John Frankenheimer
Directing
Born: February 19, 1930 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: July 6, 2002 (aged 72)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Ronin
1998
The General's Daughter
1999
The Butterfly Effect 2
2006
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
Reindeer Games
2000
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
French Connection II
1975
Seconds
1966
The Train
1964
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
Photos (1)
Movies (1)
TV Shows (2)
Self / Appearances (12)
Val
Self (archive)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
Lionpower from MGM
Self (uncredited)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
The Sky Divers
Self
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
Self (archive footage)
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Self (archive footage)
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Self
Jazz Seen
Self
Directing (66)
Tales from the Crypt
Director
Climax!
Director
Studio One
Director
Playhouse 90
Director
Startime
Director
You Are There
Director
Ronin
Director
Reindeer Games
Director
DuPont Show of the Month
Director
The Hire
Director
The Manchurian Candidate
Director
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Director
French Connection II
Director
Seconds
Director
Grand Prix
Director
George Wallace
Director
Path to War
Director
The Train
Director
The Gypsy Moths
Director
Birdman of Alcatraz
Director
Andersonville
Director
Seven Days in May
Director
52 Pick-Up
Director
Ambush
Director
Prophecy
Director
Black Sunday
Director
The Challenge
Director
Dead Bang
Director
The Holcroft Covenant
Director
Against the Wall
Director
Year of the Gun
Director
I Walk the Line
Director
The Iceman Cometh
Director
The Comedian
Director
George Wallace
Director
The Fourth War
Director
All Fall Down
Director
Andersonville
Director
Eloise
Director
The Fixer
Director
The Horsemen
Director
The Young Savages
Director
The Young Stranger
Director
99 and 44/100% Dead
Director
The Rainmaker
Director
The Extraordinary Seaman
Director
Impossible Object
Director
Days of Wine and Roses
Director
Clash by Night
Director
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Director
The Burning Season
Director
If You Knew Elizabeth
Director
A Sound of Different Drummers
Director
The Fifth Column
Director
The Ninth Day
Director
Old Man
Director
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Director
The Fabulous Irishman
Director
The Turn of the Screw
Director
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Director
Bomber's Moon
Director
Rendezvous in Black
Director
Journey to the Day
Director
The Last Tycoon
Director
The Family Nobody Wanted
Director
The Death of Manolete
Director
Writing (2)
Producing (12)
Startime
Producer
The Manchurian Candidate
Producer
Seconds
Co-Executive Producer
Grand Prix
Executive Producer
George Wallace
Producer
Path to War
Executive Producer
Seven Days in May
Co-Executive Producer
George Wallace
Producer
Andersonville
Executive Producer
The Horsemen
Producer
The Burning Season
Producer
The Turn of the Screw
Producer