John Frankenheimer
Director, Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- 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.