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).
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Filmography
all 75
Movies 66
Director 57
self 12
TV Shows 9
Producer 2
Writer 1
Val (2021)
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie (2021)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau” (2014)
The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane (2004)
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
Path to War (2003)
Jazz Seen (2001)
Ambush (2001)
The Hire (2001)
Reindeer Games (2000)
The General's Daughter (1999)
Ronin (1998)
George Wallace (1997)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
Andersonville (1996)
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995)
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (1995)
The Burning Season (1994)
Against the Wall (1994)
Year of the Gun (1991)
The Fourth War (1990)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Dead Bang (1989)
Riviera (1987)
52 Pick-Up (1986)
The Last Moguls (1986)
The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
The Rainmaker (1982)
The Challenge (1982)
Prophecy (1979)
Black Sunday (1977)
French Connection II (1975)
99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)
Flick Flack (1974)
The Iceman Cometh (1973)
Story of a Love Story (1973)
The Horsemen (1971)
Samedi soir (1971)
I Walk the Line (1970)
The Gypsy Moths (1969)
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
The Sky Divers (1969)
The Fixer (1968)
Grand Prix (1966)
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions (1966)
Seconds (1966)
The Train (1964)
Seven Days in May (1964)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
All Fall Down (1962)
The Young Savages (1961)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1960)
The Fifth Column (1960)
Startime: The Turn of the Screw (1959)
Startime (1959)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1959)
Old Man (1958)
Days of Wine and Roses (1958)
Bomber's Moon (1958)
A Town Has Turned to Dust (1958)
The Death of Manolete (1957)
The Last Tycoon (1957)
The Comedian (1957)
The Young Stranger (1957)
Eloise (1956)
Forbidden Area (1956)
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Knife in the Dark (1954)
Mga Ibong Pipit (1954)
Climax! (1954)
Danger (1950)
Studio One (1948)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1930-02-19
Deathday2002-07-06 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceQueens, United States of America
RelationshipsEvans Evans (1963-01-01 - 2002-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As존 프랑켄하이머, 존 프랭컨하이머, Джон Франкенхаймер
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
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