Director
Frank Darabont
Born January 28, 1959 in Montbéliard, Doubs, France7 films
Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France to Hungarian parents who fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising, but the family moved to Los Angeles while he was still an infant.
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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.
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First watchThe Shawshank Redemption19948.7Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
7 films as director- 2007The MistDirector
- 2001The MajesticDirector
- 1999The Green MileDirector
- 1994The Shawshank RedemptionDirector
- 1994Nightshift CollectionDirector
- 1990Buried AliveDirector
- 1983The Woman in the RoomDirector