Frank Pierson

Frank Pierson

May 12, 1925 · 101 years old

Frank Pierson (May 12, 1925 - July 23, 2012) was an American writer, producer and director for film and television, honoured with an Academy Award in the category "Best Writing, Original Screenplay" for the movie "Dog Day Afternoon". He was a Harvard graduate with an BA in Cultural Anthropology.

Known For

11 titles
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Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon

1975 · 2h 5m · Movie

Three amateur robbers plan to hold up a Brooklyn bank. A nice, simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wr...

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Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967 · 2h 7m · Movie

A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.

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Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

1990 · 2h 7m · Movie

As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.

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Conspiracy

Conspiracy

2001 · 1h 36m · Movie

At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.

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Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

1965 · 1h 37m · Movie

A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.

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A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1976 · 2h 19m · Movie

Has-been singing idol John Norman Howard falls in love with young, up-and-coming songstress Esther Hoffman in Frank Pierson's version of the classic love story updated to the rock and roll era.

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The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971 · 1h 39m · Movie

After ten years in prison to protect a mafia family, Duke Anderson is released and he cashes in a debt of honor with the mob to bankroll a caper.

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Soldier's Girl

Soldier's Girl

2003 · 1h 52m · Movie

The true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.

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In Country

In Country

1989 · 2h 0m · Movie

A young girl whose father died in the Vietnam War becomes determined to find out more about him and his experiences.

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King of the Gypsies

King of the Gypsies

1978 · 1h 52m · Movie

In the criminal and violent world of modern-day Gypsies based in New York City, their 'king' Zharko Stepanowicz passes his leadership to his unwilling grandson, leaving the skipped father resentful.

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The Looking Glass War

The Looking Glass War

1970 · 1h 48m · Movie

From the John le Carré novel about a British spy who sends a Polish defector to East Germany to verify missile sites.

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