
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).
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Acting (10 movies)

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014

The General's Daughter
1999

The Sky Divers
1969

Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
2021

Jazz Seen
2001

Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006

Lionpower from MGM
1967
Directing (58 movies)

The Manchurian Candidate
1962

Birdman of Alcatraz
1962

Reindeer Games
2000

Andersonville
1996

The Train
1964

Dead Bang
1989

Grand Prix
1966

French Connection II
1975

Seconds
1966

Path to War
2003

Against the Wall
1994

Seven Days in May
1964

Ronin
1998

Prophecy
1979

Year of the Gun
1991

The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996

The Holcroft Covenant
1985

The Iceman Cometh
1973

Ambush
2001

George Wallace
1997

The Gypsy Moths
1969

The Challenge
1982

52 Pick-Up
1986

The Horsemen
1971

Black Sunday
1977

99 and 44/100% Dead
1974

The Fourth War
1990

I Walk the Line
1970

The Fixer
1968

All Fall Down
1962

The Young Savages
1961

The Extraordinary Seaman
1969

The Young Stranger
1957

The Fifth Column
1960

Impossible Object
1973

The Burning Season
1994
Riviera
1987
Forbidden Area
1956

The Turn of the Screw
1959

The Death of Manolete
1957

Bomber's Moon
1958

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960

Days of Wine and Roses
1958

Eloise
1956

The Last Tycoon
1957

Old Man
1958

A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958

For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959

The Comedian
1957

The Rainmaker
1982

The Ninth Day
1957

Rendezvous in Black
1956

The Family Nobody Wanted
1956

If You Knew Elizabeth
1957

Clash by Night
1957

The Fabulous Irishman
1957

A Sound of Different Drummers
1957

Journey to the Day
1960
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Turn of the Screw | 1959 | Producer |
| The Manchurian Candidate | 1962 | Producer |
| Grand Prix | 1966 | Writer |
| Grand Prix | 1966 | Executive Producer |
| The Horsemen | 1971 | Producer |
| Dead Bang | 1989 | Screenplay |
| The Burning Season | 1994 | Producer |
| Andersonville | 1996 | Executive Producer |
| George Wallace | 1997 | Producer |
| Path to War | 2003 | Executive Producer |