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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

King on Screen
2023
as Self
1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror's books, in more than...

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018
as Self
In this brand new featurette, directors Guillermo del Toro (The Devil's Backbone), Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn), and Frank Darabont (The Sha...

Walking the Mile
2014
as Self
Full-length documentary about the making of Frank Darabont's drama, The Green Mile, based on Stephen King's novel.

Walking the Mile
2014
Executive Producer
Full-length documentary about the making of Frank Darabont's drama, The Green Mile, based on Stephen King's novel.

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
as Self
A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
as Self
Retrospective on The Nightmare On Elm Street Series.

Nightmare Factory
2011
as Self
The story of how one Pittsburgh boy’s fascination with monsters drove him to the very top of the Hollywood food chain. In 1989, Greg Nicotero, much to...
Clint Eastwood's West
2011
as Self
An entertaining look at Clint Eastwood's storied career as a Western icon and filmmaker, featuring interviews with Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Kev...

The United Monster Talent Agency
2010
as Director #1
A short comedy spoof about Universal Monsters and their everyday unconventional work done at their very own talent agency for their movies.

The Making of The Walking Dead
2010
as Self
The Making of the TV Series The Walking Dead.

Tales from the Script
2009
as Self
Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul...

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
as Self
The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoed...

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
as Self
This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Tom Savini, John Landis, Frank Darabont, Joe Dan...

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film.

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008
as Self
This is a short featurette that features famed poster artist Struzan, made legendary for his beautiful Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Stephen King adap...
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
2008
as Self
This 16-minute featurette focuses on CafeFX, the team behind the CG work in The Mist (as well as Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth). They discuss a wide arra...

Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
Whenever a solid "brain trust" around creature assembly exists, then the process behind crafting these monsters must've been interesting. This 13-minu...
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
2008
as Himself
Scene 35 can best be described as the point in which the muck hits the fan. It's a scene with unbridled chaos involving CG effects, creature models, s...

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
Thanks
Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film.

Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008
Thanks
Whenever a solid "brain trust" around creature assembly exists, then the process behind crafting these monsters must've been interesting. This 13-minu...

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
as Self
The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fiction classic 'Blade Runner', culled from 80 inter...

The Mist
2007
Producer, Screenplay, Director
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store wi...

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
as Self
Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense ...

King Kong
2005
as Biplane gunner (uncredited)
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter K...

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
as Self
A group of filmmakers talk about their appreciation for "GoodFellas" (1990) and how it has influenced their work. Jon Favreau, Allan and Albert Hughes...
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
as Self
The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.

Collateral
2004
Executive Producer
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
as Himself
A documentary on the Looney Tunes. Including interviews from people who worked on it, and their family.

The Salton Sea
2002
Producer
After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriend...

The Majestic
2001
Director, Producer
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a lon...

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001
as Self
Film critic and presenter Mark Kermode explores the fascination and praise audiences, fans and critics have behind the classic The Shawshank Redemptio...
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
as Self - Writer / Director
Frank Darabont explains how this new project was introduced thru a phone call from Stephen King as "another prison tale" if he was interested to make ...
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
Executive Producer
Frank Darabont explains how this new project was introduced thru a phone call from Stephen King as "another prison tale" if he was interested to make ...

The Green Mile
1999
Screenplay, Producer, Director
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. Wh...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
1999
Screenplay
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 dea...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999
Screenplay
Indy finds that he must enlist the help of Hapsburg royalty when he embarks on a dangerous diplomatic mission through enemy-held Europe into the palac...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
1999
Writer
Receiving orders to assist the British in an attack on the ancient Middle Eastern desert town of Beersheba, Indy goes undercover with a beautiful lady...

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
as Self
A documentary looking at the life and work of Stephen King.

Vampires
1998
as Man with Buick
The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist...

Black Cat Run
1998
Writer, Executive Producer
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 w...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
1996
Writer
While visiting Russia on his father’s lecture tour, Indy runs off on his own and meets Leo Tolstoy. Later, on a trip to Athens, Indy and his father ar...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
Writer
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead ...

The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Screenplay, Director
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, wh...

Nightshift Collection
1994
Director
Stephen King's "dollar baby" double bill consisting of Frank Darabont's The Woman in the Room (1984) and Jeff Schiro's The Boogeyman (1982).

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
1993
Screenplay
Indy is ordered to locate and destroy a powerful German artillery gun that is mysteriously able to appear and disappear at will, leaving death and des...

Two-Fisted Tales
1992
Writer
The foul-mouthed, wheelchair-bound Mr. Rush introduces three adventure tales inspired by the EC Comics of the 1950s: "Showdown," "King of the Road," a...

Buried Alive
1990
Director
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish...

The Fly II
1989
Screenplay
Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chr...

Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
as Self
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45...

The Blob
1988
Screenplay
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touch...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Screenplay
During a hallucinatory incident, Kristen Parker has her wrists slashed by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. Her mother, mistaking the wounds for...

Stephen King's World of Horror
1986
as Self
A documentary about the works of novelist Stephen King and his influence on popular culture and his impact on horror film and novels. Includes celebri...

Trancers
1984
Art Department Assistant
Angel City trooper Jack Deth is sent back in time from 2247 to 1985 L.A. to inhabit the body of his ancestor. Deth's assignment is to find his archene...

Crimes of Passion
1984
Set Dresser
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated pri...

The Woman in the Room
1983
Director, Screenplay, Editor
The main character, an attorney by profession, spends endless hours with his terminally ill mother. Death is her only way out and he's the only one th...

The Seduction
1982
Transportation Captain
A beautiful newscaster is stalked and tormented by a photographer obsessed with her beauty.

Hell Night
1981
Production Assistant
As an initiation rite into Alpha Sigma Rho fraternity, four pledges must spend a night in Garth Manor, twelve years to the day after the previous resi...