John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 โ July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits are Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate (both 1962), Seven Days in May, The Train (both 1964), Seconds, Grand Prix (both 1966), French Connection II (1975),...