All Fall Down 1962  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Eva Marie Saint, Warren Beatty, Karl Malden, Angela Lansbury, Brandon DeWilde, Constance Ford, Barbara Baxley, Henry Kulky, Albert Paulsen
Based on William Inge's script, this is the story of Berry-Berry Willart (Warren Beatty), a young man who falls in love with an older woman, Echo O'Brien (Eva Marie Saint), and then is responsible for her untimely demise.
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Andersonville 1996 TV, 167 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux, Carmen Argenziano, Jayce Bartok, Frederick Coffin, Cliff De Young, Denis Forest, Justin Henry, William H. Macy
Union soldiers endure squalid conditions during the Civil War when they are locked up at the infamous Confederate prison in Andersonville, Georgia. This story may seem excessively long; it was originally made for cable TV and shown in two parts.
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Birdman of Alcatraz 1962  N/R, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Edmond O'Brien, Telly Savalas, Betty Field, Neville Brand, Hugh Marlowe, Graham Denton, James Westerfield, Whit Bissell, Raymond Greenleaf, Lewis Charles, Robert Burton
This story is based on the life of Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster) who becomes obsessed with birds during his 53 years of imprisonment on Alcatraz. After rescuing a sparrow that flies into his cell, Stroud, despite his third-grade education, becomes a world-renowned ornithologist and gains a new purpose in life while serving his life sentence. Telly Savalas plays the talkative prisoner in the next cell, and Thelma Ritter takes on the role of Stroud's controlling mother. Excellent performances by Lancaster, Savalas, and Ritter earned Academy Award nominations.
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 Black Sunday 1977  R, 143 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, Steven Keats, Bekim Fehmiu, Michael V. Gazzo, William Daniels, Walter Gotell, Walter Brooke
Terrorists (Bruce Dern and Marthe Keller) choose Super Bowl Sunday to launch an attack via the Goodyear Blimp. Trying to stop the bloodbath are an Israeli agent (Robert Shaw) and an FBI man (Fritz Weaver).
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The Challenge 1982  R, 112 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Sword of the Ninja
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Scott Glenn, Toshiro Mifune, Donna Kei Benz, Atsuo Nakamura, Clyde Kusatsu, Miiko Taka, Calvin Jung, Sab Shimono, Kiyoako Nagai, Kenta Fukasaku
Set in Japan, this martial arts film is about an American, Rick (Scott Glenn), who becomes involved in a Japanese family's feud over rights to family swords.
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Dead Bang 1989 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe, Bob Balaban, Frank Military, Tate Donovan, Tim Reid, Antoni Stutz, Mickey Jones, Ron Campbell, William Traylor, Hy Anzell
During L.A. homicide detective Jerry Beck's (Don Johnson) investigation into the case of a murdered policeman, he opens up a can of worms involving racism. Good action scenes.
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The Fixer 1968 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Alan Bates, Dirk Bogarde, Georgia Brown, Hugh Griffith, Elizabeth Hartman, Ian Holm, David Opatoshu, David Warner, Carol White, George Murcell
This film is based on Bernard Malamud's novel about Yakov Bok (Alan Bates), a Jewish handyman, who is unjustly imprisoned in Czarist Russia.
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The French Connection II 1975 R, 119 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Cathleen Nesbitt, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Charles Millot, Philippe Leotard, Ed Lauter, Samantha Llorens, Andre Penvern, Reine Prat, Ham-Chau Luong, Jacques Dynam, Raoul Delfosse, Malek Kateb
In this sequel to the "French Connection," Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman) is still tracking down drug dealer Frog One (Fernando Rey). This time around, Popeye travels to Marseilles where he becomes a victim when he is captured by Frog One's henchmen and forced to take heroin. They then dump him at a police station where he quits the heroin by the "Cold Turkey" method, recovers, and is back on the job tracking down the drug dealers.
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 Grand Prix 1966 N/R, 179 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshiro Mifune, Brian Bedford, Jessica Walter, Antonio Sabato, Francoise Hardy, Adolfo Celi, Claude Dauphin, Enzo Fiermonte, Genevieve Page, Jack Watson, Donald O'Brien
This film includes important European competitions and follows the exploits of various drivers both on and off the track, which include affairs between Jean-Pierre Sarte (Yves Montand) and Louise Frederickson (Eva Marie Saint) and Nino Barlini (Antonio Sabato) and Lisa (Francoise Hardy). At the same time, while Grand Prix driver Pete Aron (James Garner) recovers from a crash at Monaco in which his teammate Scott Stoddard (Brian Bedford) was critically injured, Pete becomes involved with Scott's estranged wife, Pat (Jessica Walter). Adding more changes to his life, Pete begins to drive for the Japanese Yamura team. Racing footage is good with many shots taken inches from the track.
