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Frank Darabont

Frank Darabont

Born: 1959-01-28 • Montbéliard, Doubs, France

Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is an 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.

Filmography
The Thing Expanded poster
The Thing Expanded
2026 • Self
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 poster
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026 • Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
King on Screen poster
King on Screen
2023 • Self
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead poster
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018 • Self
Walking the Mile poster
Walking the Mile
2014 • Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster poster
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013 • Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger poster
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012 • Self
Nightmare Factory poster
Nightmare Factory
2011 • Self
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Clint Eastwood's West
2011 • Self
The United Monster Talent Agency poster
The United Monster Talent Agency
2010 • Director #1
The Making of The Walking Dead poster
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010 • Self
Tales from the Script poster
Tales from the Script
2009 • Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” poster
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 • Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX poster
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008 • Self
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' poster
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008 • Self
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' poster
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008 • Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist poster
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008 • Self
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The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
2008 • Self
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The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
2008 • Himself
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner poster
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007 • Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' poster
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006 • Self
King Kong poster
King Kong
2005 • Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 • Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy poster
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004 • Self
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004 • Self
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes poster
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003 • Himself
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature poster
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001 • Self
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Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000 • Self - Writer / Director
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark poster
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999 • Self
Vampires poster
Vampires
1998 • Man with Buick
Stephen King's World of Horror poster
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989 • Self
Stephen King's World of Horror poster
Stephen King's World of Horror
1986 • Self