Frank Pierson

Frank Pierson

Frank Pierson was an American writer, producer and director for film and television, honoured with an Academy Award in the category "Best Writing, Original Screenplay" for the movie "Dog Day Afternoon". He was a Harvard graduate with an BA in Cultural Anthropology.

  • Title: Frank Pierson
  • Popularity: 3.145
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1925-05-12
  • Place of Birth: Chappaqua, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Frank Romer Pierson, Frank R. Pierson, Frank R. Robinson
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Frank Pierson Movies

  • 2008
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    A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'

    A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'

    1 2008 HD

    A documentary on the making of 'Cool Hand Luke' (1967).

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  • 2008
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    The Brothers Warner

    The Brothers Warner

    6.6 2008 HD

    An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies...

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  • 2006
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    The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

    The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

    7.8 2006 HD

    A documentary chronicling the making of the 1975 film "Dog Day Afternoon."

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  • 1975
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    Dog Day Afternoon

    Dog Day Afternoon

    7.839 1975 HD

    Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly...

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  • 1967
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    Cool Hand Luke

    Cool Hand Luke

    7.7 1967 HD

    When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or...

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  • 1990
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    Presumed Innocent

    Presumed Innocent

    6.8 1990 HD

    Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his...

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  • 1978
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    King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

    5.6 1978 HD

    Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and...

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  • 1971
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    The Anderson Tapes

    The Anderson Tapes

    6.1 1971 HD

    Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to...

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  • 1965
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    Cat Ballou

    Cat Ballou

    6.3 1965 HD

    A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.

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  • 2003
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    Soldier's Girl

    Soldier's Girl

    7 2003 HD

    This true story, which takes place in Fort Campbell, KY, tells the heart-wrenching story of the life and tragic death of soldier Barry Winchell. His...

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  • 1989
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    In Country

    In Country

    5.4 1989 HD

    Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who...

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  • 2001
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    Conspiracy

    Conspiracy

    7.3 2001 HD

    At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the...

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  • 1970
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    The Looking Glass War

    The Looking Glass War

    5.5 1970 HD

    When a Polish sailor jumps ship in Britain, a couple of local intelligence operatives keep him under surveillance. Soon, he’s recruited to...

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  • 1970
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    The Looking Glass War

    The Looking Glass War

    5.5 1970 HD

    When a Polish sailor jumps ship in Britain, a couple of local intelligence operatives keep him under surveillance. Soon, he’s recruited to...

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  • 1995
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    Truman

    Truman

    7.6 1995 HD

    Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his...

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  • 1976
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    A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

    6 1976 HD

    Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing...

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  • 1992
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    Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

    6.3 1992 HD

    As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and...

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  • 2000
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    Dirty Pictures

    Dirty Pictures

    5.9 2000 HD

    A Cincinnati museum director goes on trial in 1990 for exhibiting sadomasochistic photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe.

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  • 1971
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    The Neon Ceiling

    The Neon Ceiling

    7.7 1971 HD

    A housewife and her teenage daughter, fleeing their boring lives, stop in a diner in the California desert. She runs up against the diner's owner, a...

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  • 1994
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    Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

    Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

    7 1994 HD

    Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the...

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  • 1967
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    The Happening

    The Happening

    5.9 1967 HD

    A group of young drifters kidnap wealthy businessman Roc Delmonico just for kicks. They keep him captive, demanding a ransom for his safe release....

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  • 1978
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    King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

    5.6 1978 HD

    Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and...

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  • 1990
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    Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

    Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

    6.8 1990 HD

    Taut thriller about a photographer who races the clock to clear a man about to be executed.

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  • 1976
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    A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

    6 1976 HD

    Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing...

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  • 2018
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    A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

    7.5 2018 HD

    Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to...

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  • 2004
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    Paradise

    Paradise

    3.8 2004 HD

    Televangelist Bobby Paradise "saw God" in some space debris when he was returning to Earth as an astronaut. Or at least he was convinced he did by...

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  • 2001
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    Conspiracy

    Conspiracy

    7.3 2001 HD

    At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the...

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  • 1973
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    Amanda Fallon

    Amanda Fallon

    1 1973 HD

    A dedicated family doctor tries to help a pregnant teen-ager.

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  • 1970
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    7.6 1970 HD

    A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.

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  • 1970
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    6.4 1970 HD

    Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet Corvette sports car. The show ran weekly on Fridays...

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  • 1970
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    7.4 1970 HD

    Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number...

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  • 1970
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    5 1970 HD

    Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the...

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  • 1970
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    7.3 1970 HD

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The...

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  • 1970
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    8.1 1970 HD

    Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue...

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  • 1970
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    8.1 1970 HD

    Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue...

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  • 1970
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    7.6 1970 HD

    Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political...

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  • 1970
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    7.6 1970 HD

    Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political...

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  • 1970
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    5 1970 HD

    Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E24

    5 1970 HD

    Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E24

    5 1970 HD

    Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E24

    5 1970 HD

    Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the...

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