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Fearless Frank (1967)

Fearless Frank poster
Directed by
Philip Kaufman
Genre
superhero film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
G
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A murdered drifter is brought back to life by a scientist and turned into a superhero. He then fights against a mobster named Needles.

whimsicalquirkydeadpanoffbeatplayfulsurreallightheartedsatirical

What happens

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." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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