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1. Day and Night (2010)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
An unreservedly matter-of-fact look at two young women who consider prostitution an adventure until reality catches up with them.
Director: Sabine Derflinger | Stars: Philipp Hochmair, Nicoletta Prokes, Anna Rot, Martina Spitzer
Votes: 515
2. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 218
3. Candy Mountain (1987)
R | 91 min | Drama
A struggling musician sets out to find the legendary guitar maker Elmore Silk, with whom he hopes to strike a deal to make himself rich and famous.
Directors: Robert Frank, Rudy Wurlitzer | Stars: Kevin J. O'Connor, Eric Mitchell, Mary Joy, Robert Joy
Votes: 403
4. Cocksucker Blues (1972)
93 min | Documentary, Music
Follow the Rolling Stones on their 1972 North American Tour and their first return to the States since the tragedy at Altamont.
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Truman Capote, Dick Cavett, Marshall Chess, Chris Collins
Votes: 875
5. Chappaqua (1966)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in San Fran.
Director: Conrad Rooks | Stars: Conrad Rooks, Jean-Louis Barrault, William S. Burroughs, Ravi Shankar
Votes: 624
6. Stones in Exile (2010)
Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary, Music
A look at the creation and impact of the 1972 Rolling Stones album "Exile on Main St."
Director: Stephen Kijak | Stars: Don Was, Will.i.am, Jack White, Sheryl Crow
Votes: 1,033
7. Me and My Brother (1968)
91 min | Drama
Julius Orlovsky, after spending years in a New York mental hospital, emerges catatonic and must rely on his brother Peter, who lives with poet Allen Ginsberg. When Julius wanders off in the... See full summary »
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Julius Orlovsky, Peter Orlovsky, John Coe, Allen Ginsberg
Votes: 161
8. Pull My Daisy (1959)
30 min | Short
A married couple vainly hopes that their irreverent beat poet friends will behave themselves when the bishop comes to visit.
Directors: Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie | Stars: Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Larry Rivers
Votes: 818
9. Steibruch (1942)
99 min | Drama
Director: Sigfrit Steiner | Stars: Heinrich Gretler, Adolf Manz, Maria Schell, Gertrud Maria Müller
Votes: 34
10. Don't Blink (2015)
82 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Robert Frank revolutionized photography and independent film. He documented the Beats, Welsh coal miners, Peruvian Indians, The Stones, London bankers, and the Americans. This is the bumpy ... See full summary »
Director: Laura Israel | Stars: Robert Frank, Sid Kaplan, June Leaf, William S. Burroughs
Votes: 427
11. Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man (2012)
68 min | Documentary
A motion picture composed of brief scenes not used in completed films from the years 1960-2000.
Director: Jonas Mekas | Stars: Friedl Bondy, James Broughton, William S. Burroughs, Richard Foreman
Votes: 228
12. Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank (2004)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
A documentary on the photographer Robert Frank.
Director: Gerald Fox | Stars: Robert Frank, June Leaf, Andrea Frank, Pablo Frank
Votes: 88 | Gross: $0.03M
13. Le cercle de minuit (1992–1999)
100 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Laure Adler, Michel Field, Thierry Jousse, Fabienne Pascaud
Votes: 25
14. The Sin of Jesus (1962)
37 min | Short
Based on a short story by Isaac Babel, this parable finds Jesus refusing mercy to a young woman, instead giving her a guardian angel that she seduces.
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Roberts Blossom, Julie Bovasso, St George Brian, John Coe
Votes: 85
15. Landammann Stauffacher (1941)
116 min | Drama, History
Director: Leopold Lindtberg | Stars: Heinrich Gretler, Robert Trösch, Fred Tanner, Anne-Marie Blanc
Votes: 43
16. Energy and How to Get It (1981)
30 min | Short
The energy czar (Burroughs) gets wind of a scientist's newly discovered secret to free energy. As sung by DrJohn"free juice", Camera :Gary Leon Hill.
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: William S. Burroughs, Dr. John, Allan Moyle
Votes: 28
17. Last Supper (1992)
60 min | Drama
In an empty lot in Harlem, an elite group of New Yorkers prepares for a book-signing party given in honor of a writer who never shows up. Local residents, dealing with the practicality of ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Zohra Lampert, William Youmans, William Rice, Taylor Mead
Votes: 144
18. SunSeed - The Journey
90 min | Documentary | Post-production
At the beginning of the hippy era in 1970 a young filmmaker travels the world struggling to find answers to life's deepest questions from the best gurus and spiritual teachers of the day.
Director: Amertat Cohn | Stars: Ram Dass, Amertat Cohn, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Yogi Bhahan
20. The Visual Language of Herbert Matter (2011)
78 min | Documentary
Feature length documentary film about graphic designer, photographer and visual artist Herbert Matter.
Director: Reto Caduff | Stars: Robert Frank, Massimo Vignelli, John Cohen, Steven Heller
Votes: 20
21. Jonas at the Ocean (2002)
93 min | Documentary
Peter Sempel's second study of the legendary image impresario, film-maker Jonas Mekas. Images, interviews, readings and, most notably, generous excerpts from JM's own atmospheric archive.
