• John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films.
  • Born in New York and raised in Queens, John Frankenheimer wanted to become a professional tennis player.
  • Along with Sidney Lumet, John Frankenheimer was the major director to emerge from and be influenced by the aesthetics of live television drama, which...
  • John Frankenheimer, American television and film director who was considered one of the most important and creatively gifted directors of the 1950s and ’60s.
  • Having emerged from the era of 1950s live television, director John Frankenheimer quickly became a Hollywood wunderkind after directing several...
  • In his six-hour interview, John Frankenheimer (1930-2002) describes his early television work as an assistant director on You Are There, Danger, and Edward R...
  • It is widely regarded as one of the best crime thrillers of the 1970s and is a must-watch for anyone interested in the genre or in John Frankenheimer’s work.
  • John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas.