Frank Darabont
Directing
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.
Known for
King Kong
2005 · Movie
Vampires
1998 · Movie
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026 · Movie
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007 · Movie
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008 · Movie
The United Monster Talent Agency
2010 · Movie
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001 · Movie
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010 · Movie
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989 · Movie
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Movie
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Movie
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013 · Movie
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003 · Movie
King on Screen
2023 · Movie
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004 · Movie
Nightmare Factory
2011 · Movie
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008 · Movie
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008 · Movie
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999 · Movie
Tales from the Script
2009 · Movie
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006 · Movie
Stephen King's World of Horror
1986 · Movie
Walking the Mile
2014 · Movie
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012 · Movie
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008 · Movie
The Thing Expanded
2026 · Movie
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018 · Movie