Frank Darabont
Born: 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.
Known For
King Kong
2005★ 6.9
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008★ 7.2
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026★ 10.0
Nightmare Factory
2011★ 7.3
Vampires
1998★ 6.3
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010★ 7.8
Walking the Mile
2014★ 5.0
King on Screen
2023★ 6.9
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007★ 7.9
Tales from the Script
2009★ 6.5
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013★ 7.0
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999★ 6.3
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005★ 8.0
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008★ 8.2
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008★ 0.0
The United Monster Talent Agency
2010★ 9.1
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989★ 8.0
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004★ 6.5
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006★ 5.7
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012★ 5.5
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001★ 8.3
Stephen King's World of Horror
1986★ 5.9
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008★ 4.8
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008★ 6.6
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003★ 6.0
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018★ 0.0