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Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Frank Darabont is a three-time Oscar-nominated writer, producer and director of films such as The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. He also created and produced the hit TV series The Walking Dead and Mob City.
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Learn about the life and career of Frank Darabont, a three-time Oscar nominee and director of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. Find out his family, trivia, quotes, and more on IMDb.
- January 28, 1959
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- 'The Shawshank Redemption' (1994) Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton. The Shawshank Redemption is the movie that Frank Darabont will always be best known for, but in all honesty, it would be that way for 99% of directors out there if their names were attached to it.
- 'The Green Mile' (1999) Cast: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse. Frank Darabont's second Stephen King adaptation is also his second-best movie overall: The Green Mile.
- 'The Mist' (2007) Cast: Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden, Marcia Gay Harden. Few directors seem as capable of adapting the stories of Stephen King to the big screen as Frank Darabont is; after all, his three best movies are film adaptations of the legendary writer's work.
- 'The Majestic' (2001) Cast: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden. Upon its release in 2001, it seemed like no one had a desire for a movie like The Majestic, a love letter to the films of Frank Capra and an unapologetically sentimental blend of romance and melodrama.
Frank Darabont's impressive camerawork and politically incisive script make The Mist a truly frightening experience.
Sep 18, 2019 · Ahead of the 25th anniversary of Frank Darabont's 1994 directorial debut, 'The Shawshank Redemption,' the filmmaker summons his memories of shooting the Morgan Freeman, Tim...
Dec 27, 2019 · Twenty-five years ago, The Shawshank Redemption finished as a first-run failure that seemed sentenced to obscurity. But then Frank Darabont ‘s stirring cellblock epic found an unlikely reprieve...
