John Frankenheimer
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 19, 1930
- Died
- July 6, 2002 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Path to War
Movie · Director
Ambush
Movie · Director
The Hire
TV · Director · 1 ep
Reindeer Games
Movie · Director
Ronin
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George Wallace
Movie · Director
George Wallace
TV · Director · 2 eps
Andersonville
Movie · Director
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Movie · Director
Andersonville
TV · Director · 2 eps
Against the Wall
Movie · Director
The Burning Season
Movie · Director
Year of the Gun
Movie · Director
The Fourth War
Movie · Director
Dead Bang
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Tales from the Crypt
TV · Director · 1 ep
Riviera
Movie · Director
52 Pick-Up
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The Holcroft Covenant
Movie · Director
The Challenge
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The Rainmaker
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Prophecy
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Black Sunday
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French Connection II
Movie · Director
99 and 44/100% Dead
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The Iceman Cometh
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Impossible Object
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The Horsemen
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I Walk the Line
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The Gypsy Moths
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The Extraordinary Seaman
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The Fixer
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Grand Prix
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Seconds
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The Train
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Seven Days in May
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The Manchurian Candidate
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Birdman of Alcatraz
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All Fall Down
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The Young Savages
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The Fifth Column
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Movie · Director
Journey to the Day
Movie · Director
The Turn of the Screw
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Startime
TV · Director · 1 ep
NBC Sunday Showcase
TV · Director · 2 eps
Buick-Electra Playhouse
TV · Director · 2 eps
Bomber's Moon
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Days of Wine and Roses
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Old Man
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A Town Has Turned to Dust
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The Young Stranger
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The Death of Manolete
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The Last Tycoon
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The Comedian
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The Ninth Day
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If You Knew Elizabeth
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Clash by Night
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The Fabulous Irishman
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A Sound of Different Drummers
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The Troublemakers
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The Thundering Wave
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DuPont Show of the Month
TV · Director · 1 ep
Forbidden Area
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Eloise
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Rendezvous in Black
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The Family Nobody Wanted
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Playhouse 90
TV · Director · 27 eps
Climax!
TV · Director · 27 eps
You Are There
TV · Director · 1 ep
Danger
TV · Director · 7 eps
Studio One
TV · Director · 1 ep