Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 19, 1930
Died
Jul 06, 2002
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
89 titles
John Frankenheimer
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
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
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)
The Butterfly Effect 2
In Memory Of
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Self (archive footage)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
Exorcist: The Beginning
In Memory Of
Path to War
Director
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (uncredited)
Jazz Seen
Self
The Hire
Director
Ambush
Director
Reindeer Games
Director
The General's Daughter
General Sonnenberg
Ronin
Director
George Wallace
Director
George Wallace
Director
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Director
Andersonville
Director
Andersonville
Director
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Self
The Burning Season
Director
Against the Wall
Director
Year of the Gun
Director
The Fourth War
Director
Tales from the Crypt
Director
Dead Bang
Director
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
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 (uncredited)
Grand Prix
Director
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self