John Frankenheimer

John Frankenheimer

February 19, 1930 · 96 years old

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…

Known For

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Ronin

Ronin

1998 · 2h 2m · Movie

A freelancing former U.S. intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that's wanted by both the Irish and the Russian governments.

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The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

1962 · 2h 6m · Movie

An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.

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Reindeer Games

Reindeer Games

2000 · 1h 44m · Movie

After assuming his dead cell-mate's identity to get with the other man's girlfriend, an ex-convict finds himself a reluctant participant in a casino heist.

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The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996 · 1h 36m · Movie

After being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange-looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor.

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Seconds

Seconds

1966 · 1h 46m · Movie

A sinister company transforms a plain client.

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French Connection II

French Connection II

1975 · 1h 59m · Movie

"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.

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The Train

The Train

1964 · 2h 13m · Movie

In 1944, a German colonel loads a train with French art treasures to send to Germany. The Resistance must stop it without damaging the cargo.

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Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962 · 2h 27m · Movie

A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.

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Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964 · 1h 58m · Movie

United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.

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Grand Prix

Grand Prix

1966 · 2h 56m · Movie

American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard.

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Black Sunday

Black Sunday

1977 · 2h 23m · Movie

When a Black September terrorist group begins a plot to carry out a massive terrorist attack in the United States, an Israeli commando works with the FBI to identify the target and conspirators, and prevent the plan from succeeding.

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52 Pick-Up

52 Pick-Up

1986 · 1h 50m · Movie

A secret extramarital fling between successful Los Angeles construction magnate Harry Mitchell and his stripper mistress Cini leads to three strangers blackmailing him for a six-figure sum, followed by burglary, theft, and Cini's ...

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Prophecy

Prophecy

1979 · 1h 42m · Movie

A government health inspector is dispatched to assess the damage a logging company is causing to a patch of forest claimed by Native Americans, and comes face to face with true terror wreaking havoc in the woods.

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Dead Bang

Dead Bang

1989 · 1h 42m · Movie

A man kills a storekeeper and a cop. LASD homicide detective Jerry Beck gets the case. His murder suspect is connected to a heavily armed white supremacy group.

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Path to War

Path to War

2003 · 2h 45m · Movie

In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.

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The Holcroft Covenant

The Holcroft Covenant

1985 · 1h 52m · Movie

The son of a German General becomes part of a mysterious conspiracy to gain hidden Nazi funds.

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Year of the Gun

Year of the Gun

1991 · 1h 51m · Movie

In 1978, a journalist and a photojournalist, both young Americans, had a close encounter with Red Brigades terrorists in Rome.

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The Young Savages

The Young Savages

1961 · 1h 43m · Movie

A district attorney investigates three white teenagers accused of murdering a blind Puerto Rican kid.

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The Challenge

The Challenge

1982 · 1h 48m · Movie

A down-and-out American boxer becomes involved in a feud between two Japanese brothers.

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I Walk the Line

I Walk the Line

1970 · 1h 37m · Movie

Henry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in a rural Tennessee town, is usually the first man to criticize others for their bad behavior. Miserable in his marriage, Henry falls in love with teenage Alma, who is the daughter of local crim...

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The Fourth War

The Fourth War

1990 · 1h 31m · Movie

Cold War drama about two gung-ho border commanders (Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow) who carry out their own private war against each other on the German - Czechoslovakia border.

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Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

2015 · 1h 42m · Movie

This Cannes-selected documentary reveals the true story behind the infamously troubled film shoot that nearly destroyed the career of Hollywood icon Steve McQueen.

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The Horsemen

The Horsemen

1971 · 1h 49m · Movie

Drama depicting rural life in contemporary Afghanistan and the Afghani people's love for an ancient traditional sport similar to horseback polo.

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The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story

The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story

1994 · 2h 3m · Movie

Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will...

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