John Frankenheimer
- Directing
- February 19, 1930 · New York City, New York, USA
- July 6, 2002
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
- Val · Self
- Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie · Self
- Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans · Self
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · Self
- Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau · Self
- The Butterfly Effect 2 · In Memory Of
- Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix · Self
- Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane · Self
- Exorcist: The Beginning · In Memory Of
- Path to War · Director, Executive producer
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film · Self
- Jazz Seen · Self
- Ambush · Director
- The Hire · Director
- Reindeer Games · Director
- The General's Daughter · General Sonnenberg
- Ronin · Director
- George Wallace · Director, Producer
- George Wallace · Director, Producer
- The Island of Dr. Moreau · Director
- Andersonville · Director, Executive producer
- Andersonville · Director
- Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King · Self
- The Burning Season · Director, Producer
- Against the Wall · Director
- Year of the Gun · Director
- The Fourth War · Director
- Tales from the Crypt · Director
- Dead Bang · Director, Screenplay
- Riviera · Director
- 52 Pick-Up · Director
- The Holcroft Covenant · Director
- The Rainmaker · Director
- The Challenge · Director
- Prophecy · Director
- Black Sunday · Director
- French Connection II · Director
- 99 and 44/100% Dead · Director
- Flick Flack
- The Iceman Cometh · Director
- Impossible Object · Director
- The Horsemen · Director, Producer
- Samedi soir · Self
- I Walk the Line · Director
- The Gypsy Moths · Director
- The Extraordinary Seaman · Director
- The Sky Divers · Self
- The Fixer · Director
- Lionpower from MGM · Self
- Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions · Self
- Grand Prix · Director, Writer
- Seconds · Director, Co-Executive Producer
- The Train · Director
- Seven Days in May · Director, Co-Executive Producer
- The Manchurian Candidate · Director, Producer
- Birdman of Alcatraz · Director
- All Fall Down · Director
- The Young Savages · Director
- Journey to the Day · Director
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro · Director
- The Fifth Column · Director
- Buick-Electra Playhouse · Director
- The Turn of the Screw · Director, Producer
- Startime · Director, Producer
- NBC Sunday Showcase · Director
- Whicker's World
- For Whom the Bell Tolls · Director
- Old Man · Director
- Days of Wine and Roses · Director
- Bomber's Moon · Director
- A Town Has Turned to Dust · Director
- The Thundering Wave · Director
- The Troublemakers · Director
- A Sound of Different Drummers · Director
- DuPont Show of the Month · Director
- The Death of Manolete · Director
- The Fabulous Irishman · Director
- Clash by Night · Director
- If You Knew Elizabeth · Director
- The Last Tycoon · Director