John Frankenheimer has died. (1 Viewer)

[Paul Case]

What a sad, sad day. :frowning:
I just picked up The Train on DVD a couple of weeks ago. It is a fantastic film and I highly recommend the DVD to anybody who hasn't seen it.
So many good people are dying these days. :frowning:

 

[Scott Weinberg]

Very well said, Vickie.

Sad news, indeed, and my heart goes out to Mr. Frankenheimer's family and friends.

 

[Patrick Sun]

He definitely left behind films that will endure. RIP, Mr. Frankenheimer.

 

[Rob T]

:frowning: :frowning: :frowning: :frowning:

 

[Jeff_HR]

:frowning: I just finished watching "The Manchurian Candidate" & listening to his commentary. God what a shame! I'm very saddened by this news. My condolences to his family.:frowning:

 

[SteveGon]

Sorry to hear about this. :frowning:

I might be picking up The Train soon. It is indeed a sad day for all of us film fans.

Yes, definitely pick up The Train. One of Frankenheimer's best.

 

[Kevin Leonard]

Such a shame to lose a great talent; with films like The Train, Manchurian Candidate and Seconds, he was an underappreciated pioneer of 60's cinema.
I actually just received my copy of Manchurian this afternoon, and will be watching it tonight in his honor.

 

[Nick Sievers]

Not nice news to wake up to :frowning: Frankenheimer was a fine filmmaker and it is a loss to film. Condolences to his family and friends, may he RIP.

 

[PhilipG]

Sad news. Another good director dies, and we have so few to spare. :frowning:

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Sad news indeed. I'm glad he had a chance to record some audio commentaries... A movie-length slice of his time has been preserved for the ages.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Another thing about Frankenheimer is that he worked a lot in television, earlier in his career as well as later. His favorite actor was Burt Lancaster, whom he directed five times. If any of you are interested in his best films then I recommend the following:

• The Train
• The Manchurian Candidate
• Seven Days in May
• Birdman of Alcatraz
• Seconds
• The Iceman Cometh (1973 Version)
• The Young Savages

I'm really looking forward for the upcoming dvd release of "The Gypsy Moths". I have never seen the movie in it's entirety and it's never been released on any video format. From what I can recollect, I liked the film and with it's cast I would expect nothing less than a good film. By the way, this 1969 film starred Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman, Scott Wilson, and Bonnie Bedelia. The DVD release is scheduled for 9/3/02.
Crawdaddy

 

[Steve Enemark]

Very sad news. I had just "discovered" Mr. Frankenheimer's work recently, watching many of his best films (Seven Days in May, The Train, Birdman of Alcatraz, Manchurian Candidate) for the first time in the last few months. I will go on exploring his body of work, hopefully for years to come...

 

[Kevin M]

Damn.
I hope his body of work is well represented on DVD, Seconds is noticeably absent. Personally that is my favorite film of Mr. Frankenheimer's but it certainly isn't my only favorite of this diverse man.

 

[Brook K]

Seconds is on DVD, I rented it from Netflix awhile back. I think it has a commentary from Mr. Frankenheimer as well. Good movie, though I prefer The Manchurian Candidate and The Train.

A sad loss, my condolences to his family.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Yes, "Seconds" came out on dvd earlier this year and it does have an audio commentary by Frankenheimer. This particular film probably captured Rock Hudson's best performance. Also, as already stated, Frankenheimer gave some of the best audio commentary by a director on several of his films released on dvd. He loved the format! I hope he completed an audio commentary for "Path to War", a great HBO movie about the escalation of the Vietnam War through the eyes of Lyndon Johnson and his top advisors. A dvd should be forthcoming later this year or next.



Crawdaddy

 

[HenrikTull]

He will be missed. Truly a great film maker that was (and will continue to be I hope) an inspiration to anyone interested in film.

 

[oscar_merkx]

this is really sad news and condolences to his family and friends.

Ronin was simply incredible because of the car chase.
I was about to order The Train, Sweet Smell of Success. Now that this happened I will be purchasing others like the Manchurian Candidate and Birdman of Alcatraz as well

RIP

 

[JohnS]

go here
http://www.dvdplanet.com/product_lis...143&format=DVD
to find and order the John Frankenheimer DVD.
Where you get to know the director.

 

[David Lawrence]

Very sad news indeed :frowning:. Mr Frankenheimer was one of my favourite American directors, and one of my favourites when it came to providing DVD commentaries. My condolencies to his friends and family.

 

[MatthewA]

Very sad, seeing how The Manchurian Candidate is one of my all-time favorite films.