John Frankenheimer

Known for DirectingBorn 1930-02-19Died 2002-07-06New 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 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.Read more

Movies & web series

A Town Has Turned to Dust

The Comedian

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Jazz Seen

George Wallace

Tales from the Crypt

The Fifth Column

Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

The Hire

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

The Rainmaker

The Train

Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

Playhouse 90

Danger

The Manchurian Candidate

Birdman of Alcatraz

Forbidden Area

Seconds

Seven Days in May

DuPont Show of the Month

Ronin

Riviera

Grand Prix

Days of Wine and Roses

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

George Wallace

Path to War

The Turn of the Screw

French Connection II

Ambush

Andersonville

Black Sunday

The General's Daughter

Startime

Dead Bang

The Burning Season

The Young Savages

Against the Wall

The Horsemen

Lionpower from MGM

Andersonville

52 Pick-Up

The Fixer

The Gypsy Moths

The Challenge