Frank Darabont

Frank Darabont

Directing

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

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The Thing Expanded ★ 8.0 The Thing Expanded 2026 One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 ★ 7.3 One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 2026 King on Screen ★ 7.0 King on Screen 2023 Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead 2018 Walking the Mile ★ 5.0 Walking the Mile 2014 The Director's Chair ★ 7.0 The Director's Chair 2014 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster ★ 7.0 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster 2013 Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger ★ 5.5 Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger 2012 Nightmare Factory ★ 7.2 Nightmare Factory 2011 Clint Eastwood's West ★ 6.0 Clint Eastwood's West 2011 The Walking Dead ★ 8.1 The Walking Dead 2010 The United Monster Talent Agency ★ 9.1 The United Monster Talent Agency 2010 The Making of The Walking Dead ★ 7.9 The Making of The Walking Dead 2010 Tales from the Script ★ 6.5 Tales from the Script 2009 RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” ★ 8.0 RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” 2008 Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX ★ 6.6 Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX 2008 When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' ★ 8.2 When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' 2008 Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist ★ 4.8 Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist 2008 The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist ★ 7.0 The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist 2008 Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' ★ 7.2 Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' 2008 The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 ★ 7.0 The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 2008 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner ★ 7.8 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner 2007 Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' ★ 5.7 Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' 2006 King Kong ★ 6.9 King Kong 2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection ★ 8.0 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection 2005 Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy ★ 7.7 Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy 2004 Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' ★ 7.0 Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' 2004 Entourage ★ 7.4 Entourage 2004 Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes ★ 8.0 Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes 2003 Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature ★ 8.4 Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature 2001 Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile ★ 7.2 Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile 2000 Stephen King: Shining in the Dark ★ 6.8 Stephen King: Shining in the Dark 1999 Vampires ★ 6.3 Vampires 1998 The Shining ★ 6.3 The Shining 1997 Stephen King's World of Horror ★ 8.0 Stephen King's World of Horror 1989 Stephen King's World of Horror ★ 6.1 Stephen King's World of Horror 1986