Frank Darabont

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.

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.

Filmography (36 Appearances)

The Thing Expanded

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

King on Screen

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

Walking the Mile

The Director's Chair

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

Nightmare Factory

Clint Eastwood's West

The Walking Dead

The United Monster Talent Agency

The Making of The Walking Dead

Tales from the Script

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35

The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist

Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

King Kong

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

Entourage

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

Vampires

The Shining

Stephen King's World of Horror

Stephen King's World of Horror

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