The Big Picture: Frank Darabont Career & Biographical Notes: His parents having fled Hungary, Darabont was born in a refugee camp in Montbeliard, France Prior to directing, was a screenwriter for such works as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, The Blob and The Fly II Gained fame through his film adaptations of Stephen King works such as The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile No matter how many times King asks, he won't rename his car Christine

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Frank Darabont Trivia Quizzes
at HowWellDoYouKnow.com:

• Green Mile, The
• Mist, The
• Shawshank Redemption, The

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Upcoming Movies: Release Date Film TBA 2009 Fahrenheit 451

Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
The Mist	11/21/07				23.72	Info
Collateral	8/6/04	R	3188	24.70	100.00	Info
The Majestic	12/21/01	PG	2361	4.90	27.80	Info

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Awards:

1999
The Green Mile

• Runner-Up: Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Adapted Screenplay, Broadcast Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Adapted Screenplay, Online Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Directors' Guild

1994
The Shawshank Redemption

• Runner-Up: Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Directors' Guild
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Adapted Screenplay, Writers' Guild

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