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John Frankenheimer

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American film and television director (1930-2002)

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John Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director, known both for his social dramas and his action/suspense pictures.

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Frankenheimer at Columbia Broadcasting Studios (CBS), 1952Frankenheimer at Columbia Broadcasting Studios (CBS), 1952Frankenheimer on the set of Grand PrixFrankenheimer on the set of Grand PrixFrankenheimer on the set of the television film Andersonville in 1994Frankenheimer on the set of the television film Andersonville in 1994

Filmography 40

Ronin1998 · ★ 7.0
The General's Daughter1999 · ★ 6.4
The Manchurian Candidate1962 · ★ 7.5
Reindeer Games2000 · ★ 5.7
The Island of Dr. Moreau1996 · ★ 4.9
Seconds1966 · ★ 7.3
The Train1964 · ★ 7.6
French Connection II1975 · ★ 6.8
Birdman of Alcatraz1962 · ★ 7.5
52 Pick-Up1986 · ★ 6.0
Grand Prix1966 · ★ 7.3
Seven Days in May1964 · ★ 7.3
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · ★ 7.2
Prophecy1979 · ★ 5.4
Black Sunday1977 · ★ 6.7
Dead Bang1989 · ★ 6.4
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau2014 · ★ 6.7
The Holcroft Covenant1985 · ★ 5.5
Against the Wall1994 · ★ 6.1
Ambush2001 · ★ 6.5
Path to War2003 · ★ 6.7
Year of the Gun1991 · ★ 5.0
The Challenge1982 · ★ 5.9
I Walk the Line1970 · ★ 5.9
Andersonville1996 · ★ 6.5
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans2015 · ★ 7.2
The Gypsy Moths1969
The Fourth War1990
The Young Savages1961
All Fall Down1962
The Iceman Cometh1973
The Fixer1968
The Horsemen1971
The Burning Season1994
George Wallace1997
99 and 44/100% Dead1974
The Young Stranger1957
Impossible Object1973
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie2021
Days of Wine and Roses1958

103 credits on file

Television 16

Tales from the Crypt1989
Climax!1954
Studio One1948
Playhouse 901956
The Hire2001
Startime1959
DuPont Show of the Month1957
Samedi soir1971
You Are There1953
Danger1950
Whicker's World1959
NBC Sunday Showcase1959
Andersonville1996
George Wallace1997
Flick Flack1974
Buick-Electra Playhouse1959

Awards 4

1998Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
1996Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
1995Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
1994Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

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Toshiro MifuneAlso in The Challenge (1982)David FincherAlso in Ambush (2001)Tuesday WeldAlso in I Walk the Line (1970)Andrew McCarthyAlso in Year of the Gun (1991)Kevin Peter HallAlso in Prophecy (1979)Frederic ForrestAlso in Andersonville (1996)

About this person

John Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director, known both for his social dramas and his action/suspense pictures. Among his best-known theatrical film credits are Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, The Train, Seconds, Grand Prix, The Fixer (1968), The Iceman Cometh (1973), French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), 52 Pick-Up (1986), and Ronin (1998).

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2002 · aged 72
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30 languages

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