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John Frankenheimer
New York City, New York, USA
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 1990…
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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.
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2021
Val
Movie Self (archive)
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2021
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2006
The Butterfly Effect 2
Movie In Memory Of
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2006
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2004
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Movie Self
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2004
Exorcist: The Beginning
Movie In Memory Of
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2003
Path to War
Movie Director
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2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Movie Self (uncredited)
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2001
Jazz Seen
Movie Self
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2001
Ambush
Movie Director
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2001
The Hire
TV show Director
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2000
Reindeer Games
Movie Director
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1999
The General's Daughter
Movie General Sonnenberg
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1998
Ronin
Movie Director
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1997
George Wallace
Movie Director
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1997
George Wallace
TV show Director
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1996
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Movie Director
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1996
Andersonville
Movie Director
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1996
Andersonville
TV show Director
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1995
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Movie Self
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1994
The Burning Season
Movie Director
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1994
Against the Wall
Movie Director
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1991
Year of the Gun
Movie Director
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1990
The Fourth War
Movie Director
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1989
Tales from the Crypt
TV show Director
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1989
Dead Bang
Movie Director
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1987
Riviera
Movie Director
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1986
52 Pick-Up
Movie Director
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1985
The Holcroft Covenant
Movie Director
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1982
The Rainmaker
Movie Director
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1982
The Challenge
Movie Director
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1979
Prophecy
Movie Director
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1977
Black Sunday
Movie Director
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1975
French Connection II
Movie Director
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1974
99 and 44/100% Dead
Movie Director
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1974
Flick Flack
TV show
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1973
The Iceman Cometh
Movie Director
