
1996
Director
movieThe Burning Season
1994
Director
movieAgainst the Wall
1994
Director
movieYear of the Gun
1991
Director
movieThe Fourth War
1990
Director
tvTales from the Crypt
1989
Director
movieDead Bang
1989
Director
Riviera
1987
Director
movie52 Pick-Up
1986
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movieThe Holcroft Covenant
1985
Director
movieThe Rainmaker
1982
Director
movieThe Challenge
1982
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movieProphecy
1979
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movieBlack Sunday
1977
Director
movieFrench Connection II
1975
Director
movie99 and 44/100% Dead
1974
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movieThe Iceman Cometh
1973
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movieImpossible Object
1973
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movieThe Horsemen
1971
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movieI Walk the Line
1970
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movieThe Gypsy Moths
1969
Director
movieThe Fixer
1968
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movieGrand Prix
1966
Director
movieSeconds
1966
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movieThe Train
1964
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movieSeven Days in May
1964
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movieBirdman of Alcatraz
1962
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movieAll Fall Down
1962
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movieThe Young Savages
1961
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movieJourney to the Day
1960
Director
movieThe Fifth Column
1960
Director
movieThe Turn of the Screw
1959
Director
tvStartime
1959
Director
movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
1959
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movieOld Man
1958
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movieDays of Wine and Roses
1958
Director
movieBomber's Moon
1958
Director
tvDuPont Show of the Month
1957
Director
movieThe Death of Manolete
1957
Director
movieThe Fabulous Irishman
1957
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movieClash by Night
1957
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movieIf You Knew Elizabeth
1957
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movieThe Last Tycoon
1957
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movieThe Comedian
1957
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movieThe Young Stranger
1957
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movieThe Ninth Day
1957
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movieEloise
1956
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movieRendezvous in Black
1956
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tvPlayhouse 90
1956
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tvClimax!
1954
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tvYou Are There
1953
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Danger
1950
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tvStudio One
1948
Director
Acting16
movieSteve McQueen: The Lost Movie
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieSteve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
movieLost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014
Self (archive footage)
moviePushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006
Self (archive footage)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
Self (uncredited)
movieThe General's Daughter
1999
General Sonnenberg
movieLionpower from MGM
1967
Self (uncredited)
Production12
moviePath to War
2003
Executive Producer
movieGeorge Wallace
1997
Producer
tvGeorge Wallace
1997
Producer
movieAndersonville
1996
Executive Producer
movieThe Burning Season
1994
Producer
movieThe Horsemen
1971
Producer
movieGrand Prix
1966
Executive Producer
movieSeconds
1966
Co-Executive Producer
movieSeven Days in May
1964
Co-Executive Producer
movieThe Turn of the Screw
1959
Producer
tvStartime
1959
Producer
Crew2
movieThe Butterfly Effect 2
2006
In Memory Of
movieExorcist: The Beginning
2004
In Memory Of
Writing2
movieDead Bang
1989
Screenplay
movieGrand Prix
1966
Writer