John Frankenheimer

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Birdman of Alcatraz (1961): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Burt Lancaster; A thought–provoking, true–life story of a man sentenced to 60 years in solitary who became a world authority on birdlife. A compelling…
Young Savages, The (1961): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Edward Andrews…; Arresting crime drama set on the segregated streets of East Harlem and focused on a district attorney investigating the murder of a blind Puerto…
Manchurian Candidate, The (1962): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh…; Politically–charged nail–biter with Frank Sinatra experiencing post–war paranoia about a fellow soldier who may have been…
Seven Days in May (1964): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster; Kirk Douglas stumbles upon a conspiracy led by General Burt Lancaster, to bring down the US President (who goes and signs treaties with the…
Train, The (1964): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau…; Burt Lancaster leads the French Resistance in stopping (or at least diverting) a train used by the Nazis to steal precious French art treasures in…
Grand Prix (1966): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. James Garner, Yves Montand, Eva Marie Saint…; James Garner, Yves Montand and others rival for the Formula One championship in this exciting sports epic. Split–screen effects and widescreen…
Seconds (1966): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Rock Hudson; Boldly experimental thriller from the director of THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, in which a bored businessman opts for a new, 'more fulfilling' identity…
Horsemen, The (1971): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Omar Sharif, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jack Palance…; An ambitious historical epic concerns the quest of an Afghani tribal horseman (Sharif) to regain his honour after losing a ritual Buzkashi…
American Film Theatre - Iceman Cometh, The (1973): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Fredric March…; Masterly filmic adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's late stageplay set among the various seedy denizens of an early 20th century barroom, awaiting the…
French Connection 2, The (1975): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson…; Hackman reprises his role as Lt. Doyle, where unfinished business leads him to perilous encounters on French soil.
Black Sunday (1977): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller…; A suspenseful, violent terrorist thriller based on Thomas Harris' fictional novel about the pro–Palestinian "Black September" group who…
Holcroft Covenant, The (1985): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant…; Michael Caine globe–trots to find clues that will lead him to recover the multi–million dollar legacy of his Nazi forebearers.
52 Pick Up (1986): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret; A sleak and mean adaptation of Elmore Leonard's crime novel, with Roy Scheider blackmailed over a brief sexual liason by a trio of murderous,…
Fourth War, The (1990): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow, Harry Dean Stanton; Cold War thriller set during the early days of detente has Scheider and Prochnow as two border commanders whose friendly rivalry on the…
Burning Season, The (1993): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Raul Julia, Carmen Argenziano, Sonia Braga…; Raul Julia stars as Chico Mendes, the activist who lost his life protesting the destruction of the Brazilian rain forests. The continued volatile…
Against the Wall (1994): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Samuel L. Jackson, Frederic Forrest…; Gruelling true story of the uprising at Attica Prison in 1971 in which a new recruit to the prison service, along with several of his colleagues get…
Island of Dr. Moreau (1996): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, Temuera Morrison; HG Wells' ever–timely tale of the perils of genetic science, featuring big–name Hollywood talent and a troubled production record, it…
Andersonville (TV Mini-series) (1996): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux, Jarrod Emick; TV western set during the American Civil War, about a group of Union soldiers who are sent to a Confederate prison camp near Andersonville, Georgia…
Ronin (1997): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone…; Perfunctory caper round the grey streets of Paris stuffs as much car–chasing and other cliches as possible into its baggy plot concerning…
Reindeer Games (2000): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron…; Parolee Ben Affleck may wish he was back in his cell after impersonating his dead cellmate and landing in various spots of leftover bother, namely…

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