John Frankenheimer Filmography
1957:
The Young Stranger
1961:
The Young Savages
1962: 3
All Fall Down, Nominated- Palme d’Or
Birdman of Alcatraz Nominated- DGA Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
The Manchurian Candidate, also producer
DGA Award for Directing
1964:
Seven Days in May Nominated- Golden Globe, Best Director
The Train (Replaced Arthur Penn)
1966:
Seconds; Nominated- Palme d’Or;
Grand Prix; Nominated- DGA Award, Outstanding Directing
1968:
The Fixer
1969:
The Extraordinary Seaman
The Gypsy Moths
1970
I Walk the Line
1971
The Horsemen
1973
The Iceman Cometh
Impossible Object
1974
99 and 44/100% Dead
1975
French Connection II
1977
Black Sunday
1979
Prophecy
1982
The Challenge
1985
The Holcroft Covenant
1986
52 Pick-Up
1989
Dead Bang
1990:
The Fourth War
1991:
Year of the Gun, Nominated, Deauville Critics Award, Best Film
1996:
The Island of Dr. Moreau, Replaced Richard Stanley
1998:
Ronin
2000:
Reindeer Games
2001:
Ambush Short film
Television and TV series
Year Title Notes
1954 You Are There Episode: “The Plot Against King Solomon”
1954-55 Danger 6 episodes
1955-56 Climax! 26 episodes
1956-60 Playhouse 90 27 episodes
1958 Studio One in Hollywood Episode: “The Last Summer”
1959 DuPont Show of the Month Episode: “The Browning Vision”
Startime Episode: “The Turn of the Screw”
1959-60 NBC Sunday Showcase 2 episodes
1960 Buick-Electra Playhouse 3 episodes
1992 Tales from the Crypt Episode: “Maniac at Large”
TV movies
Year Title Notes
1956 The Ninth Day
1960 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Fifth Column
1982 The Rainmaker Nominated- CableACE Award for Best Direction in a Movie or Miniseries
1994 Against the Wall Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie
Nominated- CableACE Award for Best Direction in a Movie or Miniseries
Nominated- DGA Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film
The Burning Season Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie
CableACE Award for Best Direction in a Movie or Miniseries
Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
Nominated- CableACE Award for Best Movie or Miniseries
1996 Andersonville Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie
Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
Nominated- DGA Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film
1997 George Wallace Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie
CableACE Award for Best Miniseries
CableACE Award for Best Direction in a Movie or Miniseries
Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
Nominated- DGA Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film
2002 Path to War Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie
Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
Nominated- DGA Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film
Awards and nominations
British Academy Film Awards
1964 Train nominated for Best Film – Any Source
1962 Manchurian Candidate nominated for Best Film – Both Any Source and British
Cannes Film Festival
1966 Seconds nominated for Competing Film
1962 All Fall Down nominated for Competing Film
New York Film Critics Circle Award
1968 Fixer nominated for Best Direction
1968 Fixer nominated for Best Film
Venice Film Festival
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz nominated for Competing Film; Birdman of Alcatraz won for San Giorgio Prize
Frankenheimer, a member of the Television Hall of Fame, was inducted in 2002.