Director: Peter Sempel | Stars: Jonas Mekas, Raimund Abraham, Kenneth Anger, Fernando Arrabal
Votes: 14
22. Sunseed (1973)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Amertat Cohn | Stars: Yogi Bhahan, Ram Dass, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Swami Muktananda
Votes: 14
23. Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom (2000)
75 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: James Brih Abee | Stars: Roberts Blossom, Edward Asner, Beverly Blossom, Debbie Blossom
Votes: 12
24. A Weekend with Mr. Frank (2015)
59 min | Documentary, Biography | Completed
World-renowned photographer Robert Frank is reunited with Japanese friend and publisher Kazuhiko Motomura at Frank's Nova Scotia retreat, for a intimate glimpse into the photographer's ... See full summary »
Director: Yûichi Hibi | Stars: Robert Frank, June Leaf, Kazuhiko Motomura
25. Second Century (2002)
110 min | Drama
A small group of Mexican filmmakers journeys to the Scottish countryside.
Director: Jorge Bolado | Stars: Martin LaSalle, Robert Frank, Philipe de Saint Phalle, Tania Negrete
Votes: 58
27. About Me: A Musical (1971)
29 min | Short
A Musical was planned as a cinematic study of indigenous American music. Robert Frank decided instead to make the film about himself. An actress plays Frank. He examines his life ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Vera Cochran, Jamie DeCarlo, Allen Ginsberg, Wavy Gravy
Votes: 22
28. New Scenes from America (2003)
35 min | Documentary, Short
A look at post-9/11 America by the Danish documentarian.
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Henree Alyse, John Ashbery, John Cale, Robert Frank
Votes: 105
29. Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel (2018)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Artist and collector Harry Smith's room at the Breslin Hotel where he lived until his eviction in 1984.
Director: Robert Frank | Star: Harry Smith
Votes: 11
30. Alfred Leslie: Cool Man in a Golden Age (2009 Video)
158 min | Drama
Alfred Leslie is a pivotal American artist-painter-filmmaker whose work spans the past fifty years. A celebrated contemporary of the Abstract Expressionists and a key figure in the ... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie, Richard O. Moore
31. O.K. End Here (1963)
32 min | Short
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Joseph Bird, Sudie Bond, Martin LaSalle, Sue Mingus
Votes: 29
32. The New Cinema (1984)
100 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Peter Wintonick | Stars: Belva Webb, Charlie Ahearn, Chantal Akerman, Les Blank
33. It's Real (1990)
60 min | Documentary
A rambling buffoon wanders the streets of New York City.
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Taylor Mead, Kevin O'Connor, Peter Orlovsky, Jim Stark
Votes: 41
35. Hunter (1989)
37 min | Short
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: István Bálint, Gunter Burchert
Votes: 8
36. Summer Cannibals (1996)
5 min | Short
Official music video for "Summer Cannibals", a song by Patti Smith from her 1996 album "Gone Again".
Director: Robert Frank | Star: Patti Smith
Votes: 21
37. Fire in the East - a Portrait of Robert Frank (1986)
28 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
An intimate view of four decades of the Swiss-born artist Robert Frank (1924-2019), who has had an extraordinary influence on contemporary photography and filmmaking.
Directors: Amy Brookman, Philip Brookman | Stars: Philip Brookman, Robert Frank, Emile de Antonio, Allen Ginsberg
38. The Present (1996)
24 min | Short
Revolve around daily life in Frank's New York loft on Bleecker Street, and his ramshackle place in Mabou, Nova Scotia.
Director: Robert Frank | Star: Yûichi Hibi
Votes: 72
39. The Road Ended at the Beach (1983)
30 min | Short
Director: Philip Hoffman | Stars: Robert Frank, June Leaf
Votes: 7
42. Sanyu (2005)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Sanyu (1901-1964), an important Chinese artist, was a friend of Robert Frank's who died in anonymity in Paris. In this film portrait, Frank creates a requiem that includes dramatic and ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Didier Fouquier, Yves Riou
Votes: 11
43. I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art (1987)
82 min | Documentary
This is an interesting little documentary about the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, which was apparently one of the global hotbeds of experimental/avant garde art- particularly video... See full summary »
Director: William D. MacGillivray | Stars: Dara Birnbaum, Eric Fischl, Robert Frank, June Leaf
44. Keep Busy (1975)
75 min | Drama
A spontaneous, improvised story about a group of people living on an island off Nova Scotia. Obsessed with daily aspects of their lives and the cycles of nature, the group is subjugated by ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Joanne Akolitis, Joan Jonas, June Leaf, Richard Serra
Votes: 21
45. True Story (2004)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Speaking in voiceover, the artist narrates scenes shot in his homes in New York and Nova Scotia. His rambling commentary returns to familiar themes of memory, and the loss of friends and family members.
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Nancy Fish, Robert Frank, Albano Pereira
Votes: 11
46. Patti Smith: Summer Cannibals (1996 Music Video)
Music
Director: Robert Frank | Star: Patti Smith
47. The Rolling Stones: Plundered My Soul (2010 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones, Mick Taylor
Votes: 9
48. New Order: Run (1989 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Director: Robert Frank | Stars: Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, New Order
Votes: 17
49.
Le cercle de minuit (1992–1999)
Episode:
Episode dated 18 December 1996
(1996)
100 min | Talk-Show
Director: Michel Baulez | Stars: Laure Adler, Boris Charmatz, Pascal Comelade, Robert Frank
50.
The South Bank Show (1978– )
Episode:
Robert Frank
(2004)
Documentary
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Robert Frank