John Frankenheimer
Director
70
Movies
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TV Shows
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).
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Behind the Camera
Climax!
Director
Studio One
Director
Cuentos de la Cripta
Director
Playhouse 90
Director
Startime
Director, Productor
You Are There
Director
DuPont Show of the Month
Director
The Hire
Director
Ronin
Director
Doble traición
Director
El embajador del miedo
Director, Productor
El otro Sr. Hamilton
Director, Co-Executive Producer
El Efecto Mariposa 2
In Memory Of
El Exorcista: El comienzo
In Memory Of
La isla del Dr. Moreau
Director
Grand Prix
Director, Escritor, Productor Ejecutivo
The Train
Director
George Wallace
Director, Productor
Black Sunday
Director
52 Pick-Up
Director
Camino A La Guerra
Director, Productor Ejecutivo
Andersonville
Director
La profecía
Director
La celda olvidada
Director
French Connection II
Director
The Challenge
Director
Dead Bang
Director, Guionista
Ambush
Director
Seven Days in May
Director, Co-Executive Producer
The Iceman Cometh
Director
As Actor/Actress
La hija del general
General Sonnenberg
Flick Flack
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)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self
Lionpower from MGM
Self (uncredited)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Self (archive footage)
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Self
The Sky Divers
Self
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Seen
Self