Biography: life and films
John Frankenheimer was an American film director. He was born in New York City, New York, USA on 19th February 1930 and died in Los Angeles, California, USA on 6th July 2002, aged 72.His best films as a film director include Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May (1964), The Train (1964) and The Iceman Cometh (1973), and whose best work as a screenwriter include The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and Grand Prix (1966).
John Frankenheimer directed 29 films, scripted 2 films and appeared in 1 film.
His most frequent genres include: drama (22 films), Thriller (13), crime-thriller (6), War (2) and Horror (2).
Our average rating for John Frankenheimer over all films is: 3.2
Filmography
Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor
The Young Stranger (1957) [d]
The Young Savages (1961) [d]
All Fall Down (1962) [d]
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) [d]
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) [d,w]
The Train (1964) [d]
Grand Prix (1966) [d,w]
Seconds (1966) [d]
The Fixer (1968) [d]
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) [d]
The Gypsy Moths (1969) [d]
I Walk the Line (1970) [d]
The Horsemen (1971) [d]
Story of a Love Story (1973) [d]
The Iceman Cometh (1973) [d]
99 and 44/100% Dead (1974) [d]
French Connection II (1975) [d]
Black Sunday (1977) [d]
Prophecy (1979) [d]
The Challenge (1982) [d]
The Holcroft Covenant (1985) [d]
52 Pick-Up (1986) [d]
Dead Bang (1989) [d]
The Fourth War (1990) [d]
Year of the Gun (1991) [d]
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) [d]
Ronin (1998) [d]
The General's Daughter (1999) [a]
Reindeer Games (2000) [d]
The very best American film comedies
Kafka's tortuous trial of love
