Frank Darabont
Birthday: 1959-01-28
Place of Birth: Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Biography: Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is a Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and producer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France by Hungarian parents who fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising, but the family moved to Los Angeles while he was still an infant. He has directed the films The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist, all based on stories by Stephen King. In 2010 he developed and executive produced the first season of the AMC network television series The Walking Dead.
Movies
Tales from the Script
Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redempti...
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fi...
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King on Screen
1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors ...
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Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (200...
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Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
A documentary looking at the life and work of Stephen King....
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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan....
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Nightmare Factory
The story of how one Pittsburgh boy’s fascination with monsters drove him to the very top of the Hol...
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The United Monster Talent Agency
A short comedy spoof about Universal Monsters and their everyday unconventional work done at their v...
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'....
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Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
In this brand new featurette, directors Guillermo del Toro (The Devil's Backbone), Robert Rodriguez ...
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Walking the Mile
Full-length documentary about the making of Frank Darabont's drama, The Green Mile, based on Stephen...
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Vampires
The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching ...
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Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
A group of filmmakers talk about their appreciation for "GoodFellas" (1990) and how it has influence...
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Stephen King's World of Horror
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor th...
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Stephen King's World of Horror
A documentary about the works of novelist Stephen King and his influence on popular culture and his ...
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Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin...
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Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
Retrospective on The Nightmare On Elm Street Series....
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Clint Eastwood's West
An entertaining look at Clint Eastwood's storied career as a Western icon and filmmaker, featuring i...
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When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film....
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Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Frank Darabont explains how this new project was introduced thru a phone call from Stephen King as "...
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Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
This is a short featurette that features famed poster artist Struzan, made legendary for his beautif...
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The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
This 16-minute featurette focuses on CafeFX, the team behind the CG work in The Mist (as well as Del...
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Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
Whenever a solid "brain trust" around creature assembly exists, then the process behind crafting the...
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The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
Scene 35 can best be described as the point in which the muck hits the fan. It's a scene with unbrid...
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Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
A documentary on the Looney Tunes. Including interviews from people who worked on it, and their fami...
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Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Film critic and presenter Mark Kermode explores the fascination and praise audiences, fans and criti...
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King Kong
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel ...
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RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933),...
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The Thing Expanded
The ultimate companion to John Carpenter’s "The Thing", digging deep into the proverbial iceberg to ...
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Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
For over a half century, Ray Harryhausen has amazed and inspired countless filmmakers and fans aroun...
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