John Frankenheimer
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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Movies (76)
Val
2021 · Self (archive)
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014 · Self (archive footage)
El Efecto Mariposa 2
2006 · In Memory Of
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004 · Self
El Exorcista: El comienzo
2004 · In Memory Of
Camino A La Guerra
2003 · Director, Executive Producer
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002 · Self (uncredited)
Jazz Seen
2001 · Self
Ambush
2001 · Director
Doble traición
2000 · Director
The General's Daughter
1999 · General Sonnenberg
Ronin
1998 · Director
George Wallace
1997 · Director, Producer
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996 · Director
Andersonville
1996 · Director, Executive Producer
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995 · Self
The Burning Season
1994 · Director, Producer
Against the Wall
1994 · Director
Year of the Gun
1991 · Director
The Fourth War
1990 · Director
Dead Bang
1989 · Director, Screenplay
Riviera
1987 · Director
52 Pick-Up
1986 · Director
The Holcroft Covenant
1985 · Director
The Rainmaker
1982 · Director
The Challenge
1982 · Director
Prophecy
1979 · Director
Black Sunday
1977 · Director
French Connection II
1975 · Director
99 and 44/100% Dead
1974 · Director
The Iceman Cometh
1973 · Director
Impossible Object
1973 · Director
The Horsemen
1971 · Director, Producer
I Walk the Line
1970 · Director
The Gypsy Moths
1969 · Director
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969 · Director
The Sky Divers
1969 · Self
The Fixer
1968 · Director
Lionpower from MGM
1967 · Self (uncredited)
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966 · Self
Grand Prix
1966 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Seconds
1966 · Director, Co-Executive Producer
The Train
1964 · Director
Seven Days in May
1964 · Director, Co-Executive Producer
The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · Producer, Director
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 · Director
All Fall Down
1962 · Director
The Young Savages
1961 · Director
Journey to the Day
1960 · Director
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960 · Director
The Fifth Column
1960 · Director
The Turn of the Screw
1959 · Director, Producer
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959 · Director
Old Man
1958 · Director
Days of Wine and Roses
1958 · Director
Bomber's Moon
1958 · Director
A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958 · Director
The Thundering Wave
1957 · Director
The Troublemakers
1957 · Director
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957 · Director
The Death of Manolete
1957 · Director
The Fabulous Irishman
1957 · Director
Clash by Night
1957 · Director
If You Knew Elizabeth
1957 · Director
The Last Tycoon
1957 · Director
The Comedian
1957 · Director
The Young Stranger
1957 · Director
The Ninth Day
1957 · Director
The Family Nobody Wanted
1956 · Director
Eloise
1956 · Director
Rendezvous in Black
1956 · Director
Forbidden Area
1956 · Director
TV shows (16)
The Hire
2001 · Director
George Wallace
1997 · Director, Producer
Andersonville
1996 · Director
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Director
Flick Flack
1974
Samedi soir
1971 · Self
Buick-Electra Playhouse
1959 · Director
Startime
1959 · Director, Producer
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959 · Director
Whicker's World
1959
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Director
Playhouse 90
1956 · Director
Climax!
1954 · Director
You Are There
1953 · Director
Danger
1950 · Director
Studio One
1948 · Director