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The Gypsy Moths 1969 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman, Scott Wilson, Bonnie Bedelia, William Windom, Sheree North, Ford Rainey, John Napier, Carl Reindel
Three skydivers (Burt Lancaster, Gene Hackman, and Scott Wilson) are set to perform in the Fourth-of-July celebration in a small Midwestern town. Romantic entanglements with local women take place, but the saving grace of this film is the spectacular aerial show.
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The Holcroft Covenant 1985  R, 112 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer, Mario Adorf, Michael Lonsdale, Bernard Hepton, Richard Munch, Carl Rigg, Andre Penvern, Shane Rimmer, Andy Bradford
Based on Robert Ludlum's novel, this story revolves around the efforts of Noel (Michael Caine) to find the fortune willed by his German General father to make war reparations. The plot contains so many twists and turns that it is difficult to separate the good guys from the bad.
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The Horsemen 1971 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Omar Sharif, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jack Palance, David de Keyser, Peter Jeffrey, Mohammad Shamsi, Eric Pohlmann, George Murcell, Saeed Jaffrey, Vernon Dobtcheff
An Afghani tribesman, Uraz (Omar Sharif), is physically disabled but strives to regain his macho image through horsemanship.
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The Iceman Cometh 1973 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Lee Marvin, Fredric March, Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges, Bradford Dillman, Sorrell Booke, Hildy Brooks, Martyn Green, Moses Gunn, Clifton James, Juno Dawson, Evans Evans, John McLiam, Stephen Pearlman, Tom Pedi
Based on Eugene O'Neill's play, this is an excellent film about the men who meet at Harry Hope's (Fredric March) bar in 1912 to listen to funny tales told by Hickey (Lee Marvin).
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 The Island of Dr. Moreau 1996 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk, Ron Perlman, Marco Hofschneider, Temuera Morrison, Peter Elliott, William Hootkins, Daniel Rigney, Mark Dacascos, Nelson de la Rosa, Neil Young, Miguel Lopez, David Hudson
Based on H.G. Wells' story, this is the tale of Edward Douglas' (David Thewlis) rescue at sea that brings him to Doctor Moreau's (Marlon Brando) island where the evil doctor and his assistant, Montgomery (Val Kilmer), perform grotesque genetic experiments involving the crossbreeding of animals with humans.
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 The Manchurian Candidate 1962 PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver, Lloyd Corrigan, Whit Bissell, Khigh Dhiegh, James Edwards, Douglas Henderson, Barry Kelley, Albert Paulsen
Korean War veteran Bennet Marco (Frank Sinatra) begins to suspect that his memories of the heroics of one member of his squad, Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), may involve brainwashing. The excellent story is about tracking down a Communist plot to take over the U.S. Government. Angela Lansbury received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in her role of Shaw's mother.
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Path to War 2002 TV, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, James Frain, Felicity Huffman, Frederic Forrest, Philip Baker Hall, Tom Skerritt, Cliff De Young, John Aylward, Chris Eigeman
This made-for-TV film covers President Lyndon Johnson's presidency from his 1965 inauguration to the 1968 decision not to seek another term. The Vietnam War decisions (and indecisions) are the main focus as the President and his advisors struggle to make the right choices.
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Prophecy 1979 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante, Richard Dysart, Victoria Racimo, George Clutesi, Burke Byrnes, Tom McFadden, Graham Jarvis, Charles H. Gray, Evans Evans, Mia Bendixsen, Johnny Timko, Everett Creach, Livingston Holmes
In this sci-fi horror story, Mercury poisoning from industrial pollution is ruining the land and threatening inhabitants of Maine. The EPA asks Dr. Robert Verne (Robert Foxworth) to mediate between the polluting paper mill and the Native American tribes who are being affected. He travels to Maine with his wife Maggie (Talia Shire) and meets Native American activist John Hawkes (Armand Assante). Together, they discover numerious wildlife mutations and a mutant bear in the terror-filled land.
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 Reindeer Games 2000 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, Clarence Williams III, Dennis Farina, Donal Logue, James Frain, Danny Trejo, Isaac Hayes, Tom Heaton
Rudy (Ben Affleck) and his cellmate Nick (James Frain) are about to get out of prison when Nick is killed in a brawl. As Rudy leaves prison, he sees a woman (Charlize Theron) waiting for Nick–they had been corresponding and were ready to rumble. So, of course, Rudy takes on Nick's identity. The sex is great, but Rudy is now expected to help her brother (Gary Sinise) and his gang pull off a casino heist. Weak plot.
