John
Frankenheimer Dies.
July 6, 2002. Filmmaker John Frankenheimer--known for taut
political thrillers like the classic
The Manchurian Candidate, as well as a string of Emmy-winning TV work--died
of a stroke Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 70.
The stroke was a complication from recent spinal surgery.
The veteran director, whose career spanned nearly five
decades, had checked into L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
in May for a back operation. He had been discharged but
suffered blood clots and was recently readmitted to the
hospital.
as reported by
E!Online.
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On a dark freeway, a van swerves close and the door slides open. From inside, masked gunmen threaten to fire unless The Driver stops and surrenders his passenger, a seemingly harmless man they accuse of smuggling diamonds. It’s a simple choice: do or die.
Director John Frankenheimer and star Clive Owen combine talents to create a dramatic chase with some unexpected twists.
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John Frankenheimer’s directing career spans five decades, taking him from making films for the Air Force’s Motion Picture Squadron to live television shows, movies, made-for-television features, and now to digital films created for the Internet.
Along the way, Frankenheimer has earned many
Emmy awards and Oscar nominations. He also has directed the acting world’s greatest, from Frank
Sinatra, Debra Kerr, and Burt Lancaster to Robert DeNiro, Warren Beatty, Gary
Sinise, and Ben Affleck, to name a few.
He has relentlessly striven for realism in his work, helping him become a master at creating tension. John Frankenheimer’s mastery of both film and television directing makes him unique among the directors in The Hire Film Series. It’s as if he spent 50 years preparing himself to introduce the world to the power of digital films. Also, his 1998 movie,
Ronin, was one of the inspirations for the creation of this series.
Director:
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Reindeer Games (2000)
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Ronin (1998)
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The
Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
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French Connection II (1975)
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The Iceman
Cometh (1973)
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The
Horsemen (1971)
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Seconds (1966)
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Grand Prix (1966)
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The
Train (1964)
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Seven Days in May (1964)
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The
Manchurian Candidate (1962)
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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
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All Fall Down (1962)
Producer:
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Seven Days in May (1964) (co-producer)
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The
Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Actor:
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Listen with Your Eyes (2000). Played Himself.
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The General's Daughter (1999). Played General Sonnenberg.
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Reflections on Citizen Kane (1991) (TV). Played Himself.
Writer:
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The Manchurian Candidate (1962) (un-credited)
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Links
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Click
here for John Frankenheimer films.
Films from Amazon UK:
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Deception
[2000] ~ Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise (DVD - 9 April, 2001)
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Seven
Days In May [1964] ~ Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas (VHS Tape - 14
February, 2000)
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French
Connection II [1975] ~ Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey (VHS Tape - 6 April,
1998)
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Ronin
[1998] ~ Robert De Niro, Jean Reno (VHS Tape - 15 May, 2000)
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Ronin
[1998] ~ Robert De Niro, Jean Reno (DVD - 2 January, 2001)
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The
Train [1964] ~ Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield
John
Frankenheimer profile from BMW Films.
John
Frankenheimer is an Onion AV Club interview.
A
Conversation with John Frankenheimer is a Nitrate Online interview with the director.
"Nowhere to
Go except film" discusses his career from CNN.com.
John
Frankenheimer article discussing Frankenheimer and the making
of Ronin. From Movie Express.
John
Frankenheimer is two articles about Frankenheimer at Jam Showbiz.
John
Frankenheimer filmography at IMDb.
Books:
- The
Films of Frankenheimer : Forty Years in Film by Gerald Pratley,
John Frankenheimer
- The
Cinema of John Frankenheimer by Gerald. Pratley
- Andersonville
: The Complete Original Screenplay by David W. Rintels
- John
Frankenheimer : A Conversation With Charles Champlin by Charles
Champlin
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