John Frankenheimer

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1930-02-19

Deathday 2002-07-06 (72 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As 존 프랑켄하이머, 존 프랭컨하이머, Джон Франкенхаймер

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

Director

2003
Path to War

as Director

2001
Ambush

as Director

2001
The Hire

as Director

2000
Reindeer Games

as Director

1998
Ronin

as Director

1997
George Wallace

as Director

1996
Andersonville

as Director

1996
1996
Andersonville

as Director

1994
Against the Wall

as Director

1994
The Burning Season

as Director

1991
Year of the Gun

as Director

1990
The Fourth War

as Director

1989
Dead Bang

as Director

1989
1987
Riviera

as Director

1986
52 Pick-Up

as Director

1985
1982
The Challenge

as Director

1982
The Rainmaker

as Director

1979
Prophecy

as Director

1977
Black Sunday

as Director

1975
1974
1973
The Iceman Cometh

as Director

1973
1971
The Horsemen

as Director

1970
I Walk the Line

as Director

1969
The Gypsy Moths

as Director

1969
1968
The Fixer

as Director

1966
Grand Prix

as Director

1966
Seconds

as Director

1964
The Train

as Director

1964
Seven Days in May

as Director

1962
1962
1962
All Fall Down

as Director

1961
The Young Savages

as Director

1960
The Fifth Column

as Director

1960
1959
1959
Startime

as Director

1959
1959
1958
Bomber's Moon

as Director

1958
1958
Old Man

as Director

1957
The Young Stranger

as Director

1957
1957
The Last Tycoon

as Director

1957
The Comedian

as Director

1957
The Ninth Day

as Director

1957
1956
Forbidden Area

as Director

1956
Eloise

as Director

1956
Playhouse 90

as Director

1954
Knife in the Dark

as Director

1954
Climax!

as Director

1953
You Are There

as Director

1950
Danger

as Director

1948
Studio One

as Director

Actor

2021
Val

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Jazz Seen

as Self

1999
The General's Daughter

as General Sonnenberg

1971
Samedi soir

as Self

1969

Producer

2003
Path to War

as Executive Producer

1997
George Wallace

as Producer

1996
Andersonville

as Executive Producer

1994
The Burning Season

as Producer

1971
The Horsemen

as Producer

1966
Seconds

as Co-Executive Producer

1966
Grand Prix

as Executive Producer

1964
Seven Days in May

as Co-Executive Producer

1962

Writer

1989
Dead Bang

as Screenplay

1966
Grand Prix

as Writer

Crew

2006
The Butterfly Effect 2

as In Memory Of

2004
Exorcist: The Beginning

as In Memory Of