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 Ronin 1998 R, 121 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Jonathan Pryce, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgard, Skipp Sudduth, Sean Bean, Michael Lonsdale, Jan Triska, Bernard Bloch, Feodor Atkine, Tolsty, Ron Perkins, Amadou, Leopoldine Serre
Irish activist Dierdre (Natascha McElhone) hires a team to track down a mysterious briefcase–contents unknown. They do not know who hired them, but former CIA agent Sam (Robert De Niro), former Euro intelligence agent Vincent (Jean Reno), former KGB agent Gregor (Stellan Skarsgard), British demolitions expert Spence (Sean Bean), and driver Larry (Skipp Sudduth) set out to track down the briefcase. And the chase is on, with a few twists and turns, car chases, and action scenes as they travel from Paris, to Cannes, and then to Nice.
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Seconds 1966 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer, Jeff Corey, Richard Anderson, Murray Hamilton, Elisabeth Fraser, Karl Swenson, Wesley Addy
A mysterious organization offers new identities and lives to those who have enough cash to pay the price to attain their dreams. Of course, following through to the fruition of those dreams brings complications.
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Seven Days in May 1964 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Martin Balsam, Andrew Duggan, Hugh Marlowe, Whit Bissell, George Macready
Gen. James M. Scott (Burt Lancaster) leads a military conspiracy to take over the United States government. Some military officers are upset about a recent arms treaty signed by President Jordan Lyman. This story shows how strong the laws of America are to maintain order in the Democracy. An Academy Award nomination was received by Edmond O'Brien (Supporting Actor).
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The Train 1964 N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Michel Simon, Suzanne Flon, Wolfgang Preiss, Paul Bonifas, Albert Remy, Jacques Marin, Howard Vernon, Charles Millot, Richard Munch, Jean Bouchaud, Donald O'Brien, Jean-Pierre Zola
During World War II, Col. Franz von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) orders that art works at the Jeu de Paume Museum be moved to Nazi Germany. In an effort to save the priceless works of art, the head of the museum (Suzanne Flon) convinces railway official and member of the French Resistance Labiche (Burt Lancaster) to delay the train's departure until after the Allied Forces arrive. Using sabotage and deception, Labiche and his colleagues try to find a way to delay the train.
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The Turn of the Screw 1959 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Indrid Bergman, Isobel Elsom, Laurinda Barrett, Hayward Morse, Paul Stevens, Alexandra Wager
A good atmosphere enhances this live TV production based on Henry James' classic novel. Ingrid Bergman, in her first TV appearance, plays the governess who is hired two watch over two children who, in turn, appear to be possessed by evil spirits.
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Year of the Gun 1991 R, 111 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Valeria Golino, Sharon Stone, John Pankow, George Murcell, Mattia Sbragia, Roberto Posse, Thomas Elliot, Carla Cassola, Darren Modder
David (Andrew McCarthy), an American journalist, is covering the political scene in Rome during the 1970s when he becomes entangled in a Red Brigade plan to overthrow the Italian government. Photographer friend Alison (Sharon Stone) also gets embroiled in the fight.
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The Young Savages 1961 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Shelley Winters, Edward Andrews, Telly Savalas, Pilar Seurat, Milton Selzer, Larry Gates, Vivian Nathan, Jody Fair, Roberta Shore, Robert Burton, John Davis Chandler, Neil Nephew, Stanley Kristien
District Attorney Hank Bell (Burt Lancaster) deals with ghetto gangs from Harlem, where he grew up, while trying to solve the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy. The teenage gang members (John Davis Chandler, Neil Nephew, and Stanley Kristien) have been caught, and Bell is assigned the case as prosecutor. The case appears to be easy–until Bell realizes that there is more to it than meets the eye. In fact, one of the defendants is the son of Bell's ex-lover, Mary di Pace (Shelley Winters), and his wife, Karen (Dina Merrill), is turning against him because of his past. Now the question is: As more secrets come to the fore, will Bell be able to keep his principles intact?
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| 1. 52 Pick-up (1986)
2. All Fall Down (1962)
3. Andersonville (1996)
4. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
5. Black Sunday (1977)
6. The Challenge (1982)
aka: Sword of the Ninja
7. Dead Bang (1989)
8. The Fixer (1968)
9. The French Connection II (1975)
10. Grand Prix (1966)
11. The Gypsy Moths (1969)
12. The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
13. The Horsemen (1971)
14. I Walk the Line (1970)
15. The Iceman Cometh (1973)
16. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
17. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
18. Path to War (2002)
19. Prophecy (1979)
20. Reindeer Games (2000)
21. Ronin (1998)
22. Seconds (1966)
23. Seven Days in May (1964)
24. The Train (1964)
25. The Turn of the Screw (1959)
26. Year of the Gun (1991)
27. The Young Savages (1961)
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