John Frankenheimer

John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002), ce qui à l'American film and television directeur known for social drame. He won four consecutive Emmy Awards in the 1990s for the television films Against the Wall, The Burning Season, Andersonville et George Wallace, which also received a Golden Globe award. He was considered one of the last remaining directeurs de l'oms insisted on having complete control over all elements of production, making his style unique à Hollywood. His 30 feature film and over 50 plays for television were notable for their influence on contemporary thought. He became a pioneer of the modern-day political thriller," having begun his career at the peak of the Cold war. Many of his film were noted for creating "psychological dilemme" for his fois protagonists along with having a strong "sense of environment," similar dans le style to film by director Sidney Lumet, for whom he had earlier worked as assistant director. He developed a "tremendous de propension for exploring political situations" which would ensnare his characters. Movie critic Leonard Maltin that writes "in his time [1960]... Frankenheimer worked with the top écrivains, producers and actors in a series of film that dealt with issues that were just on top of the moment—things that were facing us all." Among his crédits were The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962 donc), le Train, (1964), Seven Days in May (donc 1964) and Ronin (1998).