John Frankenheimer
Directing
Born February 19, 1930 in New 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.
Filmography
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
The Butterfly Effect 2
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Self (archive footage)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
Exorcist: The Beginning
Path to War
Jazz Seen
Self
Ambush
The Hire
Reindeer Games
The General's Daughter
General Sonnenberg
Ronin
George Wallace
George Wallace
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Andersonville
Andersonville
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Self
The Burning Season
Against the Wall
Year of the Gun
The Fourth War
Tales from the Crypt
Dead Bang
52 Pick-Up
The Holcroft Covenant
The Rainmaker
The Challenge
Prophecy
Black Sunday
French Connection II
99 and 44/100% Dead
Flick Flack
The Iceman Cometh
Impossible Object
The Horsemen
I Walk the Line
The Gypsy Moths
The Extraordinary Seaman
The Sky Divers
Self
The Fixer
Lionpower from MGM
Self (uncredited)
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self
Grand Prix
Seconds
The Train
Seven Days in May
The Manchurian Candidate
Birdman of Alcatraz
All Fall Down
The Young Savages
Journey to the Day
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Fifth Column
The Turn of the Screw
Startime
Whicker's World
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Old Man
Days of Wine and Roses
Bomber's Moon
A Town Has Turned to Dust
A Sound of Different Drummers
DuPont Show of the Month
The Death of Manolete
The Fabulous Irishman
Clash by Night
If You Knew Elizabeth
The Last Tycoon
The Comedian
The Young Stranger
The Ninth Day
The Family Nobody Wanted
Eloise
Rendezvous in Black
Playhouse 90
Climax!
You Are There
Studio One