John Frankenheimer · 1960s

2 films directed by John Frankenheimer from the 1960s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Decade

All 4 1960s 2 1990s 1 2000s 1

Year

All 2 1960 0 1961 0 1962 1 1963 0 1964 1 1965 0 1966 0 1967 0 1968 0 1969 0

The Manchurian Candidate(1962)

7.9/10

dir. John Frankenheimer

A-Tier

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

The Train(1964)

7.8/10

dir. John Frankenheimer

A-Tier

As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray