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David Frankel

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David Frankel

Born April 2, 1959 in New York City, New York, USA11 films

David Frankel (born April 2, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and its 2026 sequel, as well as two episodes of the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), for which he won an Emmy Award. He also won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Dear Diary (1996).

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The Devil Wears Prada posterFirst watchThe Devil Wears Prada20067.4A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life…View film

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11 films as director
  1. 2026The Devil Wears Prada 2Director
  2. 2022Jerry & Marge Go LargeDirector
  3. 2016Collateral BeautyDirector
  4. 2013One ChanceDirector
  5. 2012Hope SpringsDirector
  6. 2011The Big YearDirector
  7. 2008Marley & MeDirector
  8. 2006The Devil Wears PradaDirector
  9. 2002The Pennsylvania Miners' StoryDirector
  10. 1996Dear DiaryDirector
  11. 1995Miami RhapsodyDirector