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Frank Darabont
	Date of Birth: Jan 28, 1959 Country: France Biography: Three-time Oscar nominee Frank Darabont was born in a refugee camp in 1959 in Montbeliard, France, the son of Hungarian parents who had fled Budapest during the failed 1956 Hungarian revolution. Brought to America as an infant, he settled with his family in Los Angeles and attended Hollywood High School. His first job in movies was as a production assistant on the 1981 low-budget film, Hell Night... Total Films at Criticker: 17 - You've Seen 0
Biography last updated by ThiagoH Find more information about Frank Darabont at The Internet Movie Database

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The Mist (2007)

Summary: David Drayton and his young son Billy are among a large group of terrified townspeople trapped in a local grocery store by a strange, otherworldly mist. David is the first to realize that there are “things” lurking in the mist…deadly, horrifying things…creatures not of this world. Survival depends on everybody in the store pulling together…but is that possible, given human nature? (imdb)

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The Majestic (2001)

Summary: Set against the backdrop of the 1950's Hollywood blacklist, an ambitious screenwriter loses his job and his identity, only to find new courage and love in the heart of a small town's life.

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The Green Mile (1999)

Summary: Set on Death Row in a Southern prison in 1935, this is the remarkable story of a prison guard who develops a poignant, unusual relationship with one inmate who possesses a magical gift that is both mysterious and miraculous. (Castle Rock Entertainment)

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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Summary: Andy Dufresne is a young and successful banker whose life changes drastically when he is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover. Set in the 1940's, the film shows how Andy, with the help of his friend Red, the prison entrepreneur, turns out to be a most unconventional prisoner. (imdb)

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Buried Alive (1990)

Summary: Clint is an every day working man whose wife Joanna is having an affair with a doctor. They plot to kill him and get the insurance money... (imdb)

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Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)

Summary: This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Tom Savini, John Landis, Frank Darabont, Joe Dante and many others with a strong focus on Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger of KNB Make-Up EFX. (imdb)

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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)

Summary: The definitive three-and-a-half hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fiction classic "Blade Runner," culled from 80 interviews and hours of never-before-seen outtakes and lost footage. (imdb)

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The Mist (2007)

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Fog City Mavericks (2007)

Summary: A look at the careers of famous San Francisco Bay Area filmmakers, specifically those of Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, and George Lucas.

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The Majestic (2001)

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)

Summary: Indiana, now a captain in the French army, is assigned to escort two Austrian princes to meet with Emperor Karl I and convince him to broker a peace deal with France and Britain at the expense of Austria's alliance with Germany. Two months later, at the French Embassy in Petrograd, Indy must decide between his loyalty to his friends and his work in French Intelligence when he is pressed to discover details of a possible bolshevik revolution in Russia which would cripple the French war effort. (IMDB)

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The Green Mile (1999)

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (1999)

Summary: Indiana Jones and Remy Baudouin have managed to get a transfer from the European trenches to the plains of Africa. On arrival they both receive a promotion to the rank of lieutenant in the Belgian Army. When they take the wrong train they end up in Moshi. Desprerate to join their unit in Lake Victoria, the two men bump into the 25th Royal Fusiliers, a unit of cranky old men led by Indy's old acquaintance Frederick Selous. (imdb)

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (1999)

Summary: In a war-torn country, Indiana Jones finds a wellspring of hope in the presence of one remarkable man. On a vital military mission for the Allies, Indy comes across a disease-ravaged African village and is able to rescue one small child from certain death. The presence of the child endangers the mission, leaving Indy in a moral quandary, forced to fight his conscience, his sense of duty, his own men and the enemy as he battles his way across country.

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Black Cat Run (1998)

Summary: A girl is in love with a gas station attendant and sees him against her father's wishes. The father is the sheriff and shortly after a confrontation with the boy friend, he is killed by escaped convicts and the daughter is kidnapped.

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Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)

Summary: The adventure takes place in Russia, where his parents are staying in a castle with a bunch of important people. Indy gets into trouble and his dad gets furious. Tired of his parents' rules he runs away and meets an old man who just so happens to be Leo Tolstoy, the famous author of War and Peace.

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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1992)

Summary: T.E. Lawrence suggests his old friend and pen-pal Indiana Jones (aka Henri Defense) for an undercover mission in Gaza, where Indy befriends some members of the Australian Lighthorseman Regiment. The British plan to attack Beersheba but have to cross a grueling desert to do so. To get into Beersheba first, Indy poses as an Arab trader and is accompanied by a 'belly dancer' named Maya.

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Two-Fisted Tales (1992)

Summary: A star-studded telemovie which was an attempt to launch a second series in the mould of Tales From The Crypt. When this failed to launch, the three tales were re-edited and shown as Crypt episodes.

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Buried Alive (1990)

Summary: Clint is an every day working man whose wife Joanna is having an affair with a doctor. They plot to kill him and get the insurance money... (imdb)

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The Blob (1988)

Summary: A strange lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows. (imdb)

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Summary: As Freddy Krueger continues his murdering, the kids, led by Freddie's main opponent in the first film, prepare to fight back. (imdb)

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The Mist (2007)

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The Green Mile (1999)

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (1999)

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (1999)

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Black Cat Run (1998)

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Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)

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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

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Two-Fisted Tales (1992)

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1992)

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The Blob (1988)

Summary: A strange lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows. (imdb)

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Summary: As Freddy Krueger continues his murdering, the kids, led by Freddie's main opponent in the first film, prepare to fight back. (imdb)

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Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)

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Fog City Mavericks (2007)

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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)

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