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Fearless Frank

1967 film by Philip Kaufman

Fearless Frank is a 1967 American fantasy comedy film written and directed by Philip Kaufman. It is notable as the film debut of Jon Voight. Voight plays a murdered drifter who gets reanimated and turned into a superhero by a scientist (Severn Darden). Other notable cast members include Nelson Algren as a mobster named Needles, and Ken Nordine as the narrator, credited as "The Stranger."[1][2]

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Plot

Frank is an unsophisticated country boy who journeys to Chicago to find his fortune. Upon arrival he crosses the path of Plethora, who is on the run from a gangster known only as The Boss. The Boss's henchmen arrive, take Plethora and shoot Frank dead.

His body is discovered by The Good Doctor and his servant Alfred. Claude uses his invention to create what he believes will be a "brave new man", resurrecting Frank. Claude trains Frank to become an educated and benevolent citizen, before revealing to his pupil that the latter has supernatural powers. Frank then begins his career as a crime-fighter, having many adventures and misadventures along the way.

Cast

Production

Philip Kaufman saw Jon Voight in an off-Broadway adaption of A View from a Bridge. Kaufman soon cast Voight in the film, which was shot circa 1965.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Fearless Frank at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    Borrelli, Christopher (19 October 2012). "'Word Jazz' pioneer Ken Nordine's career gets a closer look at film festival". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  3. [3]
    Insdorf, Annette (2012-02-28). Philip Kaufman. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-03685-9.


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