FILM DIRECTOR

John Frankenheimer

1930 - 2002

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John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits were Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May (1964), The Train (1964), Seconds (1966), Grand Prix (1966), French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), The Island of Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Frankenheimer has received more than 1,580,302 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). John Frankenheimer is the 262nd most popular film director (up from 314th in 2019), the 1,716th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,050th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Frankenheimers by language

Over the past year John Frankenheimer has had the most page views in the with 223,117 views, followed by German (24,931), and Italian (23,400). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (151.97%), Latvian (88.73%), and Basque (80.36%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Frankenheimer ranks 262 out of 2,041. Before him are Peter Bogdanovich, Richard Fleischer, Menahem Golan, Henri Verneuil, Frank Lloyd, and Robert Aldrich. After him are Hideaki Anno, Joseph Losey, David Hamilton, Robert Siodmak, Damiano Damiani, and Germaine Dulac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, John Frankenheimer ranks 102. Before him are Frank Drake, Harvey Milk, Itamar Franco, Mauro Ramos, Martin Karplus, and José Sarney. After him are Rod Taylor, Sławomir Mrożek, Colin Dexter, Paul Veyne, Toru Takemitsu, and Friedrich Gulda. Among people deceased in 2002, John Frankenheimer ranks 59. Before him are Eduardo Chillida, Mauro Ramos, Stephen Jay Gould, Henri Verneuil, Hugo Banzer, and Agatha Barbara. After him are Joe Strummer, Chico Xavier, Shigeo Sugimoto, Abba Eban, Erwin Chargaff, and Joaquín Balaguer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Frankenheimer ranks 1,716 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Biehn (1956), Chuck Yeager (1923), Robert Aldrich (1918), Alfred Stieglitz (1864), Barnett Newman (1905), and Patricia Neal (1926). After him are Fran Drescher (1957), Robert Bloch (1917), Joseph Losey (1909), Gene Roddenberry (1921), Fred Ward (1942), and Larry Page (1973).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Frankenheimer ranks 68. Before him are Michael Moore (1954), James Ivory (1928), John Sturges (1910), Peter Bogdanovich (1939), Richard Fleischer (1916), and Robert Aldrich (1918). After him are Joseph Losey (1909), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Zack Snyder (1966), Ub Iwerks (1901), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), and Tex Avery (1908).

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Filmography

Ronin
Director
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.
Sep 25o 19986.955 / 10
Tales from the Crypt
Director
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
8 / 10
The Manchurian Candidate
Director
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
Oct 24o 19627.5 / 10