John Frankenheimer

Directing·Feb 19, 1930·New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie2021 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans2015 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau2014 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix2006 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane2004 · Self	Self
Path to War2003 · Director	Director
RReel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film2002 · Self (uncredited)	Self (uncredited)
Jazz Seen2001 · Self	Self
Ambush2001 · Director	Director
Reindeer Games2000 · Director	Director
The General's Daughter1999 · General Sonnenberg	General Sonnenberg
Ronin1998 · Director	Director
George Wallace1997 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Island of Dr. Moreau1996 · Director	Director
Andersonville1996 · Director	Director
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King1995 · Self	Self
The Burning Season1994 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Against the Wall1994 · Director	Director
Year of the Gun1991 · Director	Director
The Fourth War1990 · Director	Director
Dead Bang1989 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
RRiviera1987 · Director	Director
52 Pick-Up1986 · Director	Director
The Holcroft Covenant1985 · Director	Director
The Rainmaker1982 · Director	Director
The Challenge1982 · Director	Director
Prophecy1979 · Director	Director
Black Sunday1977 · Director	Director
French Connection II1975 · Director	Director
99 and 44/100% Dead1974 · Director	Director
The Iceman Cometh1973 · Director	Director
Impossible Object1973 · Director	Director
The Horsemen1971 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
I Walk the Line1970 · Director	Director
The Gypsy Moths1969 · Director	Director
The Extraordinary Seaman1969 · Director	Director
The Sky Divers1969 · Self	Self
The Fixer1968 · Director	Director
Lionpower from MGM1967 · Self (uncredited)	Self (uncredited)
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions1966 · Self	Self
Grand Prix1966 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Seconds1966 · Director	Director
The Train1964 · Director	Director
Seven Days in May1964 · Director	Director
The Manchurian Candidate1962 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Birdman of Alcatraz1962 · Director	Director
All Fall Down1962 · Director	Director