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John Frankenheimer
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John Frankenheimer - what members say
review by from Bromsgrove, England
A Memorable and Important Thriller 2 April 2004
review by Cato from Shropshire
Must see classic 17 October 2006
review by A customer from UK
A cult classic 5 July 2006
John Frankenheimer - filmography
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Path To War
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Bruce McGill
Director: John Frankenheimer
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PATH TO WAR, directed by John Frankenheimer, focuses on the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson (Michael Gambon), the successor to assassinated American president John F. Kennedy. President Johnson felt that Communism was the greatest global threat during his term in the Oval Office, and was thus ..read more »
 
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from 301 members
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Deception
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) is a small-time car thief about to be released from jail in time for Christmas. When his cellmate, Nick, is suddenly killed, Rudy decides to take on his identity in order to meet Nick's beautiful pen-pal girlfriend, Ashley (Charlize Theron). The couple has fun until her ..read more »
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from 1,884 member
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Ronin
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Jonathan Pryce
Director: John Frankenheimer
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David Mamet wrote this screenplay under the name Richard Weisz, as a gun for hire, much like the masterless samurai of the film's title, who roamed Japan in the 19th century, loyal only to themselves. A group of men with highly developed skills are called to a meeting in a deserted warehouse in ..read more »
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from 22,245 members
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Ronin - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Jonathan Pryce
Director: John Frankenheimer
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David Mamet wrote this screenplay under the name Richard Weisz, as a gun for hire, much like the masterless samurai of the film's title, who roamed Japan in the 19th century, loyal only to themselves. A group of men with highly developed skills are called to a meeting in a deserted warehouse in ..read more »
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from 3,066 members
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The Island Of Dr Moreau
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Marlon Brando
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Marlon Brando stars as the eponymous scientist in the third adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic. The archetypal mad scientist, the good doctor has been conducting a number of experiments in his remote island kindom, producing a race of genetic mutants both man and beast in his quest to produce a ..read more »
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from 1,472 member
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Andersonville
(1996)
Starring: Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux
Director: John Frankenheimer
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They left the nightmare...and entered Hell. Captured Union soilders cope with life inside the Civil War's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. A powerful, compeling tale of war and will, with Emmy Award-winning direction by John Frankenheimer
58%
from 12 members
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Year Of The Gun
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Valeria Golino, Sharon Stone
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Andrew McCarthy stars as freelance journalist David Raybourne in John Frankenheimer's adaptation of Michael Mewshaw's novel. The film is set in 1978 Rome, the time of the terroristic Red Brigade, and David is in the midst of writing a novel involving terrorist characters. He meets a number of ..read more »
48%
from 207 members
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Dead Bang
(1989)
Starring: Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe
Director: John Frankenheimer
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A tough but true story based on the real experiences of Los Angeles Detective Jerry Beck, a man driven by a personal quest. He is assigned to find a cop-killer, the dead cop being one of his own colleagues. When Beck follows the trail to a white supremacy organisation, the case becomes an ..read more »
54%
from 20 members
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52 Pick Up
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, Vanity
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Wealthy businessman Harry Mitchell falls prey to ruthless blackmailers after having an illicit affair with a young model. Single-handedly, he masterminds a plan to beat the extortionists at their game, eventually facing the foremost crook in a deadly confrontation.
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from 298 members
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The Holcroft Covenant
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Michael Lonsdale
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Michael Caine stars as Noel Holcroft in John Frankenheimer's adaptation of Robert Ludlum's novel. A German native adopted by American parents, Noel learns that his biological father was one of Hitler's financial advisers, and he has left his son a bequest of four billion dollars with the intention ..read more »
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from 376 members
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The Iceman Cometh
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Lee Marvin, Fredric March, Robert Ryan
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Produced as part of the American Film Theater series, which produced films of classic plays with top-shelf actors and directors, this adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's THE ICEMAN COMETH is infused with director Frankenheimer's (THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE EXORCIST) trademark kinetic style. Set in 1912, ..read more »
56%
from 301 members
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Grand Prix
(1966)
Starring: James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand
Director: John Frankenheimer
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GRAND PRIX is John Frankenheimer's film about the nine-leg world championship of Formula 1 auto racing stars James Garner as driver Pete Aron. During the opening race in Monaco, a collision sends Pete's car flying into the Monte Carlo harbor, and British driver Scott Stoddard (Brian Bedford) into a ..read more »
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from 440 members
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Seconds
(1966)
Starring: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens
Director: John Frankenheimer
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John Frankenheimer's chilling vision of middle-aged malaise concerns 50ish banker, Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph). Bored with his wife and comfortably retired life, Arthur happens to run into Charlie Evans (Murray Hamilton), an old friend he believed to be dead. He gives Arthur a tip on a secret ..read more »
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from 73 members
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Seven Days In May
(1964)
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Like much of the American public, Gen. Scott, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff is unhappy with a nuclear arms pact with the Soviet Union recently signed by President Jordan Lyman (Fredric March). But the extent of Scott's displeasure is not fully understood until his aide, Col. Martin "..read more »
69%
from 58 members
Currently unavailable
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The Train
on DVD
(1964)
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau
Director: John Frankenheimer
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The duo of director John Frankenheimer and actor Burt Lancaster again join forces with the latter starring as French railway inspector Labiche. With Allied forces closing in on occupied Paris, Herman Goering orders Col. Franz von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) to move the priceless art from the Jeu de ..read more »
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from 1,249 member
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The Manchurian Candidate
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury
Director: John Frankenheimer
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THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE is a complex paranoid political horror story about a brainwashed American platoon and a decorated soldier programmed to assassinate political enemies. The former platoon commander must piece together the clues to discover the killer's identity, his next target, and who is ..read more »
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from 9,566 members
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Birdman of Alcatraz
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Karl Malden, Burt Lancaster, Thelma Ritter
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Burt Lancaster reteams with John Frankenheimer, starring as the title character, Robert E. Stroud. Sentenced to a dozen years in prison for killing a man in 1909, he loses any chance for parole by stabbing another prisoner. Incarcerated in Leavenworth, he adds to his problems by killing a prison ..read more »
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from 1,240 member
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The Young Savages
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Shelley Winters, Burt Lancaster, Telly Savalas
Director: John Frankenheimer
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John Frankenheimer (The Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate) is one of the most innovative filmmakers of the twentieth century, whose groundbreaking techniques and definitive, cinematic style has rippled through the history of movies to leave an indelible mark. Renowned actor Burt ..read more »
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from 33 members
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The Young Stranger
on DVD
(1957)
Starring: James MacArthur, Kim Hunter, James Daly
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Following in the wake of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE made two years earlier, THE YOUNG STRANGER is another tale of teenage angst. When young Hal gets into a fight with the local theatre owner he gets labelled as juvenile delinquent. It soon becomes apparent that the real problems lie in his distant ..read more »
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from 33 members
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John Frankenheimer facts
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...fter John Kennedy's assassination - on Sinatra's own wishes.
This is easily John Frankenheimer's best film. And as if it had somehow cursed him, when in 1968 he drove his fri...
