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John Frankenheimer
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Born:
February 19, 1930 in Malba, NY
Death:
July 6, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA
Biography:One of the most astute observers of the social and political scene of the early '60s, director "John Frankenheimer" built his early reputation on his unique ability to bridge the gap between television and Hollywood drama, old and new visual technologies, and the more personal Hollywood films of yesteryear and the cinema of faceless corporate modernity. Frankenheimer's virtuosity was on great display in his films of the early '60s, particularly "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Seven Days in May", when he dazzled critics and audiences with his use of monochrome photography and Panavision technology. Unfortunately, the promise Frankenheimer exhibited in these films failed to pan out over the course of his later career and many of his subsequent films have been deemed unworthy successors to his early efforts.

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