Movies by Frank Pierson
As a director:
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Paradise (2004)
Cast: Barbara Hershey, David Strathairn, Kirk Acevedo …
Directed by: Frank Pierson
This touching drama examines the illogical reasons behind the decision of Bobby Paradise (David Strathairn), a supremely logical man, to set aside his scientific work as an astronaut and…
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Soldier's Girl (2003)
Cast: Troy Garity, Lee Pace, Andre Braugher …
Directed by: Frank Pierson
This powerful drama tells the true story of a young soldier, Pfc. Barry Winchell (Troy Garity), who meets and falls for a beautiful transgendered nightclub performer (Lee Pace) while on a…
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Conspiracy (2001)
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Frank Pierson
On January 20, 1942, at the height of the World War II, 15 government officials and SS Commanders attended a conference on the outskirts of Berlin. It was a simple meeting, which -- by the…
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Dirty Pictures (2000)
Cast: James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid …
Directed by: Frank Pierson
When Robert Mapplethorpe's sadomasochistic photography exhibit "A Perfect Moment" was shown at Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center in 1990, it was quickly deemed obscene, and…
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Truman (1995)
Cast: Gary Sinise, Diana Scarwid, Richard Dysart …
Directed by: Frank Pierson
Gary Sinise owns the screen with his performance as U.S. president Harry S. Truman. Coming to power in the shadow of the legendary Franklin Roosevelt, Truman survived near-certain defeat in…
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Citizen Cohn (1992)
Cast: James Woods, Joe Don Baker, Joseph Bologna …
Directed by: Frank Pierson
James Woods plays Roy Cohn, the controversial "enforcer" to Senator Joe McCarthy during the paranoid 1950s, in this political drama that explores the Rosenberg trial and House Un-American…
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King of the Gypsies (1978)
Cast: Eric Roberts, Sterling Hayden, Shelley Winters …
Directed by: Frank Pierson
Defiant Gypsy youth Dave Stepanowicz tries to turn his back on his legacy but can't escape it when his dying grandfather makes him the tribe's new leader. Trouble begins to brew as…
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A Star Is Born (1976)
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey …
Directed by: Frank Pierson
This Academy Award-winning remake of a heartbreaking 1954 musical features Barbra Streisand in the role immortalized by Judy Garland. Esther Hoffman (Streisand) is on the brink of stardom,…
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The Looking Glass War (1969)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Jones, Ralph Richardson …
Directed by: Frank Pierson
When a Polish sailor jumps ship in Britain, a couple of local intelligence operatives keep him under surveillance. Soon, he's recruited to infiltrate a missile installation outside of…